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The Clinical Trials Support Unit (CTSU) is a core facility for coordination and supervision of clinical research activities which provides centralized protocol development and implementation services, data management, reporting, and administrative oversight. The CTSU standardizes education and training for clinical research associates (CRAs), research nurses, and individual investigators in relation to the clinical research process. Activities of the CTSU are complementary to the Protocol Review and Monitoring System (PRMS) and include quality assurance functions, as well as data and safety monitoring, to comply with local institutional review board (IRB) policy and federal regulations. Specific objectives of this shared resource are to:

• Facilitate activation and conduct of cancer clinical research studies;
• Promote awareness and availability of active studies to Cancer Center investigators and staff;
• Screen candidates and facilitate enrollment of eligible patients onto clinical trials;
• Provide education and training for all members of the clinical research team; and
• Promote quality assurance, research compliance, and adherence to Good Clinical Practices (GCP).