Clinical Trials and Preclinical Infrastructure Asset Map - Life Sciences

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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Networks In Which B.C.’s Clinical Investigators Are Members (cont’d)
Network Description
International
Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (www.nia.nih.
gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/ADNI.htm)
A major research study, sponsored by the US NIH, to determine whether brain imaging can help predict onset and
monitor progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Satrs (www.mscare.org) Professional organization for MS healthcare providers and researchers in North America.
Cancer/ Hematology
National
Canadian Brain Tumor Consortium (www.cbtc.ca) National investigator network of over 40 brain tumour specialists and researchers treating both pediatric and adult
patients with brain tumour. An integral pillar of the Canadian Brain Tumour Network (CBTNet). CFRI members are
involved in the studies.
Canadian Pediatric Thrombosis & Hemostasis Network (no URL) N/A
International
Breast Cancer International Research Group (www.bcirg.org) Part of the Cancer International Research Group division of TRIO (Translational Research in Oncology), an international,
not-for-profit, academic research organization consisting of an international scientific oncology division known as
Breast Cancer International Research Group (BCIRG) and a clinical trial operations branch (CIRG) that serves and supports
the scientific division in conducting and managing their clinical trials.
Eastern Oncology Cooperative Group (http://ecog.dfci.harvard.
edu)
One of the largest clinical cancer research organizations in the US, conducting multi-centre clinical trials in all types of
adult cancers.
Hemophilia Prophylaxis networks (various) N/A
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). A clinical trials cooperative group supported since by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI).
(www.nsabp.pitt.edu)
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), US (www.rtog.org) RTOG is a key clinical research component of the American College of Radiology (ACR) and serves as a multi-institutional,
international clinical cooperative group funded primarily by the National Cancer Institute.
Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), US (www.swog.org) One of the largest of the NCI-supported cancer clinical trials cooperative groups.
Thalassemia Clinical Research Network (www.chori.org/Clinical_Studies/Thalassemia/TCRN.html)
Infectious Diseases
National
Canadian Pediatric AIDS Research Group (CPARG) CFRI’s Jack Forbes is a member.
Founded in 1998 by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institute of Health (NIH),
to provide a US/Canadian structure to conduct clinical studies in thalassemia.