EORTC Policies

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Conflict of Interest - Confidentiality

Define areas of conflict of interest and identifies when disclosure should be provided (to eventually place limitations on investigators' participation in EORTC activities.

Oct 2006
POL001

Protection of human subjects participating in medical research

Ensures the respect of the rights and the integrity of human subjects participating in EORTC trials

Sep 2006
POL002

Research Misconduct

It describes the review of research misconduct allegation and the subsequent investigation and outcome.

Feb 2011

POL003

Independant Data Monitoring Committee and Interim Analyses

Describes the EORTC policy for the use of IDMC in randomized phase II and randomized phase III clinical trials

Feb 2004
POL004

Intergroup trials involving non-EORTC group

Outlines the EORTC policy on intergroup trials in order to facilitate intergroup collaboration

Feb. 2005

POL005

Criteria and guidelines for giving the EORTC label to scientific meetings

The EORTC name may be used only with the approval of the EORTC Executive Committee via the Director General. The document describes i.e. the applications, the EORTC support and the contractual obligations of the applicant / organizer

July 2010
POL006
Scientific Audit Committee

It describes the responsibilities of the Scientific Audit Committee (SAC) and the process of EORTC group review.

Sep 2010
POL007
Release of data from EORTC studies for use in External Research Projects

It defines the terms and conditions under which individual data from all or a subset of the patients treated within EORTC protocols may be released to academic institutions for the purpose of scientific research projects

Nov 2011
POL008

Disclosure of Results and Publication Policy

Policy regarding study publication (incl. timing; authorship & acknowledgement rules; review process; conditions of publication of safety, TR of ancillary studies rel to the protocol & their authorization process; research results from the use of biological material from clinical studies).

Nov 2011
POL009
Accrual accounting in Intergroup Trials Describing how patient accrual within Intergroup trials involving an EORTC clinical group will be counted for EORTC membership
Feb 2005
POL010
EORTC Support to Intergroup Trials It concerns only trials that are not conducted by the industry and describes the framework of the EORTC support to Intergroup trials
Feb 2005
POL012
New Drug Advisory Committee (NDAC) Committee which supports and gives recommendations to the clinical research groups in new drug development within the EORTC Network
Feb 2005
POLO13
Translational Research Advisory Committee (TRAC)

Describes the role and missions of the TRAC

May 2010
POL014
Protocol Development Process, Selection and Approval Procedures for EORTC Studies

It describes the milestones and criteria to select studies to be conducted by the EORTC and the optimal ways for submitting study proposal to EORTC and developing them into full protocols

April 2011
POL016
EORTC principles for investigational sites activation Describes the principles for investigational site participation to EORTC studies.
April 2011
POL018
EORTC Guidelines on Cancer Care

EORTC Policy for Producing EORTC Guidelines/Expert Opinions/Promotional Material on Cancer Care.

June 2008
POL019
Human Biological Material Collection, Storage and Use This policy defines the position of the EORTC with regard to custodianship of the portion of human biological materials (HBM) collected in EORTC clinical studies. It outlines the minimal principles for both EORTC and non-EORTC parties.
Jan 2011

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