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The UNC LCCC Oncology Clinical Trials Course is a course designed for faculty and trainees interested in clinical trials research. Topics include:

Trial design, conduct of trials, relevant regulatory ethics and data management issues, barriers and challenges, and career development, as well as adjuncts to therapeutic trials including biomarkers and correlative studies.

Symposium Chair: Claire Dees, MD, ScM

The intended audience is all interested fellows, APPs, or faculty in a cancer-related division or department, including learners from med onc, hem onc, gyn onc, urologic oncology, ENT, pediatric oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, etc.

The format of the course is 7-8 two-hour lecture sessions:

  • Drug Treatment Trials by Phase
  • Interventional and Correlative Trial Resources
  • Proposing and Conducting an IIT
  • Statistics in Clinical Trials
  • Welcome to Trials Regulation, Clinical Ops,  Compliance, and Finance
  • Correlative Trials– A case based approach
  • Barriers to Accrual and Advocacy
  • Career Development for Trialists

Please visit the UNCLCN Learning Portal at https://learn.unclcn.org/itt.

Recordings of prior lectures may also be viewed in our video library.

For questions or support, please contact the UNC Cancer Network at 919-445-1000 or unclcn@unc.edu

While there is not CME for this class, you will gain a certificate of attendance through the UNCLCN.