Innovation
The Cancer Research Office provides specialized care coordination and serves as a point of contact for patients and caregivers.
Recognition for the CRO
For the past six years, the CRO has received a commendation for outstanding performance from NCI’s ECOG-ACRIN in the following areas:
- 2019 — Outstanding accrual, data quality, and imaging submission; Excellent data timeliness
- 2020 — Outstanding accrual and lab sample submission; Excellent data quality and timeliness; Outstanding administrative participation
- 2021 — Outstanding accrual and administrative participation; Excellent data quality
- 2022 — Outstanding accrual and data management
- 2023 — Full Commendation for outstanding achievement across all areas of assessment
- 2024 — Outstanding accommodation (Overall)
CRO in the News
July 2024
Lupus Center at UMass Chan investigating CAR T cell therapy for severe or nonresponsive lupus nephritis
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