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Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Inc. (SCCC) James N. Atkins, MD Principal Investigator Operations Office Winston-Salem, NC. SCCC Physicians. Member Total 140 MedOncs 97 SurgOncs 9 RadOncs 32 Urologist 1 Internist 1. Membership Requirement for Physicians.
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Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Inc. (SCCC)James N. Atkins, MDPrincipal InvestigatorOperations OfficeWinston-Salem, NC
SCCC Physicians Member Total 140 MedOncs 97 SurgOncs 9 RadOncs 32 Urologist 1 Internist 1
Membership Requirement for Physicians Physicians must accrue a minimum of 2 patients/participants per year, if not suspended to follow-up status If suspended, certain requirements must be met before physician can rejoin
Yearly Average Accrual to Clinical Trials Over the Past 5 Years RX 425 registrations/yr CC 265 registrations/yr
SCCC Total RegistrationsJuly 1987 to May 2007 RX 6470 CC 3652 (chemoprevention studies began 1992)
Research Base Participation CALGB CCCWFU CTSU HLMCC (Moffitt) NSABP RTOG SWOG URCC
Strategies/Incentives • Quarterly reimbursement for accrual activity • Site visits/CRA workshops conducted by research nurses • Brochures for cancer control studies • Protocol by Index Disease Category (PIDC) Booklet • Registration Procedures Flip Card for each Research Base • Semimonthly Mailings – includes completed consent form and the RSS 2.0 form
Strategies/Incentives • Accrual contests • Travel funds to attend research base meetings • Recognition at semiannual meetings • southeastcancercontrol.org website featuring components, articles, clinical trials, reports, etc. • “Improving Accrual to Clinical Trials”, presentation by Jim Atkins, MD, Principal Investigator • Protocol concept development and assistance