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Trials Where They Make Sense
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Applied Clinical Trials
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May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. May 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Oncology trials in the community are making strides for one research network.
The Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network (ACORN), a national oncology clinical trial network, recently achieved two important milestones. The first is a doubling from its projected number of studies for 2007; the second, a doubling of the national average of African-Americans enrolled in its oncology studies.
Steve Coplon, chief executive officer of ACORN, told Applied Clinical Trials that its network model of communitybased oncology clinics is the reason for these performance numbers. "We have oncologists that want to do the best trials and be involved in the major advances in oncology, including the ...