Clinical Investigator Resources

Resources for Young Investigators

• How Young Investigators Can Join SWOG's Work

National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN)

• NCTN Trials by Disease Portfolio
• NCTN Core Correlative Sciences Committee (CCSC)

NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)

• CTEP Mission 
• CTEP Organizational Chart and Directory
• CTEP Disease Portfolios
• CTEP Steering Committees​
• NCI Protocol Development Resources
• NCI CTEP Clinical Investigator Handbook

NCI Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP)​​

• About DCP
• DCP Mission
• DCP Leadership and Directory​ 

NCI Community Oncology Research Program

• NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)
• Cancer Control Steering Committees
• NCORP Resources
• NCI Protocol Development Resources

​​NCI Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU) Training Resources

• Site Staff Orientation Slides  
  ** Login with your CTEP IAM ID at www.ctsu.org and then click on the above link.
  This 10-part CTSU training module is a high-level overview of each area of the CTSU website and is intended as an introductory training for site staff that may be new to your institution or to the CTSU.

Investigator Decision Tools

• Am I Doing Human Subjects Research?
• Does your human subjects research meet the NIH definition of a clinical trial?
• When can Informed Consent be Waived or Altered?
• Can Documentation of Informed Consent be Waived?

FDA Workshop on eligibility criteria

• FDA Administration Public Workshop: Evaluating Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria in Clinical Trials

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

• SWOG TeamScience Module 6: Improving Diversity and Representativeness in Clinical Trials Field Guide and SWOG TeamScience Methodology 
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities seminar Insights on Inclusion: Erase, Engage, Enact.
• Diverse Voices Virtual Talk: Cancer in Women
• FDA and NIH Office of Research on Women's Health e-learning course Bench to Bedside: Integrating Sex and Gender to Improve Health Course. 

FDA Online Webinars

• FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course (CTIC) 
  • FDA Clinical Investigator Training Course (CITC) 2022 - 12/07/2022 | FDA
• 2021 CDER Small Business and Industry Assistance Webinars & Conferences - YouTube
• FDA Webinars on Biologics, Biosimilars, and Interchangeable Products 
  • FDA offers online courses, webinars, and presentations to help you learn more about biologics, biosimilars, and interchangeable products.

NIH Authorship Guidelines

• NIH General Guidelines for Authorship Contributions

Research Funding Opportunities

• Informational Resources
  • Types of NIH funding opportunities
  • NIH - Get Ready for Grants Management
  • NIH - Grants Process Overview (How to Get Started, Apply, Tutorials, and More)
  • NCI - The Grants Process Book
  • NCI Biomarker, Imaging and Quality of Life Studies Funding Program (BIQSFP) Information
     
• Timing
  • NIH - Standard Due Dates, Review Dates, and Award Dates for NIH series grant applications
     
• Where to Find Funding Opportunities
  • Grants.gov - in depth search of current and forecasted Funding Opportunities
  • NCI Research Funding Opportunities
  • NCI Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences Funding Opportunities
  • NCI Division of Cancer Prevention Funding Opportunities
  • NIH Grants and Funding Opportunities Search
  • U.S. Department of Defense Electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal
  • The Hope Foundation Research Funding Opportunities