Glossary

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DATA COORDINATOR (DC)

The statistics and data management coordinator who takes patient/participant registrations from institutions and performs full data evaluation on data received

DCP

Division of Cancer Prevention. The NCI division that funds cancer control research and NCORP

DCTD

Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI

Declaration of Helsinki (DoH)

A set of ethical principles regarding human experimentation which were developed for the medical community by the World Medical Association (WMA). It is widely regarded as the cornerstone document on human research ethics.

DHHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

DRAS

Drug Regulatory Affairs Section, RAB, CTEP, DCTD, NCI.

DRUG ACCOUNTABILITY RECORD FORM (DARF)

Form used to maintain records of disposition of NCI investigational drugs. NIH Form-2564.

DRUG MONITOR

A physician in the NCI’s Investigative Drug Branch assigned to coordinate the clinical development of specific IND drugs

DSMC

Data and Safety Monitoring Committee. A committee that oversees the conduct of a Phase III clinical trial

DTP

Developmental Therapeutics Program, DCTD, NCI.

DUA

Data Use Agreement. An agreement which facilitates the transfer of study data from the SWOG statistics and data management center to another party.