About This Series

This video series introduces healthcare professionals to the fundamentals of oncology clinical trials. Participants will learn about trial design, conduct, ethics, regulatory requirements, data management, and career pathways in clinical research.

What You'll Learn

  • Oncology clinical trial design and implementation
  • Regulatory and ethical considerations
  • Data management and research operations
  • Challenges and opportunities in clinical research
  • Biomarkers, correlative studies, and related research methodologies

Intended Audience

  • Fellows and faculty interested in oncology clinical research
  • Oncology Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)
  • Learners from oncology-related specialties, including medical, hematologic, gynecologic, urologic, pediatric, surgical, head and neck, and radiation oncology

 

Available Videos

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2026 Series

Strengthening Representation in Clinical Research: Approaches to Increase Enrollment of Underrepresented Populations
- Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc and Carrie B. Lee, MD, MPH


What It Means To Be the Pl of an Oncology Clinical Trial
- Claire Dees, MD, MSc, ScM and Shaw Scott, JD


Statistics in Oncology Clinical Trials
Anastasia Ivanova, PhD and Allison Deal, MS


Working with industry/ IIT with industry and IIT with in house products
- Jared Weiss, MD


Tissue Based Endpoints, Biomarkers, Exploratory Endpoints
- Philip M. Spanheimer, MD and Ryan Robinson


NCI Cooperative Groups: Why They Matter
- Siddharth Sheth, DO, MPH


Geriatric Assessment (GA) – measures, databases and studies
- Kirsten A. Nyrop, PhD


Clinical Research in Pediatric Cancer: Navigating Ethical, Operational, and Funding Challenges
- Thomas Alexander, MD, MPH


Everything a PI Needs to Know about Holding an IND
Allison Camp, PhD


Patient Reported Outcomes in Clinical Trials
- Matthew LeBlanc, PhD, RN

2021 Series

Oncology Phase I Clinical Trials: Issues and Challenges
- Claire Dees, MD, MSc, ScM and Shaw Scott, JD


Phase II/III Trial Design
- Matthew Milowsky, MD, FASCO


Interventional and Correlative Trial Resources, The Translational Research Pipeline: Regulatory, Informed Consent, Sample Collection
- Chris E. Hilliard, BS, CCRC


Interventional and Correlative Trial Resources, The Translational Research Pipeline: Sample processing, analysis, and publication
- Michele Hayward, RD


NCI CCSG and CPO: What’s our J.O.B?
- Carrie B. Lee, MD, MPH


Proposing Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (IITs)
- Jared Weiss, MD


Writing and Holding an IDN – IIT Development 
- Kaitlin Morrison, PhD


Clinical Trial Operations: CPO Pre-Award Finance
- Coleman Tew, MPA


Clinical Trial Operations: OnCore, Data Management, & More
- Mary O’Dwyer, MRP, CCRP


Clinical Trial Operations: Regulatory Affairs
- Shaw Scott, JD


Clinical Trial Operations: CPO Clinical Operations
- Stefanie Belanger, MHA, CCRP


Working with Investigational Assay Results
- Kaitlin Morrison, PhD and Kathryn Pietrosimone, Ph.D and Victoria Bae-Jump, MD and Lisa Carey, MD, ScM, FASCO


The Role of Advocates in Clinical Trials Research
- Patty Spears, BS, FASCO


Achieving Racial Equity in Clinical Trial Participation: Barriers & Solutions
- Marjory Charolot, MD, MPH, MSc

 

Disclaimer

The views expressed herein are those of the presenter, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the contracted organization, department, School of Medicine, nor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.