Molecular Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer
Abstract
The aim of this Program is to study the association between epidemiologic risk factors, low-risk genes, and histologic and novel molecular subtypes of ovarian cancer. In December 2002, we received final approval from the Human Subject Research Review Board (HSRRB) to start recruitment at 13 of the proposed study sites and have since received approval to recruit at a further 2 sites. We have established a network of research nurses across the country and recruitment is now progressing well at 15 different sites. Recruitment of cases for the study began in January 2003 and control recruitment began in May 2003 and we have since recruited a total of 934 women with ovarian cancer and 569 control women. The recruitment, sample and data collection and processing systems are working well and we are continuously monitoring our performance against our targets as outlined in the reports from Core Components A (Epidemiology) and B (Biospecimens). In relation to this we also have established systems to manage data and samples from all of the different sites.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA430282
Entities
People
- Adele Green
- Anna deFazio
- David Bowtell
- Dorota Gertig
- Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Organizations
- University of Melbourne