The Pittsburgh Breast Cancer Consortium

Abstract

The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, the Magee-Women's Hospital, the Hematology-Oncology Associates of the UPCI (HOA), the Pittsburgh Clinical Research Network, Inc. (PCRN), the Magee Womancare Breast Cancer Volunteer Program, and the Pittsburgh Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) are collaborating to form the Pittsburgh Breast Cancer Consortium (PBCC). The focus of this partnership is the rapid clinical development of new agents for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The PBCC will conduct innovative phase I and phase II clinical trials testing new approaches in the treatment of MBC. Accrual to these trials will derive from a consortium of Pittsburgh regional, community based oncology practices of the HOA in collaboration with the Magee-Women's Hospital/University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center (CBCC). The specific aims of this proposal are (1) to develop a breast cancer clinical trials infrastructure to allow the rapid phase I and phase II development of novel agents for the treatment of breast cancer with a strong emphasis on community-based practice involvement; and (2) to evaluate multiple agents, as well as combinations of agents, using this infrastructure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA604417

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  • Adam Brufsky

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  • University of Pittsburgh

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  • Biomedical Research
  • Breast Cancer
  • Clinical Trials
  • Combination Therapy
  • Communities
  • Consortiums
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infrastructure
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Oncology
  • Physicians
  • Universities
  • Urban Areas
  • Volunteers

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