Field 8 – Clinical trials and design

This service provides clinical researchers and sponsors in the cancer community with support for the planning and design of complex cancer clinical trials (e.g., platform, basket, or umbrella trials, histology agnostic or tumour specific biomarker-based studies).

Researchers can submit a proposal at any stage of development to receive support from our independent pool of oncology experts. To further assist clinical investigators, a toolbox will be available by the end of 2024.

When a user applies for this service, the consortium members will work together to ensure that the right experts are involved in reviewing the cancer research proposal received.

When a user applies for this service, the consortium members will work together to ensure that the right experts are involved in reviewing the cancer research proposal received.
This support is available for:

Overall cancer clinical trial design and methodology, including planning of clinical trial, selection of a statistical model, control arm, etc.
Advising on obtaining regulatory and ethical approvals for the master protocol of platform trials
Study feasibility
Selection of sponsor and investigator sites, contracting, trial management support (CROs or clinical trial units)
Optimising patient compliance and involvement
Planning, collection, and usage of (control) data
Recommendations on data protection, sharing and reuse

Please note that this service does not include providing actual funding for conducting a cancer clinical trial, although advice on sponsors, possible funding options and trialbudgets can be provided.

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Clinical Trial Helpdesk

Our Clinical Trial Helpdesk addresses questions from investigators and sponsors. It’s a resource for information and guidance, not a Transnational Access (TNA) Service. For detailed expert support on clinical research proposals, apply for the TNA service provided by: ECRIN, EORTC, and VHIO. In your application, you can choose to apply to one, two, or all three service providers.

The role of the Clinical Trials Helpdesk is to provide expert advice to general questions as well as to support the streamline of the application process at any time during the canSERV lifetime.
The Helpdesk provides:
• Answers to general questions about clinical trial planning and design.
• Guidance on the “Support for Planning and Design of Clinical Trials” service.

HelpDesk