Northside Hospital Cancer Institute qualifies for national research project

12/06/2013

Northside Hospital Cancer Institute has qualified for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Affiliate Research Project (ARP) developed by the NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP). Currently, the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute in Atlanta and the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon are the only NCCN ARP sites in Georgia. Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, also a member of the Georgia CORE research network, is a community-based associate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center—one of the 23 NCCN Member Institutions. “The newly established collaboration between NCCN and Northside Hospital Cancer Institute will benefit both patients and investigators involved in NCCN ORP-funded clinical trials,” said Diane Paul, MS, RN, Vice President, NCCN ORP. “NCCN is excited to welcome Northside Hospital Cancer Institute as the newest affiliate in this landmark project.” Located in Atlanta with 33 satellite facilities across Georgia, Northside is operating as an NCCN ARP site under the leadership of Guilherme Cantuaria, MD, PhD, Medical Director and Principal Investigator, NCI Community Cancer Center Program at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute. It is the tenth community-based NCCN Member Institution affiliate to qualify for the NCCN ARP, increasing the scope of potential patients for the more than 75 actively accruing ORP clinical trials. “We are delighted to be joining the NCCN ARP, as we continuously strive to offer our cancer patients access to the very latest in clinical trials, research, and treatments,” said Dr. Cantuaria. “It remains paramount that Northside continue to provide the most comprehensive cancer care to our patients in order to offer them the very best clinical outcomes possible.” As part of the project, Northside Hospital Cancer Institute will have access to new and innovative cancer drugs for patients in collaboration with NCCN Member Institutions. Also, Principal Investigators of NCCN-funded studies will have access to Northside Hospital Cancer Institute as an NCCN-qualified community site. The mission of the NCCN ARP is to improve patient outcomes and advance medical science through clinical research conducted collaboratively among the 23 NCCN Member Institutions and their community-based affiliate members.