The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)'s research
arm achieves major milestone, showcasing years of success in
fostering innovation and knowledge discovery that improves the
lives of patients with cancer.
PLYMOUTH
MEETING, Pa., July 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Comprehensive
Cancer Network® (NCCN®)—an alliance of
leading cancer centers—commemorates the 25th anniversary
of the NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP). The NCCN ORP is
dedicated to seeking innovative, effective, and equitable cancer
care through oversight and funding for cancer research and quality
improvement projects. Over the past quarter-century, the NCCN ORP
has managed a diverse portfolio of more than 180 research studies
and quality improvement projects to improve quality and outcomes
for people with cancer. The NCCN ORP has also provided project
oversight to 75 NCCN Foundation® Young Investigator
Award recipients since the program was founded in 2011. Over the
past nine years, the ORP has also coordinated the scientific poster
session at NCCN's Annual Conference. These grants and poster
presentations have contributed significant new knowledge to advance
cancer care and helped to cultivate emerging leadership in the
field of oncology.
"The NCCN ORP has a long history of
facilitating the development of new insights into cancer
care."
"The NCCN ORP has a long history of facilitating the development
of new insights into cancer care," said Crystal S. Denlinger, MD, Chief Executive
Officer, NCCN. Dr. Denlinger was named an NCCN Foundation Young
Investigator Award recipient early in her own career, before going
on to be named first Chief Scientific Officer for NCCN in 2021, and
subsequently CEO in 2023. "Through various grant funding
mechanisms, the ORP supports current and future leaders in cancer
research establish firm foundations for ongoing and future
professional development. ORP-funded investigators have presented
and published their data in many prestigious conferences and
journals and continue to grow their academic careers after funding.
We're proud that this commitment to knowledge dissemination has
resulted in more than 150 abstracts and 120 manuscripts."
The NCCN ORP was first established in 1999 to develop a grant
model to facilitate efficient clinical trial support for
investigator-initiated research across NCCN's Member Institutions.
The first Request for Proposals (RFP) went out in 2002. Since then,
the NCCN ORP has shared 45 RFPs, and has expanded its research
portfolio to also include multiple quality improvement projects. It
has supported research at nearly all of NCCN's Member Institutions
and participated in wide-ranging collaborations with a multitude of
funders.
The NCCN ORP also provides support for cancer research through
the NCCN Shared Resources website, Informed Consent Language
Database, and Best Practices for Biorepositories, Registries, and
Databases.
In 2015, the NCCN ORP began overseeing the poster sessions as
part of the NCCN Annual Conference. Poster submissions come from a
diverse group of investigators, with approximately 200 accepted in
2024 across a wide range of categories including clinical and
preclinical research, quality improvement and best practices, and
health outcomes, prevention, and disparities. Since 2020, selected
oral poster presentations have been featured in the program agenda
as well.
The Call for Abstracts for the NCCN 2025 Annual Conference is
currently open. Visit NCCN.org/conference to learn more and apply.
Learn more about ORP at NCCN.org/orp.
The milestones will continue into the new year, as NCCN
commemorates the 30th anniversary of its founding,
starting in January of 2025. Learn more about key events in NCCN's
history and join the celebration of progress against cancer at
NCCN.org/history.
About the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
The
National Comprehensive Cancer Network®
(NCCN®) is a not-for-profit alliance of
leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research,
and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating
quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care so all
patients can live better lives. The NCCN Clinical Practice
Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) provide
transparent, evidence-based, expert consensus recommendations for
cancer treatment, prevention, and supportive services; they are the
recognized standard for clinical direction and policy in cancer
management and the most thorough and frequently-updated clinical
practice guidelines available in any area of medicine. The NCCN
Guidelines for Patients® provide expert cancer treatment
information to inform and empower patients and caregivers, through
support from the NCCN Foundation®. NCCN also
advances continuing education, global initiatives, policy, and
research collaboration and publication in oncology. Visit
NCCN.org for more information.
Media Contact:
Rachel
Darwin
267-622-6624
darwin@nccn.org
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