CLINICAL TRIALS CORE FACILITY

Director: Smitha S. Krishnamurthi, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology
ssk7@case.edu

Quick Links:
Clinical Research Portal | Clinical Trials Database

Services

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This core facility provides investigators with a broad range of services to assist in the initiation and conduct of clinical trials. Services include the following:

• Protocol-related nursing care for patients on Phase I and II protocols including eligibility screening, clinical assessment and follow-up, phlebotomy, pharmacokinetics and real time specimen preparation and monitoring of serious or adverse events;
• Data management services, including verification of patient eligibility, completion of case report forms, and completion of flow sheets and forms required by the NCI, the Cancer Center or other regulatory agencies;
• Follow-up data collection after completion of the treatment phase;
• Facilitating approval of clinical trial agreements by appropriate hospital and university departments;
• Budget preparation and review;
• Negotiation of budget with pharmaceutical companies.

Contact for Information

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Location:	Wearn and Lakeside buildings
Director:	Smitha Krishnamurthi, MD
Phone:	216/844-3951
Email:	ssk7@case.edu
Manager:	Anne Ness, RN
Phone:	216/844-1637
Fax:	216/844-8599
Email:	anne.ness@UHhospitals.org