Dear all,
Can anyone advise me on how to start/register an RTOG trial?
What are the qualifications of the investigator and logistics of launching an RTOG trial?
Thank you very much.
Best,
1) Become a member of NRGOncology
2) Actively accrue patients for 2-10 years
3) Come up with a good idea
4) Ask the site chair to present to the site committee
5) If the site committee approves on to the Exec committee
6) If exec approves create proposal for review by CTEP
7) If CTEP approves then write final protocol
8) Open and accrue patients
9) Analyze after prespecified number of events (assuming futility or excess toxicity not observed)
10) Submit for presentation and publication
Depending on where you are in your career and the disease studied, steps 4-10 range from 5-15 years.
In my case 14 years from initial presentation to site committee to initial publication.
Good luck