# Clinical Protocol and Data Management

> **NIH NIH P30** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2021 · $494,377

## Abstract

CLINICAL PROTOCOL AND DATA MANAGEMENT: PROJECT SUMMARY
Part I: Clinical Protocol and Data Management (CPDM). The Clinical Protocol and Data Management Office
(CPDM) in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) comprises 95 FTEs who provide
centralized research support services to more than 50 HICCC members. These services include comprehensive
regulatory support from protocol inception to activation. The CPDM is a unique entity at Columbia University
Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH). The CPDM also supports accruals
to clinical trials, inclusive of all sponsor types, by providing centralized cores of trained clinical research nurses,
clinical research coordinators and data managers to HICCC members. Research coordination and protocol
compliance are enhanced through fostering a strong member-CPDM interaction, collaboration, and teamwork.
As the central data repository of all oncology-related trial activities, the CPDM provides comprehensive reports
and performance metrics to the HICCC senior leadership team (SLT) for proper oversight and strategic planning,
including training and education initiatives (with the Cancer Research Career Enhancement or CRCE Core). The
CPDM also ensures compliance with NCI’s Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP) and ClinicalTrials.gov
reporting requirements. In 2018 alone, the CPDM reported the recruitment of 6,262 individuals into all clinical
research studies being conducted within the HICCC (710 interventional and 5,552 non-interventional accruals)
and has facilitated the activation of more than 137 studies.
Part II: Data and Safety Monitoring (DSM). DSM is required for all interventional studies. For the HICCC
member-sponsored studies, the HICCC has established its own DSM Committee (DSMC), which performs risk-
based monitoring to ensure the highest level of patient safety and data integrity. Effective quality control functions
are also instituted as outlined in the HICCC’s NCI-approved DSM plan to ensure protocol compliance. In 2018,
the DSMC monitored 58 studies, including the review of 120 progress reports, and 134 serious adverse events.
Part III: Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Research. The HICCC maintains and supports multiple,
proactive efforts to promote the recruitment of women and underrepresented minorities. In 2018, among the 710
individuals enrolled onto interventional studies, 64% were women and 48% represented ethnic and racial
underrepresented minorities.
Part IV: Inclusion Across the Lifespan in Research. The HICCC supports the NIH policy on the inclusion
across the lifespan in research. The HICCC is an active member of the NCTN Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
and other pediatric clinical trial networks. The HICCC is also active in NCI Adolescent and Young Adult initiatives
and is a leading participant in the NCI Early Onset Malignancy Initiative. Enrollment of children and older adults
are not restricted as long as criteria for eligibility...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10245197
- **Project number:** 5P30CA013696-46
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrew B Lassman
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $494,377
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-07-04 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10245197

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10245197, Clinical Protocol and Data Management (5P30CA013696-46). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10245197. Licensed CC0.

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