ASTRO ROCKS: Navigating Industry Investigator-Initiated Trials

This Research-Oriented Career Knowledge and Support (ROCKS) web session discusses investigator-initiated clinical trials in radiation oncology, from concept development to submission and review, to contract and implementation.  We focus on industry-sponsored trials in this session.  A brief presentation from each panelist will be followed by a moderated Q&A.

Questions can be directed to Science@ASTRO.org.

This activity is available from July 28, 2022, through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 27, 2025.

 

Target Audience

This session is open to all but particularly relevant to academic radiation oncologists with clinical research focus, as well as medical residents.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe the process for proposal, application, and review of investigator-initiated trials (IITs).
  • Discuss the potential pitfalls and challenges of IITs.
  • Explain the main aspects of implementation of IITs.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
07/06/2022
Course expires: 
07/27/2025
Cost:
$0.00

Moderator:

  • Ana Kiess, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University)

Speakers:

  • Alice Ho, MD (Associate Professor, Duke University)
  • Ana Kiess, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University)
  • Amar Kishan, MD (Associate Professor, UCLA Health)

Additional speakers may be added.

Questions can be directed to Science@ASTRO.org.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.

ASTRO is awarded Deemed Status by the American Board of Radiology to provide SA-CME as part of Part II Maintence of Certification. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Policies:

The course and its materials will only be available on the ASTRO website for that 3 year period regardless of purchase date. At the expiration of the qualification, participants will no longer have access to the course or its materials. ASTRO reserves the right to remove a course before the end of its qualification period.

 

 

Required Hardware/software

One of the two latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari.