University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center Connection: University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center: Collaboration Through Partnership with the National Cancer Institute

摘要

The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center (UHCC) is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer Research Center serving Hawai‘i and the Pacific. This past year, UHCC successfully attained renewal of its Minority/Underserved NCI Community Oncology Research Program (M/U NCORP) grant. The NCORP and its predecessor, the Minority BasedCommunity Clinical Oncology Program (MB-CCOP) have provided funding to support cancer clinical trials infrastructure in the state of Hawai‘i since 1994. We will describe the history of the NCI-sponsored clinical trial program, specifically how it relates to Hawai‘i. We will also provide numerous examples of clinical trials that are particularly relevant to the people of Hawai‘i that have been made available through the CCOP and NCORP mechanisms.