NCI Cancer Screening Research Network: Coordinating and Communication Center

The CSRN Communication and Coordinating Center (CCC), in conjunction with the CSRN Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC) and the NCI, will lead and support a national effort to evaluate multicancer detection (MCD) technologies. This involves providing scientific and clinical expertise for designing and implementing multicenter cancer screening trials, particularly randomized trials evaluating MCD assays. The CCC will also develop the organizational structure and administrative relationships for the CSRN, maintain effective communication channels and materials, and support CSRN ACCESS sites in recruitment and retention efforts. The primary goal for the Vanguard phase is to design and conduct a randomized controlled feasibility trial of two promising MCD tests, ultimately assessing feasibility and establishing core infrastructure for future full-scale trials and observational studies of MCD tests and other cancer screening approaches.