Clinical Trials Advisory & Awards Committee
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This Committee reviews and funds cancer clinical trials on behalf of Cancer Research UK. The main foci are phase III therapeutic and some phase II/feasibility studies.
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Clinical and Translational Research Committee (CTRC)
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This Committee oversees the development, review, funding and management of a comprehensive portfolio of cancer clinical trials in treatment, screening and prevention as well as the infrastructure to support them.
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Discovery Committee
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The Development Fund was established in September 2003 as a joint funding initiative between Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research Technology (CRT) with the aim of directly developing research for patient benefit.
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New Agents Committee
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The New Agents Committee (NAC) was set up by the Drug Development Office (DDO) in 1998 to provide a one-step process for selecting new anti-cancer treatments and diagnostics and taking them into early clinical trials.
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Population and Behavioural Sciences Committee
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The Population and Behavioural Sciences (PBS) Committee will develop, review, fund and manage the Cancer Research UK portfolio in population and behavioural sciences, including genetic, molecular, clinical (excluding trials) and public health epidemiology and educational, behavioural and psychosocial research.
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Prevention and Public Health Policy Advisory Group
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Cancer Research UK's Prevention and Public Health Policy Advisory Group was established to oversee the Charity's research portfolio in non-tobacco public health policy, health campaigns and information development. The Group also has a remit to advise the Charity on all aspects of its public health policies.
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Science Funding Committee
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The Science Funding Committee is responsible for the oversight, development, review, funding and management of a portfolio of awards for research Programmes and Projects, Clinical Chairs and Centers in the Universities and medical schools.
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Tobacco Advisory Group
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Cancer Research UK's Tobacco Advisory Group (TAG) was established to oversee the charity's tobacco policies and tobacco policy research. Cancer Research UK provides major/significant funding towards several important tobacco control organisations. This funding is overseen by the TAG.
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Training and Career Development Board
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The Training and Career Development Board will develop, review, fund and manage the portfolio and budget of Cancer Research UK Fellowship and Studentship Awards (with the exception of the Gibb Fellows). It will also play a guiding role in the training of postdoctoral scientists.
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Translational Research in Clinical Trials Committee (TRICC)
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This Committee (TRICC) reviews, funds and monitors the conduct of translational research studies embedded in clinical trials (Phase II and beyond). It advises the Clinical Trials Advisory and Awards Committee on the importance of the translational hypothesis, and the impact of the translational hypothesis on clinical trial design.
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Cancer Research UK funds across the whole range of cancer research, within Institutes, universities and medical schools throughout the UK. 