An adverse event capture and management system for cancer studies

• Published in: BMC bioinformatics Vol. 16 Suppl 13; no. Suppl 13; p. S6
• Main Authors: Lencioni, Alex, Hutchins, Laura, Annis, Sandy, Chen, Wanchi, Ermisoglu, Emre, Feng, Zhidan, Mack, Karen, Simpson, Kacie, Lane, Cheryl, Topaloglu, Umit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.12.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Cancer; Care and treatment; Data Collection - methods; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - diagnosis; Humans; Information management; Methods; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Oncology, Experimental; Proceedings; Records and correspondence; United States

Comprehensive capture of Adverse Events (AEs) is crucial for monitoring for side effects of a therapy while assessing efficacy. For cancer studies, the National Cancer Institute has developed the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) as a required standard for recording attributes a...