Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 21.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Oncol Nurs. 2015 May 7;31(3):197–205. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2015.05.001

Table 2.

Preliminary Objectives and Action Plan for the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Working Group.1

Objective Action Plan
Enhance AYA Accrual onto NCI-Funded Clinical Trials

  • Increase understanding and use of NCTN in enrolling AYA patients

  • Facilitate change of eligibility for existing trials

  • Promote full scientific integration between COG and adult NCTN groups in design and development of intergroup trials
Advance AYA-focused Research Within NCTN Groups

  • Facilitate identification of intergroup partners in relevant disease areas

  • Review and prioritize protocols with AYA focus and inclusion

  • Conduct workshops on intergroup trial development for study chairs
Identify Essential Components of AYA-Focused Intergroup Trials
  • Identify key protocol elements, including
    • Eligibility criteria
    • Drug dose and schedule
    • Management of toxicity
      • Therapy modifications
      • Supportive care guidelines
  • Pursue harmonization of pediatric and adult approaches
    • Organize consensus development conference
    • Explore creation of a tool kit to guide investigators developing new trials
1

From inaugural meeting held November 4, 2013.