EARLY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT (ECRU)
ECRU Workgroups/Collaborators: Noan Minh CHAU (Urologic) Su Pin CHOO (Director, Gastrointestinal) Quan Sing NG (Functional Imaging) Richard QUEK (Sarcoma/Rare Tumours) Daniel TAN (Lung/ Head/Neck) Eng Huat TAN (Director of Research, DMO) Nan Soon WONG (Breast/ Gynae) Chowbay BALRAM (PK/PD lab) Samantha LEE (Administrative coordinator) Lan Ying WANG (CRC Team Leader) Lishan LOW Zhong Li LIZ Zin MA Sook Kwan YEO ECRU is a unit within the department of Medical Oncology that was officially established on 16th October 2009. The unit was formed with an academic focus to enhance support for early phase (Phase 0/1/2) clinical trials and investigator-initiated trials. ECRU provides a one-stop-shop for the conduct of early phase clinical trials with a core team of clinical research coordinators (CRC) and assistant research coordinators. It works in close collaboration with other clinicians and research laboratories to consolidate capabilities and ensure seamless trial conduct with an emphasis on accelerating throughput of correlatives studies by matching investigator with collaborators. The mission of ECRU is to bring new and novel agents to the patient’s bedside and develop new therapeutic options for cancer patients through investigator-initiated scientifically driven research.
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