Clinical Trials Advisory Committee
The Clinical Trials Advisory Committee (CTAC) is an independent advisory body for the CIBMTR Resource for Clinical Investigation in Blood and Marrow Transplant (RCI BMT) proposals. Its interdisciplinary membership has expertise in HCT and conducting clinical trials.
Responsibilities
- Assess submitted proposals for scientific merit, feasibility and alignment with scientific agenda
- Advise the RCI BMT Clinical Trials Office (CTO) on priority of proposed studies
- Review progress of ongoing studies
Membership
- A minimum of ten members recommended by the CIBMTR Nominating Committee and/or elected by the CIBMTR Assembly
- Serve a three-year term, renewable one time
- Adult and pediatric transplant physicians including persons versed in representing donor interest (i.e., transfusion medicine physician)
- Non-physicians with experience in patient and donor issues (i.e., Chair of Consumer Advocacy Committee)
- Consulting (ad hoc) members are individuals with specific expertise who may be invited by the CTAC chair to review a specific study. These (ad hoc) members have equal voting rights pertaining to the particular study.
- Ex-officio members include: RCI BMT Director, CIBMTR Sr. Manager – Prospective Research, CIBMTR PhD Statistician, Chief Medical Officer of the NDMP, CIBMTR Senior Research Advisor, CIBMTR Chief Scientific Director, and one additional Scientific Director
Meetings
The Clinical Trials Advisory Committee meets at least annually, and may meet as often as quarterly, to review and provide recommendations regarding proposals.
| Committee Members | |
|---|---|
| Dennis Confer, MD | CIBMTR-Minneapolis Campus |
| Steven Devine, MD | Ohio State University Medical Center |
| Rebecca Drexler | CIBMTR-Minneapolis Campus |
| Mary Eapen, MD, MS | CIBMTR-Milwaukee Campus |
| Andrea Feldmar | CIBMTR Consumer Advocacy Committee |
| Steve Forman, MD | City of Hope (term expires 2/28/2010, election results pending) |
| Sergio Giralt, MD | MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Mary Horowitz, MD, MS | CIBMTR-Milwaukee Campus |
| Naynesh Kamani, MD | Children's National Medical Center |
| Hillard Lazarus, MD | Case Western Reserve University, Ireland Cancer Center; Chair |
| Brent R. Logan, PhD | CIBMTR-Milwaukee Campus |
| Richard Maziarz, MD | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Kirk Schultz, MD | Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortia |
| Ed Stadtmauer, MD | University of Pennsylvania |
| Sue Stewart | CIBMTR Consumer Advocacy Committee |
| Marcie Tomblyn, MD, MS | CTAC Scientific Director, University of Minnesota |
| Daniel Weisdorf, MD | CIBMTR Senior Research Advisor, University of Minnesota |
| John Wingard, MD | University of Florida |
