CCR Policies/Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

This page contains links to the following categories of SOPs:

Please note the effective date of the SOP is the date of the NCI Clinical Director signature.  The SOP must be downloaded to view the signature.

Administrative - General and Clinical (ADGC)

SOP #

SOP Title

Version #Date Reviewed

ADGC-1

SOP Review and Approval Process - Developing and Maintaining SOPs2.1August 2022
ADGC-2

Consultation by Center for Cancer Research Providers

1.0February 2024
ADGC-3

NIH Confidentiality Agreement for Guest Clinical Observers

1.1October 2020
ADGC-4Submission of Privacy Incidents and Breaches  2.1April 2023
ADGC-5

Tumor/Normal Whole Exome Sequencing: Consenting, Ordering, and Obtaining Results

 2.0February 2024
ADGC-6

Outside Laboratory Genetic Test Billing and Reconciliation

1.0March 2024
Administrative - Clinical Research (ADCR)

SOP #

SOP Title

 Version # Date Reviewed

ADCR-1

Sponsor Site Qualification Activities

1.0January 2024

ADCR-2

CCR Participant Registration & Status Updates

5.0December 2023

ADCR-3

How to Change a Protocol Number in CRIS (retired).  

  • Please click here, log in to SharePoint and view the “Protocol Attribution” video via CRIS Education Resources


ADCR-4

Admission, Travel, and Voucher (ATV) Process

3.0October 2023

ADCR-5

Travel and Lodging Reimbursement for CCR Clinical Research Participants, Pediatric Guardians, and Authorized Attendants

4.0April 2024

ADCR-6

Arranging a Stay at the Children's Inn

2.0June 2023

ADCR-7

Arranging a Stay at the Safra Family Lodge

3.0May 2024

ADCR-8

Certifying Scanned Paper Documents

2.0January 2024

ADCR-9

Retired (June 2021)



ADCR-10Records Management

ADCR-11Retired (August 2020)

ADCR-12

Retired (Nov 2019)



ADCR-13

Clinical Center External Location Registration and Subsequent Activities 

3.0December 2023
ADCR-14

Authorization of Outside Medical Services (AOMS) for Research Participants 

2.0December 2023
ADCR-15

Replaced with ADGC-3



ADCR-16Replaced with ADGC-4

 
Administrative - Human Resources (ADHR)

SOP #

SOP Title

Version #  Date Reviewed

ADHR-1

Research Nurse Specialist Telework 1.2 May 2020

ADHR-2

OCD and ORN Request for Annual Leave/Scheduled Sick or Family Leave

 2.0 December 2021

ADHR-3

Research Nurse Coordinator Promotion Process

 1.1 May 2020

ADHR-4

Requesting Approval for Recruiting Non-Physician Clinical Staff


 1.2 June 2015
ADHR-5ASRC On-boarding, Departure and Administrative Responsibilities1.0May 2020


Clinical Data Management Systems (CDMS)

SOP #

SOP Title

 Version #Date Reviewed 

CDMS-1

Change Configuration and Management Group (CCMG)



CDMS-2

Creating and Maintaining User Accounts



CDMS-3

Training Requirements



CDMS-4

Site eCRF Development, Review and Approval Process

 1.0December 2019

CDMS-5

Discrepancy Management
How to Create a Manual Discrepancy in C3D (April 2020)



CDMS-6

Report Requests for JReview and Labmatrix



  

Multi-Institutional (MI)

SOP #

SOP Title

Version #Date Reviewed

MI-1

Multi-Institutional:  CCR as Coordinating Center 



MI-2

Multi-Institutional: Managing Essential Documents  



MI-3

Non-NIH Site Participant Registration & Status Update

3.0January 2023
MI-4Multi-Institutional: Data Management 

MI-5

Multi-Institutional: Reporting Events to the NIH IRB  



MI-6Multi-Institutional: Auditing and Monitoring 

 Protocol Management (PM)

SOP #

SOP Title

Version # Date Reviewed

PM-1

  2.3

May 2024

PM-2

Obtaining and Documenting the Informed Consent Process (Adult and Pediatric) – General Information (Including Reconsenting, iMedConsent and Remote Consenting)

8.0

April 2024

PM-2a

Obtaining and Documenting the Informed Consent Process – Adult English-Speaking participants (Including Decisionally Impaired and Enrollment of NIH Staff)

1.0April 2024

PM-2b

Obtaining and Documenting the Informed Consent Process – Adult Non- English-Speaking participants (Including Decisionally Impaired)

1.0April 2024

PM-2c

Obtaining and Documenting the Informed Consent Process – English-Speaking Children and Parents/Guardians

1.0April 2024

PM-2d

Obtaining and Documenting the Informed Consent Process – Non-English-Speaking Children and Parents (including when only the child speaks English)

1.0April 2024

PM-3

Clinical Research Documentation

1.3October 2023

PM-4

Submitting Outside Record for Entry in CRIS

3.0June 2023

PM-5

Research Protocol Training Requirements

1.1August 2023

PM-6

Guidelines for Development and Maintenance of Regulatory Files/Binders

4.3May 2022

PM-7

Clinical Research Study Initiation  

6.0March 2023

PM-8

Conducting and Documenting Drug Accountability for Oral Investigational Products that are Self-Administered by Research Participants

5.0April 2023
PM-9 

Research Team Training Requirements for IRB Modifications   

3.1April 2024
PM-10

Reportable Events (retired);   Please see



PM-11Processing of New Information Related to Risk  (under revision February 2023)2.2June 2020
PM-12

NCI CTEP and Network Audits

5.1July 2023
PM-13

Industry-Sponsored Studies Monitoring and Audit Visits

6.0May 2022
PM-13a

Center for Cancer Research Sponsored Studies Monitoring and Audit Visits

1.0May 2022
PM-13b

Monitoring and Audit Visits by ASRC (Arctic Slope Regional Corporation) 

1.0May 2022
PM-14

Non-NIH Laboratory Sample Management in Clinical Research Trials

1.0November 2023
PM-15

Preparation of Safety Monitoring Committee (SMC) Report  (links updated 12/28/2020)

2.1July 2020
PM-16Protocol Deviation Tracking1.0August 2022
 Regulatory and Protocol Support (RPS) 

SOP #

SOP Title

 Version # Date Reviewed

RPS-1

Folder and File Name Descriptions for Electronic Regulatory Files

2.1 February 2021


Preparation for Scientific Review – see CCR Scientific Review 



RPS-2

Protocol PI Proxy in PROTECT

1.0January 2023

RPS-3

Preparation of Concept and LOI Documents



RPS-4

Process for Tracking NCI Protocols Reviewed by a Non-NIH IRB

1.0April 2015

RPS-5

NIH IRB Submission and Response: New Protocol 

3.2May 2022

RPS-6

Submissions to the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)

2.0May 2017

RPS-7

Submissions to the Office of Biotechnology Activities (OBA)

1.0 October 2011 

RPS-8

Submissions to the Radiation Safety Committee  

2.0February 2021

RPS-9

Preparing Protocol Documents for eCTD Submissions to the FDA

2.0 January 2018 

RPS-10

Retired (May 2023)



RPS-11

Reliance Agreements



RPS-12

NIH IRB Submission of Amendments  

2.2 May 2022

RPS-13

Preparation of Continuing Review or Progress Report   

2.2May 2022

RPS-14

Submission of Personal Financial Holdings Form to the Institute/Center Deputy Ethics Counselor

2.1 May 2022
RPS-15Personnel and Laboratory Updates for CCR-Sponsored Studies

RPS-16Key Study Personnel Changes  3.2May 2022
RPS-17

Expanded Access IND/Protocol Submissions to the FDA and IRB  

see M2P2 #70: What is an Expanded Access Use IND/IDE (also called “Single Patient” or “Compassionate Use”?



RPS-18 Submission to the NCI Central IRB (CIRB) 

RPS-19  Requirements for NCI Clinical Director Signature2.0 June 2018
RPS-20 Preparation of Study Closure   2.2May 2022
RPS-21 

Establishing a Data Management and Sharing Plan

4.0August 2023
RPS-22

Requesting a Data Management and Sharing Waiver

3.0August 2023
RPS 23 Registering a Clinical Trial in dbGAP3.0August 2023
RPS-24Establishing GDS Institutional Certification  (retired and incorporated into RPS-21)

RPS-25Registering Research Studies on ClinicalTrials.gov1.0September 2022
RPS-26Results Reporting for Research Studies on ClinicalTrials.gov1.0September 2022