NIH NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
Investment ID: 009-000000833
Overview
Program Title
NIH NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
Description
CTEP provides Informatics&computer support involving integrated systems for planning, tracking, reporting, & analysis for clinical trials. Allows focus on scientific opportunity, patient safety & finding better ways to treat,control & cure cancer.
Type of Program
Major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
https://ctep.cancer.gov/
Investment Detail
CTEP-ESYS's aim is to provide reliable clinical results and adverse event data, assure the safety and confidentiality of proprietary and patient information, eliminate redundancy throughout the oncology community, and empower staff by increasing their efficiency and improving access, quality, and timeliness of data. CTEP-ESYS supports the NIH goals to expand the knowledge base in medical sciences as well as to foster fundamental creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications as a basis for ultimately protecting and improving health. The qualitative ROI is realized through improved treatments for cancer, achieved by closely monitoring effectiveness and risks of specific treatments and patient outcomes. The quantitative ROI is to Optimize information technology investments to improve process efficiency and enable innovation to advance program mission goals. CTEP enables the NIH to fulfill its role of improving the nation's health through the access, timeliness, and quality of data related to cancer treatments.