Research Oversight
The Lurie Cancer Center provides oversight of all aspects of clinical research through several committees. These committees work collaboratively in this effort to provide comprehensive and robust review and monitoring oversight.
Disease Teams
Provides an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to guide in the selection and prioritization of high-quality cancer research studies. Please review the Disease Team Charter for details. For questions, contact Alyssa Garcia.
Team Leaders
Disease Team |
Disease Team Leader |
Disease Team Co-Leader |
Early Phase Therapeutics |
Deva Mehalingham, MD |
Young Chae, MD |
Hem - Leukemia |
Jessica Altman, MD |
Olga Frankfurt, MD |
Hem - LPDs |
Barbara Pro, MD |
Leo Gordon, MD |
Hem - MPNs |
Brady Stein, MD |
N/A |
Hem - Transplant |
Jayesh Mehta, MD |
Kehinde Adekola, MD |
TRIST - Skin |
Jeffrey Sosman, MD |
Sunandana Chandra, MD |
TRIST - Lung |
Malcolm DeCamp, MD |
Nisha Mohindra, MD |
TRIST - Head & Neck |
Sandeep Samant, MD |
Bharat Mittal, MD |
TRIST - GI |
Mary Mulcahy, MD |
David Bentrem, MD |
TRIST - GU |
Maha Hussain, MD |
Edward Schaeffer, MD |
TRIST - Neuro-oncology |
Priya Kumthekar, MD |
Orin Bloch, MD |
TRIST - Sarcoma |
Mark Agulnik, MD |
Jeffrey Wayne, MD |
WC - Breast |
William Gradishar, MD |
Massimo Cristofanilli, MD |
WC - Gynecological |
Shohreh Shahabi, MD |
Daniela Matei, MD |
Documents
Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
Evaluates all cancer-relevant research protocols, including the review of all protocol amendments. Please see the SRC Charter for more details.
Members
Name |
Specialty |
Status |
Kehinde Adekola, MD |
Hematologic Malignancies |
Voting Member |
Mark Agulnik, MD |
Medical Oncology |
Voting Member |
Jessica Altman, MD |
Hematologic Malignancies |
Voting Member |
Al Benson III, MD |
Medical Oncology |
Voting Member |
Eric Donnelly, MD |
Radiation Oncology |
Voting Member |
Pedram Gerami, MD |
Dermatology |
Voting Member |
Borko Jovanovic, PhD |
Biostatistics |
Voting Member |
Masha Kocherginsky, PhD |
Biostatistics |
Voting Member |
Robert Lewandowski, MD |
Radiology |
Voting Member |
Daniela Matei, MD |
Gynecological Oncology |
Voting Member |
Maria Matsangou, MD |
Medicine-Hematology/Oncology |
Voting Member |
Joshua Meeks, MD |
Translational Research, Urology |
Voting Member |
John Nielsen, MD |
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David Odell, MD, MMSc |
Thoracic Surgery |
Voting Member |
Carolyn Passaglia, CCRP |
Clinical Research Operations |
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Tim Pearman, PhD |
Cancer Control and Survivorship |
Voting Member |
Barbara Pro, MD |
Hematologic Malingancies |
Voting Member |
Alfred Rademaker, PhD |
Biostatistics |
Voting Member |
Renee Riphenburg Webb, MA, CCRC |
Research Administration |
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Sally Scherer, CCRA |
Interim Associate Director, Research Oversight System |
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Jonathan Strauss, MD |
Radiation Oncology |
Voting Member |
Victoria Villafor, MD |
Medical Oncology |
Voting Member |
David Walterhouse, MD |
Pediatric Oncology |
Voting Member |
Amy Walz, MD |
Pediatric Oncology |
Voting Member |
Tony Yang, MD |
Translational Research in Solid Tumors |
Voting Member |
Susan Yount, MD |
Cancer Control and Survivorship |
Voting Member |
Rotating Pharmacy Representatives
- Colleen Czerniak, PharmD
- Marina Grishchenko, PharmD
- Kathryn O'Brien, PharmD
- Soniya Tambe, PharmD
Rotating Pathology Representatives
- Elena Aristide, CCRP
- Lauren Nielsen
Documents
Guidance on SRC Review Requirements
Data and Safety Monitoring Plan
Research Oversight Interactions Diagram
Reviewer Forms
Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC)
Leadership
Name | Academic Rank | Discipline | Disease Team |
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Olga Frankfurt, MD | Chair, Associate Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Leukemia, MPNs, Transplant |
Sonali Chaudhury, MD | Co-Chair, Associate Professor | Pediatric Hematology/Medical Oncology |
Voting Members
Name | Academic Rank | Discipline | Disease Team |
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Al Benson, III, MD, FASCO | Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | EPT, GI |
Sonali Chaudhury, MD | Associate Professor | Pediatric Hematology/Medical Oncology | -- |
Olga Frankfurt, MD | Associate Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Leukemia, MPNs, Transplant |
Aparna Kalyan, MD | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | EPT, GI |
Timothy Kruser, MD | Assistant Professor | Radiation Oncology | GU, Lung, Neuro, Skin |
Nisha Mohindra, MD | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | EPT, Lung |
Alicia Morgans, MD | Associate Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | GU |
Denise Scholtens, PhD | Professor | Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics) and Neurological Surgery | |
Krista Carlson, PharmD | Research Pharmacist | Pharmacy |
Administrative, Non-Voting Members
Name | Title | Discipline | |
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Carolyn Passaglia, CCRP | Administrative Director, Clinical Trials | Clinical Trials Administration | |
Catherine Humphreys, MA, CCRC | Senior Program Administrator | Multi-Site Research | |
Leanne Fountas, MPH, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor Team Lead | Quality Assurance | |
Minaz Cattan, MD | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance | |
Rachel Lukas, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance | |
Brett Palmer, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance | |
Sehar Paya, MPH | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance | |
Jill Woodman, CCRP | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance | |
Sally Wroblewski, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance | -- |
Mary Beth Tull | Senior Research Project Administrator | Quality Assurance - Chemoprevention | |
Kelly Benante | Quality Assurance Monitor - Chemoprevention | Quality Assurance - Chemoprevention | |
Adrian Segura | Quality Assurance Monitor - Chemoprevention | Quality Assurance - Chemoprevention |
Documents
DSMC Data Release Policies & Processes
Quantitative Data Sciences Core (QDSC) Data Release Policy
Data Compliance Policies & Processes
Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Form
Internal Data Compliance Policy
Participating Site Acknowledgement
Clinical Trial Audit Committee (CTAC)
Responsible for the internal auditing program.
Leadership
Name | Academic Rank | Discipline | Disease Team |
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Jessica Altman, MD | Chair, Associate Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Leukemia |
Priya Kumthekar, MD | Co-Chair, Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Neurology |
Renee Webb, MA, CCRC | Assistant Director, Research Administration | Research Administration | -- |
Voting Members
Name | Academic Rank | Discipline | Disease Team |
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Kehinde U.A. Adekola, MBBS | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Leukemia, Transplant |
Jessica Altman, MD | Associate Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Leukemia |
Shira Dinner, MD | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Leukemia |
Aparna Kalyan, MBBS | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | EPT (Multi-Histology), GI |
Sheetal Kircher, MD | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | GI |
Priya Kumthekar, MD | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Neurology |
Nisha Mohindra, MD | Assistant Professor | Hematology/Medical Oncology | Lung |
Marina Grishchenko, BCPS, RPH, PhD | Research Pharmacist | Pharmacy | -- |
Mary Golf, PharmD, BCOP | Pharmacy Manager | Pharmacy | -- |
Administrative, Non-Voting Members
Name | Academic Rank | Discipline |
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Renee Webb, MA, CCRC | Assistant Director, Research Administration | Research Administration |
Carolyn Passaglia, CCRP | Administrative Director, Clinical Trials | Clinical Trials Administration |
Catherine Humphreys, MA, CCRC | Senior Program Administrator | Multi-Site Research |
Leanne Fountas, MPH, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor Team Lead | Quality Assurance |
Minaz Cattan, MD | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance |
Rachel Lukas, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance |
Brett Palmer, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance |
Sehar Paya, MPH | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance |
Jill Woodman, CCRP | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance |
Sally Wroblewski, CCRC | Quality Assurance Monitor | Quality Assurance |
Mary Beth Tull | Senior Research Project Administrator | Quality Assurance - Chemoprevention |
Documents
Corrective Action Plan Template & Guidelines
Initial Submissions
To submit a cancer-relevant project to the SRC for approval, complete a protocol submission form in NOTIS. You can access NOTIS using yoru NET ID and password. Click "protocol submission forms" under the main menu. Questions about this process can be directed to John Nielsen at src.ccsg@northwestern.edu.
Documents
Letter of Intent Template (must be submitted for all interventional investigator-initiated trials prior to protocol submission)
Obtaining NOTIS Access (for sites that will not use NU IRB as their IRB of record)
IIT Templates (for assistance, contact Jennifer Kreutzer, Sabeeha Mukit or Emily Meyers)
Revisions
If the sponsor does not provide a summary of changes, please use template below.
Documents
Summary of Changes Template for Investigator-Initiated Studies