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CPRIT clinical trials network expands and posts two new RFAs to boost rural trial capacity and trialist recruitment
Summary
CTAC reported growth in CPRIT‑supported interventional trials and enrollment and introduced two new RFAs: a Rural Oncology Trials Accelerator and a Recruitment/Retention of Clinical Trialists award aimed at expanding access in underserved and rural communities.
The CPRIT Clinical Trials Advisory Committee (CTAC) reported Aug. 20 that oversight‑funded clinical trial activity increased across the state and described two new funding opportunities to expand access in rural and underserved communities.
CTAC chair David Gerber told the oversight committee that CPRIT‑supported interventional trials now total 372 (a 17% increase from the prior year), with 147 active trials (a 20% increase) and total cumulative enrollment of 63,782 (up 11%). CTAC also highlighted the geographic reach of CPRIT‑supported observational and interventional trials and the expansion of the Texas clinical trial network to 10 sites, including new partners Covenant…
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