Although full text of these studies are not currently maintained online, there is a useful summary of eligibility and treatment parameters that can facilitate the rapid selection of active studies for specific patients in clinic. As each of the cooperative groups move toward electronic document distribution, this material will be expanded in the future. A variety of summary reports can be generated from the protocol database. Fox Chase was the first cancer center to develop a comprehensive protocol database that can be maintained and queried using these live web-based tools. More extensive customized reports are also available to Fox Chase staff, including an automated listing of all protocols that are due for annual review during a particular month.
Reports remain linked to the primary data, and one report can then trigger subreports.
For example, individualized annual reviews for a specific protocol can be automatically generated from the annual review list. These detailed reports include protocol specific objectives, toxicity reporting, and actual patient accrual data with demographics. Individual TNM staging grids are included for each major tumor type, and the AJCC summary stage is calculated after the user enters the appropriate TNM values. However, this is a valuable resource that is optimized for data entry and report generation, allowing for the automatic preparation of complex reports that include patient accrual, demographics, hospital location, disease sites, survival, and other information. The flowsheets are in the process of being expanded to include treatment records and toxicity grading.