Contact:
Maureen Curran Kleinman
Marketing and Communications
(201) 291-6310
Ridgewood, NJ – April 5, 2010 – The Oncology Clinical Trials Department at The Valley Hospital has been named one of the top three performing institutions in the country for thoracic clinical trials by the American College of Surgeon’s Oncology Group (ACOSOG). The Oncology Clinical Trials Department is located at Valley’s Daniel & Gloria Blumenthal Cancer Center in Paramus.
Top performing sites are selected based on several criteria that evaluate the quality of their patient selection, data submission and other factors. Valley’s Oncology Clinical Trials Department was recognized as a top performer at ACOSOG’s annual meeting in Chicago in March.
The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group is a clinical trial cooperative group supported publicly by the National Cancer Institute.
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Seated, left to right: Mara Grbic, Research Coordinator; Cheryl Parish RN, Manager, Oncology Research; and Robert Korst M.D., Director of Thoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the Blumenthal Cancer Center.
Standing, Left to Right: David Chang, Ph.D., Research Scientist; Janet Ashbahian, Tissue Banking Technician; Eva Brodkin RN, Research Coordinator; Jennifer Deraney RN, Research Coordinator; Susan Mock RN, Research Coordinator; Nancy Librera, Assistant Vice President Oncology Services; Janet Farley, RN, Research Coordinator; and Anna Baiata, Regulatory Document Specialist.
