Open source tools in support of a multi-center prospective biomarker study in prostate cancer

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2007 Oct 11:930.

Abstract

The open source software tools developed at UCLA are the informatics infrastructure supporting translational research efforts of the 11 National Cancer Institutes Prostate SPORE sites. The Codebook is a caBIG compliant application that manages PHI (e.g. names, medical record numbers, etc.) separately from research data. Research data are collected using a flexible clinical trials management suite called pTracker. Our poster will present how these two applications are implemented and function in this prospective multi-center study.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Specimen Banks / organization & administration*
  • Biomarkers*
  • Computational Biology
  • Computer Communication Networks
  • Database Management Systems*
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Property
  • Male
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Systems Integration

Substances

  • Biomarkers