May 13, 2022 – COVID-19
Please review for important guidance related to reporting protocol deviation/violations to the IRB related to the global Omnipaque shortage
Clinical Research Resources & Offices
HCC has one of the largest clinical research initiatives in the country, taking a unified approach to approving, activating, monitoring, and supporting the cancer-related clinical trials conducted at our member institutions. For more information, please take a moment to review the functions of each of the 3 distinct clinical research offices below, and continue on to the appropriate destination.
For your convenience there are many ways to find the Policies, Guidance, Forms, Templates, and Resources that you may be looking for. Expand the 'CRS Introduction' section for a walkthrough, or head to one of HCC's three clinical research offices below.
January 05, 2022 – COVID-19
Please read for updated policy exception and guidance related to the recent staffing shortages and COVID-19 case surge
CRS Introduction
View resources that may be helpful within the Clinical Research Support section of the HCC website.
Getting Around
New to clinical research at HCC, or need a refresher on where to find certain resources? View the New PI and Staff page for more information or for support.
Find Documents
Search all documents via the Document Library search engine or look up a document relating to the protocol lifecycle stage (creation, activation, close-out, etc.) that it pertains to.
Lookup Contact Information
View a complete list of contact information for each Clinical Research Office at HCC.
Clinical Research Offices
Clinical Research at Harvard Cancer Consortium member institutions is facilitated by way of a unified clinical research effort across all member institutions. There are three offices responsible for coordinating this unified effort: The Research Informatics Operations (RIO), The Office of Data Quality (ODQ), and The Office for Human Research Studies (OHRS).
Although all documents are available in a centralized place via the Protocol Lifecycle, or the Document Library, support for specific clinical research areas, functions, or software used across the Cancer Center can be attained by visiting the corresponding office page. View the common functions for each office below.
NEW PIS
- Submitting a New Protocol
- Biomedical Protocol Template
NEW STAFF
- Access Requests
- Training Requirements
How do I ______ @ HCC
Quickly discover how to conduct research within HCC including writing and activating protocols.
Updates and Events
June 29, 2026
Summary of Updates on REGIST-OP-1: Subject Registration Procedures & Process Change: Dose Open/Closures
March 26, 2026
REGIST-101: Subject Registration & RCO-203: Regulatory Documentation - Updates
February 26, 2026
MULTI-100: HCC Investigator-Sponsored Multi-Center Research - Updates