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Contract Research Organization

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002028

A company hired by another company or research center to take over certain parts of running a clinical trial. The company may design, manage, and monitor the trial, and analyze the results. Also called CRO.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002028
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsCRO
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002028",
  "term": "Contract Research Organization",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A company hired by another company or research center to take over certain parts of running a clinical trial. The company may design, manage, and monitor the trial, and analyze the results. Also called CRO.",
  "synonyms": [
    "CRO"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/contract-research-organization/"
}

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