NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Program Guidelines

PART 4: Appendices Section IV – Cost Components for Budget Preparation for Network Group Ops
& SDMC Centers, Lead Academic Sites, & Canadian Trials Network
D. Guidelines for Estimating Type 1 Application Total Cost Budget Request for Adult Network Lead
Academic Participating Sites
FOR PATIENT ENROLLMENT DATA MANAGEMENT COSTS
Credit Value for Type 1 Application: $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
"Per Case Management" Funding Category
Screening Only
(Pts screened
on study but
did not go on
to
intervention)
Biospecimens
Basic
Therapeutic
Intervention
(Including Any
Pilot Studies)
Advanced
Imaging
Intervention
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High-
Performance
Intervention
Credit Multiplier for Category 1 1 4.5 2 8.0
Value of "Per Case Mgt" Funding Category
(Credit Value x Credit Multiplier)
$500 $500 $2,250 $1,000 $4,000
# of Patients Enrolled at Academic Center/Components 18 85 0 3 85
Total Cost "Per Case Mgt" Funding
(# Patients x Value of "Per Case Mgt" Funding)
# of Patients Enrolled at Affiliates (Complete Mgt by Academic
Center)
Total Cost "Per Case Mgt" Funding
(# Patients x Value of "Per Case Mgt" Funding)
$9,000 $42,500 $0 $3,000 $ 340,000
2 10 10 0 N/A
$1,000 $5,000 $22,500 $0 N/A
Total Cost to Cover "Per Case Mgt" Funding for All Sites By Category $10,000 $47,500 $22,500 $3,000 $ 340,000
Total Cost for "Per Case Mgt" Funding for All Sites for All Categories $423,000
Total Cost for Scientific Leadership/Coordination at Site
10% Used (Total Cost "Per Case Mgt" Funding for Non-Intervention
Studies/Components x 0.10) $5,750
Total Cost for Scientific Leadership/Coordination at Site
20% Used (Total Cost "Per Case Mgt" Funding for Intervention
Studies x 0.20) $73,100
Total Cost for Budget Request for Application $501,850
# Patients Enrolled on Network Group Trials - All Intervention
Studies 98
# Patients Enrolled on Network Group Trials - High-Performance
Intervention Trials 85
# Patients Enrolled on Network Group Trials - Advanced Imaging
Intervention Trials 3
# Patients Enrolled on Network Group Trials - Basic Intervention
Studies (Including Pilots) 10
# Patients Enrolled on Non-Intervention Studies - Biospecimens &
Screening 115
# Patients Enrolled for Screening Only 20
# Patients Enrolled with Biospecimen Collection 95
Accrual Threshold for Academic Center/Components (# Pts)
(High-Performance + 50% Advanced Imaging Intervention at
Academic Center/Components) 87
Please Note: Figures in red above denote correction to figures in Version 1.0 of the Guidelines Dated 7/23/2012 due to $200 error
in initial figures for “Screened Only” patients ($8,800 corrected to $9,000).