INFORMATION SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH NIH GUIDE, Volume 22, Number 21, June 11, 1993 RFP AVAILABLE: NCI-CM-37844-37 P.T. 34 Keywords: Cancer/Carcinogenesis Information Science/Systems Data Management/Analysis+ National Cancer Institute The Division of Cancer Treatment (DCT), National Cancer Institute (NCI), intends to enter into negotiations with the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research to provide information pertaining to cancer treatment research in Japan. The major objectives of this project are: (1) Monitor the advances in preclinical and clinical cancer therapy research in Japan; (2) provide preliminary results of all clinical trials and screening evaluations underway at the Cancer Chemotherapy Center of Japan involving investigational drugs sponsored by the NCI; (3) manage specific projects within the treatment area of the U.S. Japan Cooperative Cancer Research Program, including scientist exchanges and the organization of meetings; (4) attend all major scientific meetings in Japan related to contract objectives and report to the DCT the results presented; (5) provide to the DCT all titles of abstracts related to cancer therapy presented at Japanese scientific meetings (These titles are to be collated and translated into English. Titles of all scientific reports in this field that are published in Japan are to be translated and provided to DCT); and (6) establish a bilateral exchange of postdoctoral fellows between the U.S. and Japan. This initiative would fund up to 10 exchange fellowships throughtout U.S. or Japan for periods of two to three years. The Japanese Foundation proposes to cost share 50 percent of the fellows stipend and the other 50 percent will derive from this contract. Although this is a sole source contract with the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, the NCI will consider other proposals that may offer an advantage to the Government. INQUIRIES Requests for this Request for Proposals (RFP) must be in writing and reference RFP No. NCI-CM-37844-37. The RFP is due to be mailed out June 14, 1993 and responses will be due 45 days from that date. Requests must be addressed to: Patricia Lightner, Contract Specialist Research Contracts Branch, TCS National Cancer Institute Executive Plaza South, Suite 603 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-8620 No collect calls will be accepted. .
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