NOTICE OF LIMITED COMPETITION OF COMPETING RENEWAL APPLICATION: PEDIATRIC 
BRAIN TUMOR CONSORTIUM

RELEASE DATE:  June 2, 2003

NOTICE:  NOT-CA-03-029

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
 (http://www.nci.nih.gov/)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is announcing a limited competition for a 
competing renewal application for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.  This 
initiative is intended to continue the support of multi-institutional, early 
phase pediatric brain tumor clinical trials in order to identify new 
therapeutic approaches that can subsequently be studied in later phase 
national pediatric clinical trials.  The NCI wants to continue this effort 
and is seeking an application from the PBTC Operations and Biostatistics 
Center to continue the work of the PBTC and its investigators in creating and 
evaluating new approaches to the treatment of pediatric brain tumors.  The 
PBTC cooperative agreement will consist of a single U01 award to the 
Coordinating Center, which will develop consortium agreements with existing 
full and provisional members of the Consortium. Scientific approaches taken 
by the Consortium will continue to be broad and will reflect the creativity 
and capabilities of team participants.    

NCI staff will contact the current grantee directly regarding application 
procedures and format.  The application receipt date is July 25,2003.

INQUIRIES

Inquiries are encouraged, and the opportunity to clarify issues and answer 
questions is welcome.  Inquiries may be directed to:

Malcolm Smith, M.D., Ph.D.
Head, Pediatric Section
Clinical Investigations Branch
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute
Executive Plaza North, Room 
6130 Executive Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Rockville, MD 20853 (for express courier)
301-496-2522
301-402-0557 (fax)
Email:  [email protected] 

Steven Krosnick, M.D.
Program Director
Clinical Grants and Contracts Branch
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute
Executive Plaza North, Room 7009
6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7432
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7432
Rockville, MD 20853 (for express courier)
301-496-8866
301-480-4663 (fax)
Email:  [email protected]

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