IMPACT

The partnership allows transplant centres across the UK to work together to deliver clinical trials focussed on stem cell transplantation. IMPACT provides funding for research nurses in nine centres, and works with a further thirteen affiliated centres which also participate in IMPACT trials. IMPACT trials are coordinated by the central hub, located at the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit (CRCTU) at the University of Birmingham... IMPACT is the UK's first ever clinical trials partnership dedicated to improving the outcomes of stem cell transplant patients... By providing the vital infrastructure that transplant centres need to work together, IMPACT will make it easier and quicker to deliver clinical trials that focus on improving stem cell transplant outcomes. As a result of this UK-wide partnership, IMPACT trials will reach a much larger patient population than would be possible at an individual transplant centre. There are dedicated IMPACT research nurses in ten centres,..

Also known as: IMPACT Partnership

Primary location: United Kingdom