COMPPARE’s Stakeholders comprise prostate cancer survivors and caregivers who have worked with the PI, co-PI, and co-investigators to develop this study and help to monitor our progress through quarterly web conferences. Members include: Curtis Bryant, MD, MPH (Proton Co-Investigator) Scott Cielewich Curtiland…
The COMPPARE Consortium is proud to partner with the following organizations: 100 Black Men of America 100 Black Men of America’s local chapters prepare young men and women to realize their highest potential.
The site principal investigators, co-investigators, and researchers will be responsible for supervision of research staff, protocol development, patient accrual, initial data submission review, analysis of outcomes, and generation of PCORI milestone reports. Adil S. Akthar, MD Northwestern Medicine Site PI …
The Advanced Technology Consortium (ATC) will provide an informatics infrastructure and quality assurance process to support the submission, review, and analysis of volumetric imaging and treatment planning data for the COMPPARE study. Leadership of the ATC includes: Walter Bosch, DSc…
While the PI will have oversight for the design and conduct of the trial, the Executive Board will review all aspects of the study, accrual progress, conflicts, and resolutions, and will provide guidance to the PI. Executive Board members include: Nancy Mendenhall, MD University of…
A Message from Dr. Nancy Mendenhall As we continue our important work for COMPPARE, we have joined national organizations in developing procedures to treat patients with prostate cancer and other malignancies safely during the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition, we are collaborating with our sites to strengthen their…
The COMPPARE Consortium comprises a diverse group of clinicians, researchers, patients, and other stakeholders all committed to directly comparing the potential benefits and harms of proton versus photon therapy. The COMPPARE Consortium Organizational Chart is outlined below. NOTE: The UF Institutional Review Board and the…
Study Overview What is COMPPARE? What is the goal of COMPPARE? Why is COMPPARE important for patients? Information for Participants What is COMPPARE? COMPPARE stands for “A Prospective COMparative Study of Outcomes with Proton and Photon RAdiation in PRostate CancEr (COMPPARE).”…
