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The Weill Cornell Medicine Data and Safety Monitoring Committee (WCM DSMC) is an independent committee within the institution that is available to the research community to act as a monitoring entity for clinical trials. It performs a regular review of cumulative data to evaluate research subject safety, rates of accrual, and efficacy of experimental intervention. Based on its review, the WCM DSMC provides investigators with recommendations for protocol modification, continuation or termination. The intensity ad frequency at which the WCM DSMC monitors a study is commensurate with the study's risks and needs.
If you are unsure of whether your study needs WCM DSMC oversight, contact dsmc@med.cornell.edu for assistance.
Meeting dates and their associated deadlines for the WCM DSMC are provided below.
Starting September 16, 2020, the WCM DSMC will split into the General and Cancer subcommittees. These will meet at 2:00 PM, every third Wednesday on alternating months, starting with the Cancer subcommittee.
COMMITTEE | MEETING DATE | SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
Cancer | Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | Wednesday, August 26, 2020 |
General | Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 |
Cancer | Wednesday, November 18, 2020 | Wednesday, October 28, 2020 |
General | Wednesday, December 16, 2020 | Wednesday, November 25, 2020 |
Cancer | Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
General | Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
Cancer | Wednesday, March 17, 2021 | Wednesday, February 24, 2021 |
General | Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
Cancer | Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
General | Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
Cancer | Wednesday, July 21, 2021 | Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
General | Wednesday, August 18, 2021 | Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
Past Announcements:
1/01/2021: As of January 1, 2021, all new studies requesting oversight by the WCM DSMC, both General and Cancer, a DSMC Charter will be requested. Studies using the Cancer DSMC will also be required to generate a Monitoring Plan document using the most current version of the WCM DSMC template. All other studies could describe the monitoring plan in the protocol document.
12/31/2020: WCM DSMC Charter Template v2.0 21 December 2020 and the MCC Data and Safety Monitoring Plan v1.0 21 December 2020 are now available to the research community.
10/8/2020: The WCM DSMC SOP has been updated to version 17 August 2020. This SOP is in effect as of October 5, 2020.