Cancer Research Database

The International Cancer Research Portfolio (ICRP) database provides access to cancer research awards. Cancer research funders from the United States and the United Kingdom have joined together in a partnership to classify their cancer research portfolios using the Common Scientific Outline (CSO). The Common Scientific Outline or CSO is a classification system organized around seven broad areas of scientific interest in cancer research:

• Biology
• Etiology
• Prevention
• Early detection, diagnosis and prognosis
• Treatment
• Cancer control, survivorship and outcomes research
• Scientific model systems

The CSO is further subdivided into 38 subcategories. The CSO is laying a framework to improve coordination among research organizations, making it possible to compare and contrast the research portfolios of public, non-profit, and governmental research agencies within the US and UK.

Participating organizations include the National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA; Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP); Dept. of Defense, USA; and the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI), UK.

Information provided includes abstracts for most active awards funded by the three participating organizations. These awards may be searched by:

• Cancer type
• Broad scientific area
• Location (i.e., state or country)
• Funding organization
• Recipient institution

Information is updated periodically by each participating organization.

“The ICRP is designed for cancer researchers, cancer funding organizations, health care policy makers, health care professionals, cancer survivors and advocates, as well as any one with an interest in the most current cancer research. The ICRP allows users to find information about actively funded research in one central, searchable database. Researchers can use the site to identify scientists doing similar work, as well as contracts for multidisciplinary research and collaborations. Moreover, the ICRP will be useful to cancer funding organizations and government/policy officials to enhance their awareness of the research funded by the CSO Partners, either to gauge the state of cancer science or set directions for future research efforts.”

Access ICRP at: http://www.cancerportfolio.org.

For more information, contact the UAMS Library Reference Desk at 501-686-8517 or libraryinformationdesk@uams.edu.

Sally Kasalko
Reference Librarian