This varies with each cooperative group, but the NCI requires review of at least several studies involving investigational drugs, and studies representing a cross-section of protocols on which the site has enrolled patients. In the CALGB, an effort is also made to include at least one patient entered by each participating physician at the site, and to include some studies involving complex treatments such as for acute leukemia and combined-modality treatment.
Question: Is there any source of information regarding audit preparation? Each cooperative group maintains a set of policies regarding how audits are conducted, all in accordance with the NCI Audit Guidelines. Other groups have similar training sessions for both group members to be audited and those who will be conducting an audit. Depending on the size of the audit team, a room should be reserved that is large enough for the team and the local staff.
At a few CALGB audits, only a desk and chair in an office have been set aside for a team of six people, which is obviously insufficient. A CRA experienced with both the case report forms and the local medical records should be immediately available to assist in finding items to be reviewed and answering questions the auditors may have. Some cooperative groups do not want any local staff on hand during an audit, but at CALGB audits, a local staff person is required to stay with the audit team all day.
A senior physician should also make time available for the exit interview at the end of the audit. The CALGB auditors have found that contemporaneous updating of such IRB documents with chronological filing in specific loose-leaf binders allows one to be certain that all such items are easy to locate for both local staff and auditors and that nothing is missing.
Not only will the studies listed on the Audit Patient List be reviewed for compliance with IRB requirements, but in some groups including CALGB , several unannounced closed studies are also audited for continued fulfillment of IRB review requirements.
Review of the details of a sample of the local consent forms is required by the NCI. A minimum of three forms must be reviewed, but most sites have a sufficiently large patient accrual so that twice this number are reviewed. Some groups require that the signed consent form be submitted to the group headquarters for review during patient registration.
At that time, any deficiencies are identified for correction. Other groups depend on the audit process to monitor compliance with consent form contents.
It is worthwhile to check all local consent forms to be certain such items are not omitted. One error that occurs commonly is the failure to complete fill-in-the-blank items on a consent form. It is a simple task to be certain that these items are completed at the time a patient signs the original consent form. No patient should be registered until local staff members have verified that all such items have been completed.
Question: What will be reviewed at the pharmacy or other drug preparation site? Since , the NCI has required that cooperative group audits include a review of the handling of investigational drugs. The pharmacist should assemble all Drug Accountability Record Forms DARFs relevant to the audit and all invoices for all incoming and return shipments, and arrange them in chronological order for auditor review.
Someone familiar with the investigational drugs must be available on the day of the audit and plan on meeting with the audit team. In-stock investigational drug supplies should be checked to ensure that the containers are properly labeled as to drug and study, and that the amount of remaining stock corresponds to the figures on the DARF. The CALGB Pharmacy Committee has prepared a checklist Table 1 that can be a useful guide for pharmacists in making sure deficiencies are minimized prior to the actual audit.
One error seen repeatedly in audits is that excess drug supplies are kept well after they are needed i. The pharmacy staff should have a system in place whereby shelf stocks are assessed on a monthly or quarterly basis, at which time the return of unused drug supplies is accomplished.
Question: How should the local records be prepared for the patient case review? The work of the auditors is greatly facilitated if the important items regarding protocol compliance and patient management have color-coded adhesive tabs applied for ease of identification. For example, one color would indicate pre-enrollment and eligibility items, another color would indicate each treatment cycle and toxicity assessment, and still another color to represent the salient radiographic reports regarding response, etc.
Importantly, each tab must be identified. In some audits, the local staff members have appended such color-coded tabs, but nothing was identified. The local records thus have multiple colored tabs, but without identification, it is still difficult for the auditors to find particular items. Some institutions now have electronic medical records, and nothing on paper is available for review. In such cases, it is worthwhile to print the most important items for review e.
The site staff should then have a computer screen available for each auditor or team, with a local staff member sitting adjacent who is qualified to locate items in the system as they are needed. The auditors could then, for example, request the baseline set of blood test results, and they would be immediately brought up on the screen. The same process can be used to review electronic records of radiographs.
Computed tomography scans are now recorded on disc and not on film in most hospitals. Thus, relevant films or discs should be made available in such instances. Again, if electronic records are to be reviewed, a qualified local person must be available to assist with the process. When staff are preparing for an audit, asking questions of the cooperative group staff responsible for auditing is always encouraged.
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