Castine Clerkin, MS, CTR
Castine Clerkin is the Program Manager for NAACCR’s Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS). In this role she oversees all aspects of the project, from review of VPR-CLS requests to workgroup calls to system development and enhancement.
Posts by Castine Clerkin, MS, CTR
Registries
New VPR Registries and Initiatives
We are excited to announce that Minnesota has joined the Virtual Pooled Registry (VPR) initiative and is currently performing their…
Registries
VPR Year in Review
The Virtual Pooled Registry (VPR) is primed to start a new year of linkages, but we would be remiss to…
Registries
It Takes a Village: The Collaborative Review Process That Makes VPR Linkages Possible
Since its official launch in 2022, NAACCR’s Virtual Pooled Registry (VPR) has been used in more than 30 minimal risk…
Registries
VPR in the News
The VPR continues to facilitate linkages between existing study cohorts and high-quality registry data for ascertaining cancer outcomes among study…
Registries
VPR: Leveraging Registry Data for World Trade Center Studies
Since inviting the next round of investigators to utilize NAACCR’s Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR-CLS), six studies have…
Registries
VPR: Facilitating Primary and Secondary Sharing of Cancer Registry Data
Cancer registries participating in the Virtual Pooled Registry Cancer Linkage System (VPR) routinely release cancer information for inclusion in and…
Association
Interest in VPR Linkages Continues to Increase
In October, I had the opportunity to present at the annual NCI Cohort Consortium Meeting. Many studies in the Consortium…
Association
Updates on the Virtual Pooled Registry for 2023
Here are some of the noteworthy highlights from VPR. I’m so excited to share the below updates on the Virtual…
Association
Virtual Pooled Registry Update for Fall 2022
This quarter’s VPR update focuses on the successful implementation and use of the Central IRB. Last year NCI contracted with…