Richard Klausner – Cancer Informatics Essential Technologies for Clinical Trial

Cancer Informatics chronicles the development of the National Cancer Institute s new Cancer Informatics Infrastructure (CII) an information management system infrastructure designed to facilitate clinical trials, provide for reliable, secure information exchange and improve patient care. The text details the challenges involved in creating and managing such a knowledge base, including technologies, standards and current, state-of-the-art applications. The ultimate goal of CII is to function