Preferred Label : Contract Research Organization;
NCIt related terms : CRO; Contract Research Organization (CRO);
NCIt definition : A commercial organization contracted by a client to perform one or more research-related
functions.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A company hired by another company or research center to take over certain
parts of running a clinical trial. The company may design, manage, and monitor the
trial, and analyze the results.; CDISC-GLOSS: A person or an organization (commercial, academic, or other) contracted
by the sponsor to perform one or more of a sponsor's trial-related duties and functions.
[ICH E6 Glossary]; MRCT-Ctr: A group that is paid by the study sponsor to support research studies. (https://mrctcenter.org/glossaryterm/contract-research-organization-cro/);
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000635303; CDR0000635304;
Origin ID : C54148;
UMLS CUI : C1707500;
Semantic type(s)
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