Our Mission
The PCCTC’s distinguished investigators work together on a single mission: to design, implement, and complete hypothesis-driven prostate cancer studies, translating scientific discoveries to improved standards of care. We offer contract research organization (CRO) services and leverage academic consortium engagement to carry out this mission, ensuring efficient study selection, reporting, site management, clinical operations, and data analyses.
Our History
The PCCTC was initiated in 2005 by the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) in response to critically unmet needs in prostate cancer clinical research identified by physician investigators and patient advocates. To fulfill our mission, we developed a unique infrastructure which has fostered a culture of transparent project co-development between investigators, research sites, and industry partners. Established as an independent entity in 2014, the PCCTC, LLC is now the nation’s premier multicenter contract research organization (CRO) and academic clinical consortium specializing in cutting-edge prostate cancer research. Through the collaborative nature and intellectual synergy of our leadership, the PCCTC remains poised to make a significant impact on the lives of patients by keeping the pipeline primed with the most promising novel therapies and validated biomarkers
PCCTC investigator-led studies represent >22% of active early-phase prostate cancer clinical trials in the US.
The PCCTC has contributed to the advancement of 27 therapeutic candidates to phase 3 study, nine of which are fully approved by the FDA.
PCCTC research has resulted in the publication of over 500 abstracts and 190 academic papers.
Over 16,200 participants have been enrolled onto 305 PCCTC studies.
Our Leadership
Management Team
Jake Vinson
CEO
Rebecca Green
Director of Clinical Strategy and Operations
Howard I. Scher, MD
Scientific Oversight Committee Chair Emeritus
Michelle Karlin
Director of Business Development and Operations
Michael J. Morris, MD
Scientific Oversight Committee Chair
Joy Allen, PhD
Director of Clinical Data Management
Sarah Wise
Senior Director of Research Operations
Charles J. Ryan, MD
Medical Director
Travis Gerke, ScD
Director of Clinical Data Science
Scientific Oversight Committee
Michael J. Morris, MD (Chair), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD, Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center
Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc, Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Channing Paller, MD, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Alexandra Sokolova, MD, Oregon Health and Science University
Knight Cancer Institute
Rahul Aggarwal, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Russell Szmulewitz, MD, University of Chicago
Emmanuel Antonarakis, MD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Heather Cheng, MD, PhD, University of Washington Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center
Glenn Liu, MD, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Frank Cackowski, MD, PhD, Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Scott Tagawa, MD, MS, Weill Cornell Medical College & Columbia University
Our Participating Clinical Research Sites
Over 200 clinical research sites—academic medical centers, community hospitals, and research institutions—collaborate on PCCTC studies.
Current list available upon request.
US
Arizona Urology Specialists
Atrium Health
Baptist Clinical Research Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Boca Raton Hospital
California Research Institute
Carolina Urologic Research Center
Chesapeake Urology Research Associates
Christiana Care Health Services, Inc
City of Hope
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Columbia University
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dayton Physician's Network
Delnor Cancer Center
Doylestown Health
Duke Cancer Institute
Durham VA Medical Center
Easton Hospital
Florida Urology Partners
Fox Chase Cancer Center - Temple Health
Hematology & Oncology Associates of the Treasure Cost
Houston Methodist Research Institute
Howard University
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Karmanos Cancer Institute
Kishwaukee Cancer Center
Lahey Clinic
Lifespan Health - Brown University
Mayo Clinic – Arizona
Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville
Mayo Clinic – Rochester
MD Anderson / Banner Health
MD Anderson / Cooper Health
Medical University of South Carolina
INTERNATIONAL
A Beneficiência Portuguesa de São Paulo (Brazil)
Alfred Health (Australia)
Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Center (Canada)
Australian Prostate Centre (Australia)
Australian Urology Associates (Australia)
BC Cancer Agency (Canada)
Beacon Hospital (Ireland)
Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis (The Netherlands)
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (Canada)
Centro de Paulista de Oncologia (Brazil)
Centro de Pesquisa em Oncologia (Brazil)
Centro de Pesquisa São Lucas (PUCRS) (Brazil)
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse (Australia)
CHU de Québec-Université Laval (Canada)
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Consorci Hospitalari Provincial de Castelló (Spain)
Cross Cancer Institute (Canada)
Deventer Ziekenhuis (The Netherlands)
Eastern Health (Australia)
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) (Switzerland)
Epworth Healthcare (Australia)
Erasmus Medical Center (The Netherlands)
Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta (Nigeria)
Franciscus Gasthuis (The Netherlands)
Fundación Instituto Valenciano De Oncología (Spain)
Groote Schuur Hospital (South Africa)
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital 12 de Octubre (Spain)
Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa (Brazil)
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Spain)
Hospital Clinico San Carlos (Spain)
Hospital Das Clínicas Da Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais (HC-UFMG) (Brazil)
Hospital de Amor de Barretos (Brazil)
Hospital del Mar (Spain)
Hospital Erasto Gaertner (Brazil)
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (Brazil)
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memphis VA Medical Center
Midlantic Urology
Millennium Oncologists
Moffitt Cancer Center
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center - Miami
Nebraska Cancer Specialists
Nevada Cancer Research Foundation (SNCRF)
New Jersey Urology / Summit Health
New Mexico Oncology & Hematology Consultants
New York University
NewYork–Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
NorthShore University Health System
Northwestern Medicine Warrenville & Delnor
Ochsner Health
Ohio State University
Oncology & Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia
Oregon Health & Sciences University Knight Cancer Institute
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Reading Health System
Rhode Island Hospital
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Northwestern University
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rush University Medical Center
Rutgers University Cancer Institute of New Jersey
San Bernadino Urological Associates
SUNY Buffalo
Tennessee Cancer Specialists
The University of Chicago
Thomas Jefferson University - Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Tulane University
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Hospital Moinhos de Vento (Brazil)
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (Spain)
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Spain)
Hospital Universitario La Princesa (Spain)
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet (Zaragoza) (Spain)
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (Spain)
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria (Spain)
Hospital University Virgen del Rocio (Spain)
Hunting-St. Antonius (Netherlands)
IMIP Andrea Lopes (Brazil)
Institut Catalá d’Oncologia Badalona (Spain)
Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer (Brazil)
Instituto Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil)
Instituto do Câncer e Transplante (Brazil)
Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (Spain)
Isala Ziekenhuis (The Netherlands)
Jewish General Hospital (Canada)
Juravinski Cancer Centre (Canada)
Kantonsspital Grabünden (Switzerland)
Kantonsspital St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (Nigeria)
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Lister Hospital (UK)
Maasstad Ziekenhuis (The Netherlands)
Macquarie University Hospital (Australia)
MC Haaglanden (The Netherlands)
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (UK)
Nederlands Kanker Instituut / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis (The Netherlands)
Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep (NWZ) Alkmaar (The Netherlands)
Northern Health (Australia)
Onkozentrum Zürich (Switzerland)
Örebro University Hospital (Sweden)
Oslo University Hospital (Norway)
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre (Canada)
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Australia)
Princess Alexandra Hospital (Australia)
Princess Margaret Cancer Center (Canada)
Prostate Cancer Centre (Canada)
University of Alabama-Birmingham
University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
University of Cincinnati
University of Florida
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina
University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center
University of Rochester Medical Center
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington - Fred Hutch Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin - Carbone Cancer Center
Urology San Antonio - USA Clinical Trials
VA of Western New York Healthcare System
Virginia Cancer Specialists
Virginia Oncology Associates
Warrenville Cancer Center
Washington University in St. Louis
Weill Cornell Medical Center
William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
Winship Cancer Institute Emory University
XCancer Network
Yale University
Redland Hospital (Australia)
Rosebank Oncology (South Africa)
Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital (Australia)
Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias, SESPA (Spain)
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Skåne University Hospital (Sweden)
Sligo University Hospital (Ireland)
Sociedade Campineira de Educação e Instrução (SCEI) (Brazil)
South Tyneside District Hospital (UK)
St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney (Australia)
St. Vincent’s University Hospital (Ireland)
Steve Biko Academic Hospital (South Africa)
Stichting Amphia (The Netherlands)
Stichting Ziekenhuisgroep Twente (ZGT) (The Netherlands)
Sunderland Royal Hospital (UK)
Tacchini Hospital (Brazil)
Tallaght University Hospital (Ireland)
Ter Gooi Ziekenhuis (The Netherlands)
The Canberra Hospital (Australia)
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
The University of the West Indies – Cave Hill Campus (Barbados)
The University Of the West Indies – Mona Campus (Jamaica)
Umeå University Hospital (Sweden)
Universitätsspital Basel (Switzerland)
Universitätsspital Zürich (Switzerland)
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UK)
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (Nigeria)
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (Nigeria)
University of Nairobi (Kenya)
Vall D'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia (VHIO) (Spain)
Velindre Cancer Centre (UK)
Westmead Hospital (Australia)