Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI) is a research organization focusing on therapies for patients which include drugs that are in development. With corporate headquarters in

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, United States, it conducts community-based clinical trials in

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, and other therapeutic areas. The current

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is Dee Anna Smith. SCRI accrued more than 2,500 patients to cancer trials in 2009, including more than 500 to Phase I investigational studies. Non-oncology trials accounted for nearly 1,500 additional patients for a total of almost 4,000. Its drug development program has conducted 400+ "first-in-human" trials. SCRI has been involved in the testing and development of about 10 drugs that have been approved since 1999.
/ref> SCRI employs over 350 people and was No. 4 on NashvillePost.com, NashvillePost magazine's 2010 list of the Best Employers in

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. In 2009 and 2010, SCRI was awarded a spot on Modern Healthcare's list of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

History

SCRI was formed in 2004 through a joint venture between Tennessee Oncology and HCA. The institute is named after the American comedian Sarah Cannon, more widely known by her stage name

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. Before helping form SCRI, Tennessee Oncology had conducted research on behalf of the Minnie Pearl Research Network since 1993. SCRI started a cardiovascular initiative in 2008. Currently, there are three strategic sites for cardiovascular research: Redmond Regional Medical Center in

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, Centennial Heart in

, and Osceola Regional Medical Center in

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. The Global Services division was created in 2010 to provide project management, clinical monitoring, data management,

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, safety, medical writing, quality assurance and data safety monitoring boards on a global platform.

Headquarters

SCRI's headquarters are in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Its multi-specialty division is based in

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. Sarah Cannon Research UK is headquartered in

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Other locations

SCRI works with 57 sites in 24 states and the United Kingdom. This includes six oncology strategic sites and 11 multi-specialty strategic sites. Oncology strategic sites include: * Tennessee Oncology,

* Florida Cancer Specialists,

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* Oncology Hematology Care,

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* Chattanooga Oncology and Hematology Associates,

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* South Carolina Oncology Associates,

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* Virginia Cancer Institute,

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* Hope Women's Cancer Center,

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* Sarah Cannon Cancer Center,

Multi-specialty strategic sites include: * Memphis Gastroenterology Group,

* Gastrointestinal Associates,

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* The Frist Clinic – Nashville Gastroenterology,

* Digestive Health Specialists,

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* Centennial Heart,

* Redmond Regional Hospital Harbin Clinic,

* SCRI Research Center,

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* The Jackson Clinic,

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* Gynecology & Obstetrics,

* The Women's Clinic, Ft. Collins, Colorado * Dermatology East,

References

External links

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