Studies Ineligible for BIQSFP Funding:
- Studies that do not meet the definitions for eligible trials [e.g., phase 1 concepts, small (<100 patients) randomized & all non-randomized phase 2 concepts, studies involving toxicity screens on animals].
- Studies that are still within the discovery phase or pre-clinical development stage focusing on assay development.
- Studies that can be conducted in the future on stored specimens (retrospective studies), except if the results are critical to the stated primary or secondary objectives of the trial.
- Studies eligible for DCP Cancer Credits.
- Cohort studies, screening studies, or longitudinal observational studies.
- Studies that include assays, tests, or tools that are standard of care and normally reimbursed by third-party payers.
