A Brief History
PBRNs began at Case Western Reserve University in 1992 with the initiation of the Research Association of Practices (RAP).
This work led to the establishment of a developing PBRN core facility at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) in 2004.
The PBRN Core Facility was approved and funded by the National Cancer Institute in 2007.
The National Institute of Health funded a PBRN Shared Resource in 2007 through the Cleveland Clinical & Translational Science Collaborative.
As a result of the NIH and NCI support, the Case CCC's PBRN core facility is nested within the CTSC PBRN Shared Resource.
