Progress Report Ethics submission requirements
- Single site study: The Sponsor or Principal Investigator (or delegate) should submit the Peter Mac Single Site Progress Report Form. This report is required to be submitted if a project has been provided ethics and governance approval to run at Peter Mac as a single site study. Both the ethics and governance reporting requirements are satisfied by the submission of one progress report.
- Multi-site study: The Sponsor or Coordinating Principal Investigator (or delegate), should submit the Multi-Site Progress Report - Project Form. This report is required to be submitted if a project has been provided ethical approval for multiple sites. The report should include details about all participating sites approved by the Peter Mac Ethics Committee.
Procedure for submitting your progress report
- The Investigator will be sent a reminder with a link to the progress report prior to the due date. The due date is the anniversary month of the ethical approval.
- Progress Reports may be submitted via ERM (Ethics Review Manager) or via email to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Please include the Peter Mac project number and the term ‘Progress Report’ in the subject line of the email. - The progress report must be signed by the Sponsor or Coordinating Principal Investigator (or delegate) for multi-site studies or the Sponsor or Principal Investigator (or delegate) for single site studies.
- Failure to submit the report within 30 working days of the ethical approval anniversary month may result in the suspension of the project by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Ethics Committee.
These items will be acknowledged.
Note: All projects provided ethical approval by the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Ethics Committee no longer have an expiry date. Continued project ethical approval depends on timely submission of the next Progress Report.