FAQs

What is Oncocentric for?

Oncocentric is a freely accessible online resource for practicing oncologists. The Oncocentric portal is a one-stop-shop website that provides integrated access to many of the important sources of information doctors rely on to make the right medical decisions for their patients. At Oncocentric, doctors can find information about the latest therapies, molecular diagnostics, helpful information about drug reimbursement, online content for continuing medical education and much more. Future features that help a doctor save time and get information more quickly are continually being developed for incorporation into Oncocentric.

Who is MedTrust Online?

MedTrust Online was formed in 2007 by leaders of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) in Phoenix, Arizona. TGen was founded to accelerate the benefits of discoveries in the molecular basis of disease for the treatment of patients suffering from those diseases. MedTrust Online was spun off from TGen to provide a way to solve the “last-mile” problem of getting useful molecular information distributed widely into the hands of practicing physicians.

MedTrust Online has formed a team of experts in Oncology, information technology, computational biology, pharmaceutical drug development, and personalized medicine. Our goal is to provide the best knowledge possible for physicians to practice a more precise medicine for their patients.

Who are your Oncology experts and what is their relationship with MedTrust Online?

Our OncoAssist Advisory Board consists of internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields. The Advisors share a common vision of using Web based platforms such as Oncocentric to more effectively communicate clinically relevant information to oncologists in a time frame that is useful in more efficiently delivering the most advanced care to their patients.

MedTrust offers unparalleled access to our experts for discussions in response to your questions.

In a paradigm of delivering precision therapies based on individual patient genetic signatures, the integration of data and experience into actionable clinical protocol will be the new standard.

What is the Oncocentric Portal?

The Oncocentric portal is a network service that brings together content from diverse resources accessed via a web browser. For users, a portal is a common point of access where searching can be carried out across one or more resources and unified results can be viewed. Answers from experts and colleagues to your case questions and access to twelve oncology specific databases including FDA approved compounds, molecular diagnostics, clinical trials, CME and much more can be accessed with one click.

Is there any cost to Join?

No. Oncocentric is a FREE portal for oncology professionals.

How is Oncocentric supported if access is FREE?

MedTrust Online produces the Oncocentric Portal to make clinically useful knowledge available for oncologists. MedTrust Online sells balanced marketing services to pharmaceutical companies, molecular diagnostic providers, research institutions, and other entities that market their products or services to healthcare professionals. These marketing services include online advertisements, web design and production of pages within Oncocentric, and market research services that help customers better understand the unmet clinical needs in oncology today.

How will MedTrust Online use my personal information?

MedTrust Online does not sell or distribute any personally identifiable information about our users to third party companies. Your identity is safe with us. If you choose to, our customers may request your participation in surveys, focus groups, and other one-on-one interactions. For these situations, your identity will only be revealed upon confirmation by you and interest in participating in activities with our customers. To find out more about our Privacy Policy please click here.

How do you verify that users are oncology healthcare professionals?

MedTrust Online has multiple data sources to verify that the users in our community are certified healthcare personnel. We also have multiple on-line as well as off-line procedures to ensure the integrity of our community.

What Are "selected readings" And "clinical vignettes"?

Within the forum there are headings titled- 'Selected Readings' and 'Clinical Vignettes'. Our MedTrust Advisory Board of world-renowned experts contributes their knowledge on a regular basis. Monthly updated recommended papers from the MedTrust Advisory Board is called 'Selected readings' as well as Reports of interesting presentations, interventions, and outcomes can be found under 'Clinical Vignettes'. As data accrues this will be a highly valuable repository.