eTMF Vocabulary & NCI

[Eldin Rammell <eldin.rammell@rammell.com>]

Would OASIS please explain:

(1) why DRAFT TMF vocabulary has been submitted to NCI for adoption into the NCI Thesaurus BEFORE the vocabulary has completed its formal review and approval process. The acceptance and publishing of these terms by NCI gives the impression that these are final terms, making the 45-day public review process redundant;

(2) why CareLex is acknowledged by NCI as the source of these terms rather than OASIS;

(3) why CareLex is identified on the OASIS vocabulary spreadsheet rather than OASIS.

It appears that this is a CareLex taxonomy that has been submitted to NCI and released for public review rather than a draft OASIS vocabulary.

Regards,
Eldin Rammell,
Managing Director, Rammell Consulting Ltd.