Ctep.cancer.gov - SEO Checker

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79% 
Link structure
65% 
Server
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External factors
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SEO Score
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32.20 kB
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921
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11
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Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
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Media list

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/images/redesign/dctd_logo_54.pngNIH, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)
/images/redesign/ctep_ribbon.pngCancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
/images/redesign/mb_menu.pngMenu
/images/redesign/mb_contact.pngContact NExT
/images/redesign/mb_hideSearch.pngShow menu
/images/redesign/mb_search.pngSearch this site
/images/redesign/featured-ctep_iam_idME.jpgCTEP IAM and ID.me: Identity Proofing and Multi-Factor Authentication: Protecting Research Data Integrity. Learn more...
/images/redesign/featured-02.pngNCTN Overview: NCI transformed its longstanding Cooperative Group Program into the new NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Program.
/images/redesign/featured-etctn.jpgExperimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) Overview: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has formed partnerships in the pharmaceutical industry, with academic institutions, and with individual investigators for the early clinical evaluation of innovative cancer therapies. The ETCTN was created to evaluate these therapies using a coordinated, collaborative, and inclusive team-based approach to early phase experimental therapeutic clinical trials.
/images/redesign/prediatricMATCH.pngNCI-COG Pediatric MATCH (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice) is a phase 2 clinical trial for children and adolescents with advanced solid tumors – including non-Hodgkin lymphomas, brain tumors, and histiocytoses – that have not responded to treatment or have progressed on standard therapy.
/content/bios/mooney_thumb.jpgMeg Mooney, MD, MS

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Headings
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The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

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H2 CTEP BRANCHES
H2 CTEP ACTIVITIES
H2 CTEP RESOURCES
H3 About the Associate Director
H3 Research Spotlights
H3 Other CTEP-Related Initiatives
H3 CTEP Highlights
H3 CTEP Scientific Meetings
H3 Newsletters / Reports
H3 Featured Trials
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (47) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ctep.cancer.gov/Anchor Skip to Content
A-TITLE Skip to Content
https://ctep.cancer.gov/IMG-ALT Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
/about/contactUs.htmIMG-ALT Contact NExT
https://ctep.cancer.gov/Home
/sitemap.htmSitemap
/about/contactUs.htmContact CTEP
/default.htmText duplicate Home
/investigatorResources/default...Investigator Resources
/investigatorResources/NCI_CTE...NCI CTEP IAM User Access Update
/investigatorResources/corona_...Coronavirus Guidance
/investigatorResources/biomark...Biomarker Resources
/investigatorResources/career_...Career Development Opportunities
/investigatorResources/childho...Childhood Cancer Resources
/investigatorResources/cirb_st...CIRB/Study Participant Protections
/investigatorResources/docs/Co...New window Conflict of Interest Policy
/investigatorResources/funding...Funding Opportunities
/investigatorResources/investi...Investigator’s Handbook
/investigatorResources/radioph...Radiopharmaceutical Development Initiative
/investigatorResources/default...Registration and Credential Repository
/protocolDevelopment/default.htmProtocol Development
/protocolDevelopment/adverse_e...Adverse Events/CTCAE
/branches/pmb/agent_management...Agent/Drug Management
/protocolDevelopment/amendment...Amendments
/protocolDevelopment/ancillary...Ancillary/Correlative and Biomarker Studies
/protocolDevelopment/cde_data_...CDE/Data Policies/CDUS/DMU
/protocolDevelopment/informed_...Informed Consent
/protocolDevelopment/lois_conc...LOIs/Concepts
/protocolDevelopment/monitorin...Monitoring
/protocolDevelopment/OEWG.htmOEWG Information & Timeline Reports
/protocolDevelopment/ptmas.htmProject Team Member Applications
/protocolDevelopment/default.htmProtocol Development Tools
/industryCollaborations2/defau...Industry Collaborations
/industryCollaborations2/agree...CTEP Agreements and Agents
/industryCollaborations2/defau...Guidelines for Collaborations with Industry
/initiativesPrograms/default.htmInitiatives / Programs
/initiativesPrograms/etctn.htmExperimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN)
/initiativesPrograms/nctn.htmNational Clinical Trials Network (NCTN)
/initiativesPrograms/pep-ctn.htmPediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN)
/initiativesPrograms/project_t...NCI Drug Development Project Teams
https://nciformulary.cancer.gov/New window External Subdomain The NCI Formulary
/about/default.htmAbout CTEP
/about/contactUs.htmContact Us
/about/directions.htmMap & Directions
/about/default.htmMission
/about/org_chart.htmOrganization Chart
/about/staff_directory.htmNew window Staff Directory
/investigatorResources/NCI_CTE...IMG-ALT CTEP IAM and ID.me: Identity Proofing and Multi-Factor Authentication: Protecting Research Data Integrity. Learn more...
/initiativesPrograms/nctn.htmIMG-ALT NCTN Overview: NCI transformed its longstanding Cooperative Group Program into the new NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Program.
/initiativesPrograms/etctn.htmIMG-ALT Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN) Overview: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has formed partnerships in the pharmaceutical industr...
https://www.cancer.gov/about-c...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice) is a phase 2 clinical trial for children and adolescents with advanced solid tumors – includi...
https://ctep.cancer.gov/Anchor CTEP IAM Update
https://ctep.cancer.gov/Anchor NCTN
https://ctep.cancer.gov/Anchor ETCTN
https://ctep.cancer.gov/Anchor Pediatric MATCH
/branches/oad/default.htmOAD
/branches/oad/default.htmOffice of the Associate Director
/branches/cgcb/default.htmCGCB
/branches/cgcb/default.htmClinical Grants and Contracts Branch
/branches/cib/default.htmCIB
/branches/cib/default.htmClinical Investigations Branch
/branches/ctmb/default.htmCTMB
/branches/ctmb/default.htmClinical Trials Monitoring Branch
/branches/pio/default.htmCTOIB
/branches/pio/default.htmClinical Trials Operations and Informatics Branch
/branches/idb/default.htmIDB
/branches/idb/default.htmInvestigational Drug Branch
/branches/pmb/default.htmPMB
/branches/pmb/default.htmPharmaceutical Management Branch
/branches/rab/default.htmRAB
/branches/rab/default.htmRegulatory Affairs Branch
/investigatorResources/NCI_CTE...Text duplicate NCI CTEP IAM User Access Update
/investigatorResources/corona_...Text duplicate Coronavirus Guidance
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain NCI COVID-19 Research Initiatives
https://www.cancer.gov/contact...New window External Subdomain About the NCI COVID-19 in Cancer Patients Study (NCCAPS)
/initiativesPrograms/nctn.htmNCI’s National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN)
/initiativesPrograms/etctn.htmText duplicate Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ETCTN)
/branches/cgcb/blood_and_marro...Blood and Marrow Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN)
https://navigator.ctsu.org/New window External Subdomain NCTN Navigator
/investigatorResources/childho...Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC)
/initiativesPrograms/pep-ctn.htmPediatric Early Phase-Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN)
/MajorInitiatives/Pediatric_PI...Pediatric Preclinical in Vivo Testing (PIVOT) Program
https://nciformulary.cancer.gov/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate The NCI Formulary
/branches/pmb/agent_management...Agent Management
https://www.ctsu.org/Public/De...New window External Subdomain Cancer Trials Support Unit (CTSU)
https://www.ncicirb.org/New window External Subdomain Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB)
https://ctep.cancer.gov/forms/CTEP Forms, Templates and Documents
/industryCollaborations2/agree...CTEP-Sponsored Agents
/branches/pio/protocol_develop...Guidelines and Tools for Protocol Development and Review
/branches/pmb/drug_training_vi...Investigational Drug Accountability Training
/branches/ctmb/clinicalTrials/...NCI Audit Guidelines
https://pdmr.cancer.gov/New window External Subdomain NCI Patient-Derived Models Repository (PDMR)
https://nctn-data-archive.nci....New window External Subdomain NCTN/NCORP Data Archive
/investigatorResources/default...Text duplicate Registration and Credential Repository
/branches/pmb/referral_center.htmSpecial Exception (SPEX) and Treatment Referral Center (TRC)
/DirectorsMessage/default.htmAbout the Associate Director
/DirectorsMessage/default.htmMore…
/SpotlightOn/default.htmResearch Spotlights
/content/docs/Selected_CTEP_Ac...New window Selected CTEP Clinical Accomplishments – October 2024
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Immunotherapy Combination Most Effective as Initial Treatment for BRAF+ Melanoma
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Drug combination helps children with acute promyelocytic leukemia avoid conventional chemotherapy
https://governmentciomedia.com...New window External 50 Years of Cancer: Collaboration in Combating Childhood Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Seeing a Promising Future for Progress against Childhood Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain FDA Approval of Rylaze Will Address Drug Shortage for Childhood ALL
https://dctd.cancer.gov/NewsEv...New window External Subdomain Implementing Criteria to Expand Clinical Trial Eligibility — An Analysis of NCI Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)-Sponsored Protocols
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain For Kids with Medulloblastoma, Trial Suggests Radiation Can Be Tailored
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Nivolumab-Based Combinations Improve Survival in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain COVID-19 Vaccines May Be Less Effective in Some People with Cancer
https://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/ad...New window External Subdomain Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee: Strategic Planning Working Group Report, Nov. 4, 2020
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Brentuximab May Mean Less Radiation for Children, Teens with Hodgkin Lymphoma
https://governmentciomedia.com...New window External Healthcast Podcast Featuring Drs. Jim Doroshow and Meg Mooney – 50 Years of Cancer: The Road to Better Treatment and Diagnostics
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Blinatumomab Improves Survival in Children with Relapsed Leukemia
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Trial Tests Abemaciclib As New Option for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain Some Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer May Forgo Chemotherapy
/MajorInitiatives/default.htmOther CTEP-Related Initiatives
https://dctd.cancer.gov/NewsEv...New window External Subdomain NCI Announces Funding for Development of Standardized Electronic Treatment Plans for NCI-Supported Clinical Trials Applicable across Clinical Research Sites
https://www.cancer.gov/news-ev...New window External Subdomain NCTN/NCORP Data Archive: Expanding Access to Clinical Trial Data
/highlights/default.htmCTEP Highlights
/branches/ctmb/clinicalTrials/...New window 2023 NCTN Audit Guidelines
/branches/ctmb/clinicalTrials/...New window 2023 ETCTN Monitoring Guidelines
/investigatorResources/career_...Text duplicate Career Development Opportunities
/protocolDevelopment/electroni...CTCAE v6.0-Solicitation of Changes
/investigatorResources/funding...Text duplicate Funding Opportunities
/protocolDevelopment/docs/loi_...New window LOI Submission Form
/protocolDevelopment/informed_...NCI Informed Consent Template
/initiativesPrograms/nctn.htmText duplicate NCTN
/initiativesPrograms/etctn_inf...Updated ETCTN Guidelines
/protocolDevelopment/docs/Prot...New window Protocol Status Update Form
/MajorInitiatives/Early_Drug_D...Early Drug Development (EDD) Annual Meeting Schedule
/content/docs/NCTN_Group_Meeti...New window NCTN Group Meeting Schedule
https://dctd.cancer.gov/NewsEv...New window External Subdomain DCTD Newsletter – September 2021
/branches/pmb/pmb_newsroom/def...PMB Newsroom
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain A022102, Randomized Phase III Trial of mFOLFIRINOX +/- Nivolumab vs. FOLFOX +/- Nivolumab for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic HER2-Negative Gastroesophage...
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain EA3202, A Phase II/III Trial of Chemotherapy + Cetuximab vs Chemotherapy + Bevacizumab vs Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab Following Progression on Immune Checkpoi...
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain NRG-GU012, Randomized Phase II Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy (SABR) for Metastatic Unresected Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Receiving Immunotherapy (S...
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain S2209, A Phase III Randomized Trial for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma (NDMM) Patients Considered Frail or in a Subset of "Intermediate Fit" Comparing Upfr...
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain 10605, A Phase 1 Study of ZEN003694 (ZEN-3694) in Combination with Cetuximab and Encorafenib in Patients with Refractory BRAF V600E Metastatic Colorectal Can...
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain 10670, A Phase 1 Study of 5-Fluorouracil in Combination with Abemaciclib in Metastatic, Refractory CRC
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain 10620, A Phase 1b Trial of Teclistamab in Combination with Iberdomide for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
https://www.cancer.gov/researc...New window External Subdomain 10612, A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Daratumumab-Selinexor-Velcade-Dexamethasone (Dara-SVD) for High-Risk Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
/default.htmCTEP Home
/about/contactUs.htmText duplicate Contact CTEP
/sitemap.htmSite Map
https://www.cancer.gov/policie...New window External Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.cancer.gov/policie...New window External Subdomain Disclaimer Policy
https://www.cancer.gov/policie...New window External Subdomain FOIA
https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...New window External Subdomain HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
http://www.hhs.gov/External Subdomain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.nih.gov/External Subdomain National Institutes of Health
http://www.cancer.gov/External Subdomain National Cancer Institute
http://www.usa.gov/External Subdomain USA.gov
http://www.nih.gov/New window External Subdomain No Text
http://www.cancer.gov/New window External Subdomain No Text
http://dctd.cancer.gov/New window External Subdomain No Text

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The page response time of 0.77 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 12 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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CTEP66%Check
Cancer59%Check
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program51%Check
CTEP IAM50%Check
Program48%Check
Therapy48%Check
Cancer Treatment48%Check
Cancer Institute48%Check
National Cancer48%Check
Childhood Cancer47%Check

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