The impact of a regionally based translational cancer research collaborative in Australia using the FAIT methodology.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee has waived the approval for this study and all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee waived the need of informed consent for this study. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding Program funding was provided by the Cancer Institute NSW and the University of Newcastle. The University of Newcastle, the Hunter Medical Research Institute and the Hunter New England Local Health District provided the infrastructure accommodating the researchers and clinicians who were members of the Hunter Cancer Research Alliance."