The Importance of IR involvement with the Cooperative Research Groups

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The Importance of IR involvement with the
Cooperative Research Groups

• Gordon McLennan, MD FSIR
• Indiana University

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Why the Cooperative Groups?

• Why do you Rob Banks?
• Because thats where the money is. . .
• Or is it?

Willie Sutton
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The Cooperative Group Program

• Established in 1955 to promote chemotherapy trials

• Clinical Trials Cooperative Groups
• American College of Radiology Imaging Network
  http//www.acrin.org
• American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
  http//www.acosog.org
• Cancer and Leukemia Group B http//www.calgb.org
  
• Childrens Oncology Group http//www.childrenson
  cologygroup.org
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
  http//www.ecog.org
• European Organisation for Research and Treatment
  of Cancer http//www.eortc.be/default.htm  

• Gynecologic Oncology Group http//www.gog.org
• National Cancer Institute of Canada, Clinical
  Trials Group http//www.ctg.queensu.ca
• National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel
  Project http//www.nsabp.pitt.edu
• North Central Cancer Treatment Group
  http//ncctg.mayo.edu
• Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
  http//www.rtog.org
• Southwest Oncology Group http//www.swog.org

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Outline

• Why participate?
• Acheivements of Cooperative groups
• Acheivements of IR
• Image guidance in the future of oncology
  treatment
• Special skills of IR
• Why there is synergy

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