The ACOSOG Experience
The ACOSOG Experience: Introduction Print Section Listen The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) was established primarily to evaluate the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. The…
The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Experience
The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Experience: Introduction Print Section Listen The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) has contributed a number of important research findings to the literature that are…
The German Experience: Primary Systemic Therapy with Cytotoxic Agents
The German Experience: Primary Systemic Therapy with Cytotoxic Agents: Introduction Print Section Listen The success of preoperative, neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced and inflammatory breast cancer, combined with emerging data…
Tissue Acquisition and Banking for Breast Cancer
Tissue Acquisition and Banking for Breast Cancer: Introduction Print Section Listen The promise of personalized therapies for breast cancer can only be fulfilled through tissue-based correlative science studies. Unfortunately, access…
The RTOG Experience
The RTOG Experience: Introduction Print Section Listen The RTOG Cooperative Group celebrated its 40-year anniversary this year. However, the present Working Group is much younger, established in 1994 to focus…
Systemic Staging and the Radiologic Work-Up of Abnormal Findings
Systemic Staging and the Radiologic Work-Up of Abnormal Findings: Introduction Print Section Listen Despite important therapeutic innovations within the past several years, the odds of patients with metastatic breast cancer…
Statistical Design and Analysis of Phase III Clinical Trials
Statistical Design and Analysis of Phase III Clinical Trials: Introduction Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to describe key aspects of the design and analysis of phase…
Funding for Clinical Trials
Funding for Clinical Trials: Introduction Print Section Listen Breast cancer investigators must contend with the critical issue of how to fund their trials, including what costs should be included in…
Protocol Components and Production
Protocol Components and Production: Introduction Print Section Listen Protocol development is a meticulous process that requires a team of professionals who are proficient in the performance of the tasks involved….
Study Conduct
Study Conduct: Introduction Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to define and describe the factors that an investigator needs to consider in conducting a multicenter, randomized clinical…
