Fundamentals of Conducting Cooperative Group Trials Through the National Clinical Trials Network

Rebecca A Snyder; Matthew H G Katz

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2022.07.002

Fundamentals of Conducting Cooperative Group Trials Through the National Clinical Trials Network

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2023 Jan;32(1):1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.07.002. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

Authors

Rebecca A Snyder¹, Matthew H G Katz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Surgical Oncology Suite 4S-24, Greenville, NC 27834, USA.
² Department of Surgical Oncology, Unit 1484, The University of Texas at MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36410910
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.07.002

Abstract

This review discusses the benefits of performing multidisciplinary trials through the cooperative group mechanism, outlines the process from trial concept to activation, and discusses opportunities for surgeons to become involved in cancer cooperative trials.

Keywords: Clinical trials; Cooperative groups; National Clinical Trials Network; Surgical oncology.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cooperative Behavior
Humans
Neoplasms* / therapy