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Originality, benefits and difficulties of clinical research performed by cooperative groups: the experience of an Italian Lung Cancer Study Group

โœ Scribed by C. Gridelli; B. Daniele

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
75 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
1040-8428

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โœฆ Synopsis

In the past years, clinical research performed by cooperative groups achieved important results. The trials of adjuvant chemotherapy in breast and colorectal cancer or neoadjuvant treatment in osteosarcoma are cornerstones in the history of medical oncology and highlight the importance of research performed by cooperative groups. However, there are many difficulties for the functioning of cooperative groups: financial support, slow enrollment of patients in clinical trials, insurance related problems and quality control of clinical research. In the last few years, our group focused its interest on lung cancer, both small cell and non-small cell. The group is composed of experts from various disciplines in oncology. The clinical interest of the group has

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