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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2009. Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and NCI Cooperative Groups: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12535.
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Suggested Citation:"Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2009. Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and NCI Cooperative Groups: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12535.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms AACR—American Association for Cancer Research ASCO—American Society of Clinical Oncology CALGB—Cancer and Acute Leukemia Group B CCOP—Community Clinical Oncology Program CMS—Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CRO—Contract Research Organization CTEP—Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program CTSU—Clinical Trials Support Unit DCTD—Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at the NCI ECOG—Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group EMERSE—Electronic Medical Record Search Engine ERISA—Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act FDA—Food and Drug Administration HCPCS—Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System HIPAA—Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act IND—Investigational New Drug IOM—Institute of Medicine IRB—Institutional Review Board 103

104 MULTI-CENTER PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS NCCTG—North Central Cancer Treatment Group NCI—National Cancer Institute NCPF—National Cancer Policy Forum NCRN—National Cancer Research Network NDA—New Drug Application NHS—National Health Service NSABP—National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project OHRP—Office for Human Research Protections PAIR—Patient Advocates in Research RTOG—Radiation Therapy Oncology Group SAE­ serious adverse event — SPORE—Specialized Programs of Research Excellence SWOG—Southwest Oncology Group VA—Department of Veterans Affairs

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The NCI-sponsored cooperative groups have made important contributions to improving treatment for many types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, colorectal, and childhood cancers. Cooperative group research has been instrumental in establishing innovative treatments that improve outcomes and quality of life. Despite these successes, the Cooperative Group Program has faced a number of challenges that threaten its effectiveness.

To address this problem, the National Cancer Policy Forum (NCPF) convened a workshop titled "Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trials and NCI Cooperative Groups" in Washington, DC, on July 1-2, 2008. The purpose of the workshop was to outline the challenges that the public clinical cancer research enterprise faces, and to identify possible solutions to these challenges.

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