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ACRONYMS FOR STUDY GROUPS<br />

The following study groups are funded privately and by the Clinical Trials Cooperative Group<br />

Program of the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute <strong>for</strong> the purpose of providing the opportunity <strong>for</strong> cancer<br />

research by extramural investigators. The Cooperative Groups have been instrumental in the<br />

development of new standards of cancer patient management and in the development of<br />

sophisticated clinical investigation techniques:<br />

BCCA<br />

British Columbia <strong>Cancer</strong> Agency<br />

BTCG Brain Tumor Cooperative Group<br />

BTSG<br />

Brain Tumor Study Group<br />

CALGA<br />

<strong>Cancer</strong> and Leukemia Group A<br />

CALGB<br />

<strong>Cancer</strong> and Leukemia Group B<br />

CCSG<br />

Children's <strong>Cancer</strong> Study Group<br />

CCDEP Central Clinical Drug Evaluation Program<br />

COG Central Ontology Group<br />

ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group<br />

GITSG Gastrointestinal Study Group<br />

GOG<br />

Gynecologic Oncology Group<br />

HNCP<br />

Head and Neck Contracts Program<br />

HTSG<br />

Hepatic Tumor Study Group<br />

AMLI<br />

Acute Myelocytic Leukemia Intergroup<br />

INTERG Intergroup (Other)<br />

IRS Intergroup Rhabdomyosareoma Study<br />

LCSG<br />

Lung <strong>Cancer</strong> Study Group<br />

MAOP Mid-Atlantic Ontology Program<br />

MARCOG Mid-Atlantic Regional Co-Op Ontology Group<br />

NABMTG North American Bone Marrow Treatment Group<br />

NBCG<br />

<strong>National</strong> Bladder <strong>Cancer</strong> Group<br />

NCCTG North Central <strong>Cancer</strong> Treatment Group<br />

NCOG Northern Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Ontology Group<br />

NORCA Nutrition Oncology Research Cooperative Association<br />

NPCTG <strong>National</strong> Prostatic <strong>Cancer</strong> Treatment Group<br />

NSABP <strong>National</strong> Surgery Adjuvant Project <strong>for</strong> Breast and Bowel <strong>Cancer</strong>s<br />

POA Piedmont Oncology Association<br />

POG<br />

Pediatric Oncology Group<br />

PVACCG Pacific VA <strong>Cancer</strong> Chemotherapy Group<br />

PVSG<br />

Polycythemia Vera Study Group<br />

RTOG Radiation Therapy Ontology Group<br />

SECSG Southeastern <strong>Cancer</strong> Study Group<br />

SWOG<br />

Southwest Oncology Group<br />

TPNG Total Parenteral Nutrition Group<br />

UORG Uro-Oncology Research Group<br />

VALG<br />

V.A. Lung Group<br />

VASOG<br />

V.A. Surgical Oncology Group<br />

VACG V.A. Chemotherapy Group<br />

WCCG Western <strong>Cancer</strong> Chemotherapy Group<br />

WCG<br />

Weski <strong>Cancer</strong> Group<br />

WTSG<br />

Wilms' Tumor Study Group<br />

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