Self Instructional Manual for Cancer Registrars - SEER - National ...
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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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