The RTOG is a multi-institutional cooperative organization. Was funded by the National Cancer Inetitute (NCI) in Philadelphia. Comprised of 250 of the major research institutions in US and in Canada. The Group provides an infrastructure for clinical investigators from the United States and Canada to seek more effective treatments for cancer. Radiation, surgical and medical oncologists, pathologists, laboratory scientists and diagnostic imaging specialists seek to expand knowledge of basic biology and clinical manifestations of cancer.
Originador(es): American College of Radiology, National Cancer Institute
Recurso adicionado em:
03/10/2002
Objetivo:
Objectives: To increase survival in leading types of cancer afflicting citizens of the United States by effective integration of local-regional therapy with ionizing radiation and/or resection, and systemic therapy with cytotoxic drugs and hormones. To evaluate new methods of delivery of radiation therapy and surgery (3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery) to improve local-regional control and survival. To decrease morbidity from cancer and its treatments by conserving structures and preserving functions by using careful integration of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
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