PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP PARTICIPATION

中西部儿童癌症中心的主要目标是减少 儿童癌症的发病率和死亡率。这一点是可以接近的 通过：1)提供尽可能好的病人护理(诊断和 治疗)；2)对医疗和非医疗团体进行关于 不同儿童的类型、治疗和护理的可得性 癌症；3)临床和实验室研究。该中心的调查人员 癌症中心包括儿科肿瘤学、外科、骨科- 儿科外科，神经外科，放射学，放射治疗，病理学， 神经学、心理学和护理学。所有新患者都将在一个 多学科肿瘤委员会。然后，这些儿童接受儿科治疗 肿瘤学组织(POG)或机构协议。对结果进行分析，并 定期报道。 中西部儿童癌症中心参与的目的 POG是：1)提高实现上述目标的概率 通过与其他机构合作设计和执行 临床方案；以及2)通过实验室调查评估 导致成功或失败的肿瘤生物学方面 心理治疗。儿科肿瘤相对罕见。POG由更多的 50多个成员机构。通过汇集资源、生物和 促进了对这些罕见肿瘤的治疗研究。类似 合作可以更快地开发新药。此外, 参与共同的环境促进信息的传播 机构和调查人员之间的关系。如果所有患有癌症的儿童 接受尽可能好的护理，发病率和死亡率将降至最低。

The primary objective of the Midwest Children's Cancer Center is to reduce the incidence of and mortality from childhood cancers. This is approached by: 1) providing the best possible patient care (diagnostic and therapeutic); 2) education of medical and non-medical groups as to the types of, treatments for, and availability of care for different childhood cancers; and 3) clinical and laboratory research. Investigators at the Cancer Center include specialists in pediatric oncology, surgery, ortho- pedic surgery, neurosurgery, radiology, radiation therapy, pathology, neurology, psychology and nursing. All new patients are discussed at a multidisciplinary Tumor Board. The children are then treated on Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) or institutional protocols. Results are analyzed and reported regularly. The purposes for the Midwest Children's Cancer Center's participation in POG are: 1) to enhance the probability of achieving the above objectives by collaboration with other institutions in the design and execution of clinical protocols; and 2) to evaluate, through laboratory investigations, aspects of tumor biology which result in successful or unsuccessful therapy. Pediatric tumors are relatively rare. The POG is composed of more than 50 member institutions. By pooling resources, biologic and therapeutic studies on these uncommon tumors are facilitated. Similar collaboration permits more rapid development of new drugs. In addition, participation in a common milieu promotes dissemination of information between institutions and investigators. If all children with cancer receive the best possible care, morbidity and mortality will be minimized.