COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP PROGRAM

哥伦比亚大学被接纳为 1994年5月SWOG会议。 我们第一个温和的具体目标（25，000 美元）的赠款是为了建立SWOG参与的基础设施-- 雇用和培训CRA和研究护士，为医生提供旅行 调查人员参与SWOG，并招募附属机构 社区癌症中心 这一目标已基本实现。 新的西南肿瘤组机构补助金的目标是 以下几点：1.制定和试行有希望的癌症战略 在哥伦比亚进行更大规模的临床试验， 西南肿瘤集团2.参加SWOG第二和第三阶段 研究以确定更有效的预防、诊断和治疗 癌症的策略。3.为了支持基础设施， 协调的多模态SWOG临床研究计划。4.加强 少数群体参与SWOG试验。 我们打算进一步发挥哥伦比亚大学的领导作用 教师在SWOG，以增加病人的SWOG研究，并增加 我们的子公司的应计利润。 这将通过增加 CRA和研究护士FTE，并支持哥伦比亚教师的旅行， 参加SWOG会议的研究者和CRA。 基于大量 实验室实力，我们打算整合哥伦比亚实验室 资源作为SWOG临床研究的核心支持。

The Columbia University was accepted for probationary membership at the May 1994 SWOG meeting. The specific aims of our first modest (25,000 dollars) grant was to build the infrastructure for SWOG participation-- hire and train CRAs and research nurses, provide travel for physician investigators to become involved in SWOG, and recruit affiliated community cancer centers. This has largely been accomplished. Objectives for the new Southwest Oncology Group Institutional Grant are the following: 1. To develop and pilot promising strategies for cancer at Columbia for eventual evaluation in larger clinical trials in the Southwest Oncology Croup. 2. To participate in SWOG phase II and III studies to identify more effective prevention, diagnostic and treatment strategies for cancer. 3. To support the infrastructure for an coordinated multimodality SWOG clinical research program. 4. To enhance participation by minority groups in SWOG trials. We intend to further develop leadership roles of Columbia University faculty in SWOG, to accrue patients to SWOG studies, and to increase accrual of our affiliates. This will be facilitated by increasing the CRA and research nurse FTEs and support for travel of Columbia faculty, affiliate investigators and CRAs to SWOG meetings. Based on substantial laboratory strength, we intend to integrate Columbia laboratory resources as core support for SWOG clinical studies.