RTOG Workshops for Translational Research

简介（由申请人提供）：第一届RTOG转化研究计划研讨会于2001年2月在佛罗里达州坦帕市举行。它得到了R13 CA90457-01的部分支持，得分为146。这次会议的结果是《美国临床肿瘤学杂志》的增刊（2001年10月）。它也达到了它的目标，即产生至少5个临床方案的工作组。最后，在随后的每一次RTOG会议上都举办了额外的讲习班，每年两次，每次出席人数都有所增加。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The first RTOG Translational Research Program workshop was held in Tampa, Florida in February 2001. It was supported in part by R13 CA90457-01 and received a score of 146. This conference resulted in a supplement of the American Journal of Clinical Oncology (October 2001). It also met its goal of producing working groups that have produced at least 5 clinical protocols. Finally, additional workshops have been given at each subsequent RTOG meeting, twice a year, each time with increasing attendance. We have an aggressive schedule for these workshops, and a demanding expectation for each workshop to produce either a position paper, a conference proceedings volume, or other publication. Workshops are also expected to seed new working groups, and to bring new clinical and basic researchers to the RTOG in order to grow the base of expertise available to the TRP for aiding its mission of scientific support to the RTOG membership. The RTOG Translational Research Program (TRP) has now had four workshops, and have a need for continued NCI support. We are now applying for support for these twice-a-year meeting, having demonstrated the RTOG's ability to maintain excellence in this ambitious workshop schedule, and of the TRP for arranging workshops of high quality. The first workshop for which funding is requested will be held in January 2003 continuing every six months. This grant application is for partial support of the next ten workshops to be held over five years from 2003-2007.