COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP PROGRAM

哥伦比亚大学被录取为试用期会员 1994年5月举行的SWOG会议。我们的第一个谦虚(25,000)的具体目标 美元)赠款是为了建设参与SWOG的基础设施-- 聘用和培训CRA和研究护士，为医生提供旅行 调查人员将参与SWOG，并招募附属公司 社区癌症中心。这在很大程度上已经完成。 新的西南肿瘤学集团机构补助金的目标是 以下内容：1.开发和试验治疗癌症的有前景的策略 最终在哥伦比亚大学进行更大规模的临床试验 西南肿瘤科集团。2.参加SWOG二期和三期 研究以确定更有效的预防、诊断和治疗 治疗癌症的策略。3.支持基础设施 协调多模式SWOG临床研究计划。4.加强 少数群体参与SWOG试验。 我们打算进一步发展哥伦比亚大学的领导作用 SWOG的教员，让患者参与SWOG研究，并增加 我们关联公司的应计利润。这将通过增加 CRA和研究护士FTE以及哥伦比亚大学教职员工的旅行支持， SWOG会议的附属调查人员和CRA。基于大量的 实验室实力，我们打算整合哥伦比亚实验室 作为SWOG临床研究的核心支持的资源。

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.