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。 这是接近 1）提供最好的病人护理（诊断和 2）医疗和非医疗团体的教育， 不同儿童期的护理类型、治疗方法和可获得性 癌症; 3）临床和实验室研究。 的调查人员 癌症中心包括儿科肿瘤学，外科，骨科， 小儿外科，神经外科，放射学，放射治疗，病理学， 神经学、心理学和护理学。 所有新病人都在一个 多学科肿瘤委员会。 然后儿童接受儿科治疗 肿瘤组（POG）或机构方案。 结果进行了分析和 定期报告。 中西部儿童癌症中心参与 POG主要有：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; 2）通过实验室研究， 肿瘤生物学的各个方面， 疗法 小儿肿瘤相对罕见。POG由更多的 50多个会员机构。 通过集中资源，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，本发明还提供了一种方法， 参与共同环境促进信息传播 机构和调查人员之间的关系。 如果所有患癌症的孩子 得到尽可能好的护理，发病率和死亡率将降到最低。

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.