RTOG Workshops for Translational Research

描述(申请人提供)：首届RTOG翻译研究计划研讨会于2001年2月在佛罗里达州坦帕举行。它得到了R13 CA90457-01的部分支持，获得了146分。这次会议产生了《美国临床肿瘤学杂志》(2001年10月)的增刊。它还实现了产生至少5个临床方案的工作组的目标。最后，在此后的每一次区域技术合作组织会议上都举办了额外的讲习班，每年两次，每次都有越来越多的人参加。 我们对这些研讨会有一个积极的时间表，并对每个研讨会提出一个立场文件、会议论文集或其他出版物的苛刻期望。预计研讨会还将培育新的工作组，并为RTOG带来新的临床和基础研究人员，以扩大TRP可用的专业知识基础，以协助其向RTOG成员提供科学支持的使命。 RTOG翻译研究计划(TRP)现在已经有四个研讨会，需要NCI的持续支持。我们现在申请支持这些每年两次的会议，因为我们证明了RTOG有能力在这一雄心勃勃的研讨会时间表上保持卓越，并证明了TRP安排高质量研讨会的能力。请拨资金的第一次讲习班将于2003年1月举行，每六个月举行一次。这项赠款申请是为将在2003-2007年五年内举办的今后十个讲习班提供部分支助。

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.