RTOG Workshops for Translational Research

描述（由申请人提供）：第一次RTOG转化研究计划研讨会于2001年2月在佛罗里达的坦帕举行。 它得到了R13 CA 90457 -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（2001年10月）的增刊。 它还实现了其目标，即建立至少制定了5项临床协议的工作组。 最后，在随后的每一次研究与技术转让小组会议上，每年举办两次额外的讲习班，每次的出席人数都有所增加。 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苛刻的期望，以产生一个立场文件，会议记录卷，或其他出版物。 讲习班还将为新的工作组提供种子，并为RTOG带来新的临床和基础研究人员，以扩大TRP的专业知识基础，帮助其履行向RTOG成员提供科学支持的使命。 RTOG转化研究计划（TRP）现在已经举办了四次研讨会，并需要NCI的持续支持。 我们现正申请支持这些每年两次的会议，因为我们已证明研究及技术组织小组有能力在这个雄心勃勃的工作坊时间表上保持卓越，而跨国研究计划亦有能力安排高质素的工作坊。 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2003-2007年五年内举办的下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.