Table 3.

Expectations for Functional Global Intergroup Committees

Required participation by member groups in at least some intergroup trials

Required participation by groups in intergroup activities

Dues to support intergroup infrastructure and meetings

Attendance at meetings and conference calls

Regular face-to-face meetings, conference calls, and trial-specific workshops

Routine exchange of information about active and planned studies

Joint development of concepts for new trials

Development of joint trials as appropriate and feasible, ideally to include:

Single protocol with country-specific appendices

Common case report forms

Single data base

Development of complementary trials as appropriate and feasible

Routine engagement with industry as an intergroup

Individual-patient date meta-analyses as appropriate