Table 2:
Examples of Research Groups Testing Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment Protocols
| Abbreviation | Full Name | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| AIEOP | Associazione Italiana Ematologia Oncologia Pediatrica | Italy |
| BFM | Berlin–Frankfurt–Münster study group | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| COG | Children's Oncology Groupa | Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, United States |
| DCOG | Dutch Childhood Oncology Group | The Netherlands |
| DFCI | Dana-Faber Cancer Institute consortium | United States |
| EORTC-CLG | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Children's Leukemia Group | France, Belgium, Portugal |
| NOPHO | NOPHO, Nordic Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden |
| PETHEMA | Programa de Estudio Tratamiento de las Hemopatías Malignas | Spain |
a
Formed in 2000 via merger of four predecessor organizations: Children's Cancer Group (CCG), the Pediatric Oncology Group (POG), the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRSG), and the National Wilms’ Tumor Study Group (NWTS).
Source: Kotecha et al, 2014.19