Table 1.
Length of Experience With PROs in Cancer Clinical Trials Cooperative Groups
| Cancer Clinical Trials Cooperative Group | Acronym | Year of Group's Inception | Year of PRO Committee Inception | No. of Years the Group Has Been Conducting PRO Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American College of Surgeons Oncology Group | ACOSOG | 1998 | 1998 | 8 |
| American College of Radiology Imaging Network | ACRIN | 1999 | 1999 | 7 |
| Cancer and Leukemia Group B | CALGB | 1956 | 1976 | 30 |
| Children's Oncology Group* | COG | 2000 | 2000 | 6 |
| Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group | ECOG | 1955 | 1989 | 17 |
| European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer | EORTC | 1962 | 1981 | 25 |
| Gynecologic Oncology Group | GOG | 1970 | 1991 | 15 |
| North Central Clinical Trials Group | NCCTG | 1981 | 1999 | 7 |
| National Cancer Institute of Canada | NCIC | 1980 | 1986 | 20 |
| National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project | NSABP | 1957 | 1992 | 14 |
| Radiation Therapy Oncology Group | RTOG | 1968 | 1989 | 17 |
| Southwest Oncology Group | SWOG | 1956 | 1989 | 17 |
Abbreviation: PRO, patient-related outcomes.
*
The Children's Oncology Group was formed through a merger of the Children's Cancer Study Group, Pediatric Oncology Group, Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group, and the National Wilms' Tumor Study Group. Although some of the legacy groups had been in existence for many years, we report here only on the currently active Children's Oncology Group.