Cooperative Groups List High Priority Trials In Breast Cancer

From The Cancer Letter, Oct. 17, 2008:

A panel of breast cancer experts convened by the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups has identified 13 breast cancer clinical trials that it said should receive the highest priority for patient enrollment.

The coalition’s Scientific Leadership Council in Breast Cancer said the phase III trials it selected from more than 515 ongoing trials have the greatest potential to improve treatment and survival. The group urged physicians to discuss these trials with eligible patients. The coalition also said it hoped that patient advocacy groups and health insurers would help promote the trials and facilitate patient enrollment.

An executive summary of the report and fact sheets on the trials will be posted on the coalition’s website in the near future.

For the full story, click on The Cancer Letter Archive at left to download the Oct. 17 issue (subscription required).
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tags: clinical trials