The Effect of Positive SWOG Treatment Trials on Survival of Patients With Cancer in the US Population.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recently, tremendous prominence has been given to the investigation of the effect of different research processes as part of the Cancer Moonshot. More than half a century ago, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) established a network of publicly funded cancer cooperative research groups to systematically evaluate new treatments for efficacy and safety.

Objective

To examine the extent to which positive NCI-sponsored cancer treatment trials have benefited patients with cancer in the US population.

Design, setting, and participants

This investigation used study data from SWOG, an NCI-sponsored network cooperative research group. All treatment trials during SWOG's 60-year history (1956-2016) were identified for which the new, experimental therapy provided a sta

SUBMITTER: Unger JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710507 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature