SEER Training Modules
11/27/12 - The NCI is working on updating materials.
Acronyms for Study Groups
The following study groups are funded privately and by the Clinical Trials Cooperative Group Program of the National Cancer Institute for the purpose of providing the opportunity for cancer research by extramural investigators. The Cooperative Groups have been instrumental in the development of new standards of cancer patient management and in the development of sophisticated clinical investigation techniques:
| Acronym | Study Groups |
|---|---|
| AMLI | Acute Myelocytic Leukemia Intergroup |
| BCCA | British Columbia Cancer Agency |
| BTCG | Brain Tumor Cooperative Group |
| BTSG | Brain Tumor Study Group |
| CALGA | Cancer and Leukemia Group A |
| CALGB | Cancer and Leukemia Group B |
| CCSG | Children's Cancer Study Group |
| CCDEP | Central Clinical Drug Evaluation Program |
| COG | Central Oncology Group |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| GITSG | Gastrointestinal Study Group |
| GOG | Gynecologic Oncology Group |
| HNCP | Head and Neck Contracts Program |
| HTSG | Hepatic Tumor Study Group |
| INTERG | Intergroup (Other) |
| IRS | Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study |
| LCSG | Lung Cancer Study Group |
| MAOP | Mid-Atlantic Oncology Program |
| MARCPG | Mid-Atlantic Regional Co-Op Oncology Group |
| NABMTG | North American Bone Marrow Treatment Group |
| NBCG | National Bladder Cancer Group |
| NCCTG | North Central Cancer Treatment Group |
| NCOG | Northern California Oncology Group |
| NORCA | Nutrition Oncology Research Cooperative Association |
| NPCTG | National Prostatic Cancer Treatment Group |
| NSABP | National Surgery Adjuvant Project for Breast and Bowel Cancers |
| POA | Piedmont Oncology Association |
| POG | Pediatric Oncology Group |
| PVACCG | Pacific VA Cancer Chemotherapy Group |
| PVSG | Polycythemia Vera Study Group |
| RTOG | Radiation Therapy Oncology Group |
| SECSG | Southeastern Cancer Study Group |
| SWOG | Southwest Oncology Group |
| TPNG | Total Parenteral Nutrition Group |
| UORG | Urn-Oncology Research Group |
| VALG | V.A. Lung Group |
| VASOG | V.A. Surgical Oncology Group |
| VACG | V.A. Chemotherapy Group |
| WCCG | Western Cancer Chemotherapy Group |
| WCG | Weski Cancer Group |
| WTSG | Wilms' Tumor Study Group |
