About ECOG-ACRIN

The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group is a multidisciplinary, membership-based scientific organization that designs and conducts biomarker-driven cancer research involving adults who have or are at risk of developing cancer. The Group is dedicated to its stated purpose, which is to achieve research advances in all aspects of cancer care and thereby reduce the burden of cancer and improve the quality of life and survival in patients with cancer.

The ECOG-ACRIN Semi-Annual Group Meetings

Purpose:

• Present the latest in basic, clinical, and translational research by Group members in the areas of cancer prevention, imaging, diagnosis, and treatment studies

• Provide a forum for ECOG-ACRIN physicians, clinical research professionals, patient advocates, and other members to engage in academic inquiry, exchange information on therapeutic interventions, discuss the newest clinical agents, and facilitate and enhance progress in cancer clinical trials.

• Provide programs and educational sessions that enable healthcare professionals and patient advocates to better engage patients and the public in the clinical research process.

• Reinforce compliance with ECOG-ACRIN policies and procedures

• Provide non-CME educational workshops for research professionals