Preferred Label : Children's Oncology Group;
NCIt synonyms : Children s Oncology Group;
NCIt related terms : COG;
CISMeF acronym : COG;
NCIt definition : An NCI-supported clinical cooperative group formed by the merger of the four national
pediatric cancer research organizations: the Children's Cancer Group, the Intergroup
Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group, the National Wilms Tumor Study Group, and the Pediatric
Oncology Group. The primary objective of the organization is to conduct clinical trials
of new therapies for childhood and adolescent cancer. COG develops and coordinates
clinical trials conducted at the 238 member institutions that include cancer centers
of all major universities and teaching hospitals throughout the U.S. and Canada, as
well as sites in Europe and Australia. COG members include over 5000 cancer researchers.;
Origin ID : C39353;
UMLS CUI : C1516477;
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