RTOG

The RTOG Foundation (RTOG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving outcomes for cancer patients through the conduct of practice-changing clinical trials. RTOG collaborates with partners from industry and federally funded programs to support its research... RTOG is the successor to the NCI-funded Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group was organized in 1968 as national clinical cooperative group for the purpose of conducting multicenter radiation therapy research and clinical investigations. It was part of the NCI-funded cooperative group program from 1971 until 2014. During that time it activated over 500 protocols, accrued more than 110,000 patients to cooperative group studies, and published over 1,000 papers reporting the results of its findings.

Also known as: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, RTOG Foundation, RTOG Foundation incorporated, RTOG Foundation, Inc., RTOG Fund

Primary location: Philadelphia United States