Breast International Group
- Breast International Group
The Breast International Group (BIG), founded in 1996 by Dr. Martine Piccart, is an international non-profit organization for academic breast cancer research groups. The organization wants to encourage interaction and cooperation between its members and also other organizations. This should facilitate the conduct of large and difficult breast cancer clinical trials. The organization also coordinates the TRANSBIG consortium for translational research.
ee also
* EORTC
References
* Piccart M.; Goldhirsch A.; Straehle C., "The Breast International Group - a new spirit of collaboration in breast cancer research for the new millennium", European Journal of Cancer, Volume 36, Number 14, September 2000 , pp. 1733-1736(4)
External links
* [http://www.breastinternationalgroup.org/ Breast International Group]
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