TY - JOUR
T1 - History of the rare cancer network and past research
AU - Mirimanoff, René Olivier
AU - Ozsahin, Mahmut
AU - Thariat, Juliette
AU - Ozyar, Enis
AU - Schick, Ulrike
AU - Pehlivan, Berrin
AU - Krengli, Marco
AU - Pellanda, Alessandra Franzetti
AU - Vees, Hansjörg
AU - Cai, Ling
AU - Scandolaro, Luciano
AU - Belkacemi, Yazid
AU - Villà, Salvador
AU - Igdem, Sefik
AU - Lutsyk, Myroslav
AU - Miller, Robert C.
PY - 2014/8/6
Y1 - 2014/8/6
N2 - Approximately, twenty years ago, the Rare Cancer Network (RCN) was formed in Lausanne, Switzerland, to support the study of rare malignancies. The RCN has grown over the years and now includes 130 investigators from twenty-four nations on six continents. The network held its first international symposium in Nice, France, on March 21-22, 2014. The proceedings of that meeting are presented in two companion papers. This manuscript reviews the history of the growth of the RCN and contains the abstracts of fourteen oral presentations made at the meeting of prior RCN studies. From 1993 to 2014, 74 RCN studies have been initiated, of which 54 were completed, 10 are in progress or under analysis, and 9 were stopped due to poor accrual. Forty-four peer reviewed publications have been written on behalf of the RCN.
AB - Approximately, twenty years ago, the Rare Cancer Network (RCN) was formed in Lausanne, Switzerland, to support the study of rare malignancies. The RCN has grown over the years and now includes 130 investigators from twenty-four nations on six continents. The network held its first international symposium in Nice, France, on March 21-22, 2014. The proceedings of that meeting are presented in two companion papers. This manuscript reviews the history of the growth of the RCN and contains the abstracts of fourteen oral presentations made at the meeting of prior RCN studies. From 1993 to 2014, 74 RCN studies have been initiated, of which 54 were completed, 10 are in progress or under analysis, and 9 were stopped due to poor accrual. Forty-four peer reviewed publications have been written on behalf of the RCN.
KW - Cancer
KW - Carcinoma
KW - Diseases
KW - Rare
KW - Rare cancer network
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84905721677
U2 - 10.4081/rt.2014.5462
DO - 10.4081/rt.2014.5462
M3 - Article
SN - 2036-3605
VL - 6
SP - 86
EP - 90
JO - Rare Tumors
JF - Rare Tumors
IS - 3
M1 - 5462
ER -
