Study Groups
This page contains information on various current and historical study groups. Definitions of acronyms are also available at the glossary. Additional links and resources are here, courtesy of ESMO. We have a separate page for professional organizations.
Main table
We are in the process of moving most of the data on this page into a sortable table, here:
| Focus | Acronym | Expanded name | Country/Region | Start of operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General cancer | ACCOG | Anglo-Celtic Cooperative Oncology Group | United Kingdom | |
| General cancer | ACOSOG | American College of Surgeons Oncology Group | United States | Unknown-2014 |
| General cancer | AERO | Association Européenne de Recherche en Oncologie | Europe | |
| General cancer | AGMT | Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie | Austria | |
| General cancer | AIO | Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie | Germany | 1976 |
| Hematology | ALLG | Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group | Australia | |
| General cancer | Alliance | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology | United States | 2014 |
| Breast cancer | BIG | Breast International Group | International | |
| General cancer | CALGB | Cancer and Leukemia Group B - now merged into The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. | United States | 1956-2014 |
| General cancer | CECOG | Central European Cooperative Oncology Group | Europe | |
| Hematology | COSAH | Cooperative Study Group A for Hematology | ||
| General cancer | CRUK | Cancer Research UK | United Kingdom | 2002 |
| General cancer | ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group | United States | 1955-2015 |
| General cancer | ECOG-ACRIN | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network | United States | 2012 |
| General cancer | EORTC | European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer | Europe | 1962 |
| General cancer | FNCLCC | Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer | France | 1964 |
| Leukemia | Grupo Argentino de Tratamiento de Leucemia Aguda | GATLA | Argentina | 1967 |
| Breast cancer | GEICAM | Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama (Spanish Research Group on Breast Cancer) | Spain | |
| Ovarian cancer | GEICO | Grupo Espanol de Investigacion en Cancer de Ovario | Spain | 1999 |
| Lymphoma/Transplant | GEL/TAMO | Grupo Español de Linfomas/Trasplante Autólogo de Médula Osea | Spain | |
| Myeloma | GEM | Grupo Español de Mieloma | Spain | |
| General cancer | GERCOR | Group Coopérateur Multidisciplinaire en Oncologie (Multidisciplinary Group in Oncology) | France | 1997 |
| Hematology | GIMEMA | Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell'Adulto | Italy | 1982 |
| Ovarian cancer | GINECO | Group d'Investigateurs Nationaux pour l'Etude des Cancers Ovariens | France | |
| General cancer | GIVIO | Gruppo Interdisciplinare Valutazione Interventi in Oncologia | Italy | |
| Hematology | GLATHEM | Grupo Latinoamericano de Tratamiento de Hemopatias Malignas | Argentina | 1973 |
| General cancer | GOCCHI | Grupo Oncologico Cooperativo Chileno De Investigacion | Chile | 1998 |
| General cancer | GOCS | Grupo Oncologico Cooperativo del Sur | Argentina | 1978 |
| General cancer | GOIM | Gruppo Oncologico Dell’Italia Meridionale | Italy | |
| General cancer | GOIRC | Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (Italian Oncology Group for Clinical Research) | Italy | 2015 |
| General cancer | GONO | Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ouest (North-West Oncology Group) | Italy | |
| General cancer | GOSCI | Gruppo Oncologico Centro-Sud-Isole | Italy | |
| General cancer | HeCOG | Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group | Greece | 1990 |
| General cancer | HOG | Hoosier Oncology Group | United States | 1984 |
| General cancer | HORG | Hellenic Oncology Research Group | Greece | 1986 |
| General cancer | HOVON | Dutch Haemato-Oncology Cooperative Study Group | The Netherlands | 1985 |
| Breast cancer | IBCSG | International Breast Cancer Study Group | International | |
| General cancer | ICCG | The International Collaborative Cancer Group | Worldwide | |
| General cancer | ICORG | The All-Ireland Clinical Oncology Research Group | Ireland | |
| General cancer | JCOG | Japan Clinical Oncology Group | Japan | 1978 |
| General cancer | JFMC | Japanese Foundation for Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer | Japan | |
| General cancer | KCSG | Korean Cancer Study Group | Korea | 1946 |
| General cancer | MCSGO | Multi-center Clinical Study Group of Osaka | Japan | |
| General cancer | NCCTG | North Central Cancer Treatment Group | United States | 1977 |
| General cancer | NCIC-CTG | National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group | Canada | 1980 |
| General cancer | NEJ | North-East Japan Study Group | Japan | |
| General cancer | NRG Oncology | Not an acronym per se; represents the incorpration of NSABP, RTOG, and GOG | United States | 2014 |
| General cancer | OSHO | Ostdeutsche Studiengruppe Hamato-Onkologie (East German Study Group of Hematology and Oncology) | Germany | |
| Hematology | PETHEMA | Programa para el Estudio de la Terapéutica en Hemopatía Maligna | Spain | 1973 |
| General cancer | SAKK | Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research | Switzerland | 1965 |
| General cancer | SECSG | Southeastern Cancer Study Group | United States | |
| General cancer | SICOG | Southern Italy Cooperative Oncology Group | Italy | |
| General cancer | SWOG | Southwest Oncology Group | United States | 1956 |
| General cancer | TCOG | Tokyo Cooperative Oncology Group | Japan | |
| General cancer | TOG | Turkish Oncology Group | Turkey | |
| General cancer | UK MRC | United Kingdom Medical Research Council | United Kingdom | 1913 |
| General cancer | UK NCRI | United Kingdom National Cancer Research Institute | United Kingdom | |
| General cancer | UNICANCER | National Federation of French Cancer Centres | France | 1945 |
| General cancer | WJOG | West Japan Oncology Group | Japan | |
| General cancer | WSG | West German Study Group | Germany |
Pediatrics-focused
CCG
Children's Cancer Group
COG
Children's Oncology Group
DCOG
Dutch Childhood Oncology Group
POG
Pediatric Oncology Group
SFCE
Société Française des Cancers de l'Enfant et l'adolescent (French Society of Pediatric Oncology)
SFOP
Société Française d'Oncologie Ped́iatrique
Radiation oncology-focused
RTOG
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
SFRO
Société Francophone de Radiothérapie Oncologique
TROG
Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
Domain-specific study groups
Breast oncology
ABCSG
Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
AGO-B Study Group
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie-Breast Study Group
ANZ BCTG
Australian-New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
BCIRG
Breast Cancer International Research Group
BOOG
Dutch Breast Cancer Research Group
DBCG
Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
GBG
German Breast Group
GIM
Gruppo Italiano Mammella
GROCTA
Gruppo di Ricerca per la Chemio-Ormonoterapia Adiuvante (Breast Cancer Adjuvant Chemo-Hormone Therapy Cooperative Group)
LCBS
Ludwig Breast Cancer Study Group
MIG
Mammella Inter Gruppo
NSABP
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
SBG
Scandinavian Breast Group
SweBCG
Swedish Breast Cancer Group
Dermatologic oncology
DeCOG
Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group
Gastrointestinal oncology
AGITG
Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Trials Group
ALM-CAO
Arbeitsgruppe Lebermetastasen und-tumoren in der Chirurgischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Onkologie
FFCD
Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive
GISCAD
Italian Group for the Study of Digestive Tract Cancer
TTD
Spanish Cooperative Group for Gastrointestinal Tumor Therapy
Colorectal cancer
ABCSG
Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
DCCG
Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group
NSABP
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
Pancreatic cancer
ESPAC
European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer
JSAP
Japanese Study Group of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Genitourinary oncology
AUO
German Association of Urological Oncology
CUETO
Club Urológico Español De Tratamiento Oncológico
GETUG
Genitourinary Group
SFUO
Swedish Association for Urological Oncology
SOGUG
Spanish Oncology Genitourinary Group
Prostate cancer
SPCG
Scandinavian Prostatic Cancer Group
Gynecologic oncology
AGO
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie
ENGOT
European Network for Gynaecological Oncological Trial groups
GCIG
Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup
GOG
Gynecologic Oncology Group
JGOG
Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group
MITO
Multicentre Italian Trials in Ovarian Cancer and Gynecologic Malignancies Group
NOGGO
Nord-Ostdeutsche Gesellschaft Für Gynäkologische Onnologie (North-East German Society of Gynecological Oncology)
Ovarian cancer
ICON
International Collaborative Ovarian Neoplasm Group
HIV-associated malignancy
AMC
AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Leukemia
ALLG
Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
DCLSG
Dutch Childhood Leukemia Study Group
GFM
Groupe Francophone des Myelodysplasies
JALSG
Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group
LCG
Leukaemia Cooperative Group or Lederle Cooperative Group
PALG
Polish Adult Leukemia Group
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
GRAALL
Group of Research on Adult ALL
LALA
French Group of Therapy of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
AMLSG
German-Austrian AML Study Group
Chronic myeloid leukemia
Fi-LMC
France Intergroupe des Leucémies Myéloïdes Chroniques (French Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Study Group)
Lymphoma
BNLI
British National Lymphoma Investigation
CLG
Central Lymphoma Group UK
DSHNHL
German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group
FIL
Fondazione Italiana Linfomi
GELA
Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte
GELCAB
Grup d’Estudi dels Limfomes de Catalunya i Balears
GLSG
German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group
GOELAMS
Groupe Ouest-Est d'études des Leucémies Aigües et autres Maladies du Sang
IELSG
International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group
LYSA
Lymphoma Study Association
LYSARC
Lymphoma Academic Research Organization
NLG
Nordic Lymphoma Group
StiL
Study Group indolent Lymphomas
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
FRE-CLL
French Cooperative Group on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
GCLLSG
German CLL Study Group
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma
GHSG
German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
WMCTG
Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia Clinical Trials Group
Multiple myeloma
BMMSG
Brazilian Multiple Myeloma Study Group
IFM
Intergroupe Francophone du Myélome
NMSG
Nordic Myeloma Study Group
TMSG
Turkish Myeloma Study Group
Neuro-oncology
NABTT
New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy CNS Consortium
Sarcoma
GSF-GETO
Groupe Sarcome Français
Thoracic oncology
AIOT
Associazione Italiana Oncologia Toracica
BCTG
Bronchial Carcinoma Therapy Group
BTOG
British Thoracic Oncology Group
ELCWP
European Lung Cancer Working Party
GFPC
Groupe Français de Pneumo-Cancérologie
GLOT
Groupe Lyon-Saint-Etienne d'Oncologie Thoracique
IFCT
Intergroupe Francophone de Cancérologie Thoracique (French Thoracic Cooperative Group)
LLCG
Leuven Lung Cancer Group or London Lung Cancer Group
NLCSG
Norwegian Lung Cancer Study Group
SLCG
Spanish Lung Cancer Group
SLCSG
Swedish Lung Cancer Study Group
WJTOG
West Japan Thoracic Oncology Group
Transplant
BMT CTN
Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network
SFGM
Société Française de Greffe de Moelle