The North American Breast Cancer Group (NABCG)

• Who we are

• Mission

• Active NABCG trials (Group trials as listed on the CTSU website)

• Closed phase 3 Cooperative Group breast cancer trials and other NABCG clinical trials

• Specimens available from NABCG Cooperative Group trials /
  NABCG Correlative Sciences Committee

• Breast Cancer Steering Committee (BCSC)

• Breast Cancer DataMart

• Important research standardization guidelines

• Contact the NABCG

Who we are

The NCI Cooperative Groups that make up the NABCG include:

• Alliance (formerly ACOSOG, CALGB, NCCTG)
• The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
• The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)
• The North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG)

• ECOG-ACRIN (formerly ECOG and ACRIN):
• The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN)
• The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)

• NCIC CTG:
• The National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG)

• NRG Oncology (NSABP, RTOG, GOG):
• The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
• The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)

• SWOG:
• The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)

Mission

NABCG is dedicated to the study and advancement of breast cancer therapies through inter-Group collaboration on NCI-sponsored clinical trials. Additionally, this mission includes investigation into biologic correlates and quality of life in breast cancer through performance of correlative and companion studies associated with these trials.

Contact us

Thomas Buchholz, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Division Head, Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair, Breast Cancer Steering Committee (BCSC)
Email: tbuchhol@mdanderson.org

Nancy Davidson, M.D.
Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
Co-Chair, Breast Cancer Steering Committee (BCSC)
Email: davidsonne@upmc.edu

Charles Geyer, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P.
Chair Emeritus, Breast Cancer Steering Committee (BCSC)
Email: charles.geyer@ctnet.org

Jo Anne Zujewski, M.D.
Head of Breast Cancer Therapeutics
Clinical Investigations Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP)
Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
National Cancer Institute
Email: zujewskj@mail.nih.gov

Jennifer Hayes, Ph.D.
Program Director
Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials (CCCT)
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute
Email: jennifer.hayes@nih.gov

Questions about specimens/NABCG Correlative Sciences Committee:

Daniel Hayes, M.D.
Chair, NABCG Correlative Sciences Committee
Phone: 734-615-6725
Email: HayesDF@umich.edu