Southwest Oncology Group

The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) is a National Cancer Institute-sponsored organization that conducts clinical trialsin adult cancers.

SWOG was created by the NCI in 1956, and its was headquartered in Houston, Texas. At first it was called the Southwest Cancer Chemotherapy Study Group (SWCCSG). Its primary purpose was to study leukemia, a cancer of the blood which primary affects children. Then in 1958, the NCI directed the SWCCSG to include the study of adult cancers, and separate administrative divisions were created for pediatric and adult cancers. The name was then changed to Southwest Oncology Group to reflect its new mission. Although most member organizations of SWOG were located in the Southwestern United States, the group spread to include members all over the United Statesand Canada.

SWOG now consists of 283 institutions all over the United Statesand Canada.

External links

• SWOG website

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