Collaboration with other groups

The LG has a very close relationship with the Italian GIMEMA group, and many clinical studies are joint studies of these two groups. This combination is very advantageous for both groups, since this intergroup is the largest group for leukemia research in the world. Our group also has a fruitful collaboration with the German MDS Study Group and, more recently, with the Dutch HOVON group for adult ALL.

The LG is a member of the AML Collaborative Group, which comprises all co-operative groups (MRC, HOVON, ECOG, etc.) performing meta-analyses in AML. The EORTC statistician was involved in the set-up of a new meeting which was held in the UK in September 2008. Data from several EORTC trials assessing the value of stem cell transplantation (SCT) were provided by the EORTC statisticians to the MRC secretariat.

Several LG centers are active participants in the European Leukemia Network, financed by the European Commission (Network of Excellence) since 2004, and participate actively in the MDS, ALL, and SCT working groups. Many members of the LG are also participating in European Cooperative Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) activities. The EORTC statistician is involved in projects (guidelines, courses) of the EBMT Statistical Subcommittee.