© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 10, 794A-794a,
May 17, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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State-of-the-Science Web Site Captures New Ideas for Clinical Research
When the National Cancer Institute announced a restructuring of the national clinical trials system, one of the goals was to assure that the best ideas proceed quickly from the laboratory into the clinic. To facilitate this process, State-of-the-Science meetings are bringing together small groups of clinical and basic scientists from academia, industry, and the community as well as patient advocates in a dialogue geared to identify future clinical research opportunities.
"The unique and challenging part of these meetings is bringing together individuals with a variety of expertise and background who don’t necessarily interact on a regular basis with each other, at least not in terms of the specific disease at hand," said Scott Saxman, M.D., organizer of the small-cell lung cancer workshop held in September 1999.
To disseminate the results of the meeting, NCI has created a State-of-the-Science Web site (http://www.conference-cast.com/webtie/sots/sots.htm). The site provides access to transcripts, slides of presentations, and summaries of breakout sessions at the State-of-the-Science workshops.
Thus far, there have been four meetings, covering small-cell lung, genitourinary, and gastrointestinal cancers and leukemia. Others are to come, including a June 14–15 meeting on non-small-cell lung cancer.
"The intent is to build upon these meetings," said Saxman. "They are not just one congress and then revisited 10 years later. Rather, they are meant to build on themselves."
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