The Repository Center and the Pathology Panel for Lymphoma Clinical Studies are headed by pathologists who have specialized in the diagnosis and study of neoplastic diseases of the lymphoid system and are making a joint effort to improve and refine the criteria for diagnosis and classification of these neoplastic diseases, thus assuring the validity of the therapeutic results obtained by their clinical colleagues engaged in therapeutic clinical studies. The Pathology Panel and the Repository Center for Lymphoma Clinical Studies have five major objectives which are closely interrelated: (1) Maintenance of a Pathology Repository Center and Regional Centers for lymphoma clinical studies conducted by NIH supported cooperative groups and of a pathology reference file for clinical study of Hodgkin's disease; (2) Testing the Reproducibility and clinical relevance of the New Working Formulation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for clinical usage recommended by an expert international panel; (3) Education of pathologists who are responsible for entry diagnoses of the cooperative protocol studies in an effort to increase the quality of their diagnoses and thereby minimize entry of any patients into protocols to which they do not belong; (4) Furnishing research support for clinical cooperative groups engaged in lymphoma clinical studies; (5) Utilizing the histopathologic material stored in the Repository Center for collaborative research projects closely related to the primary aim. In addition, the Pathology Panel is seeking to incorporate other ancillary methods into a multidisciplinary approach for the diagnosis and classification of malignant lymphomas.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative Agreements (U10)
Project #
5U10CA018044-12
Application #
3556427
Study Section
Cancer Clinical Investigation Review Committee (CCI)
Project Start
1976-03-01
Project End
1988-02-29
Budget Start
1986-03-01
Budget End
1987-02-28
Support Year
12
Fiscal Year
1986
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
City of Hope National Medical Center
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Duarte
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
91010