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History of the Rare Cancer Network and past research
(PAGEPRESS PUBL, 2014-01-01) Mirimanoff, Rene-Olivier; Ozsahin, Mahmut; Thariat, Juliette; Ozyar, Enis; Schick, Ulrike; Pehlivan, Berrin; Krengli, Marco; Pellanda, Alessandra Franzetti; Vees, Hansjoerg; Cai, Ling; Scandolaro, Luciano; Belkacemi, Yazid; Villa, Salvador; Igdem, Sefik; Lutsyk, Myroslav; Miller, Robert C.
Approximately, twenty years ago, the Rare Cancer Network (RCN) was formed in Lausanne, Switzerland, to support the study of rare malignancies. The RCN has grown over the years and now includes 130 investigators from twenty-four nations on six continents. The network held its first international symposium in Nice, France, on March 21-22, 2014. The proceedings of that meeting are presented and contains the abstracts of fourteen oral presentations made at the meeting of prior RCN studies. From 1993 to 2014, 74 RCN studies have been initiated, of which 54 were completed, 10 are in progress or under analysis, and 9 were stopped due to poor accrual. Forty-four peer reviewed publications have been written on behalf of the RCN.
The present and future opportunities of the Rare Cancer Network: an international consortium for advancement of oncologic care
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2015-01-01) Sio, Terence T.; Mirimanoff, Rene-Olivier; Ozyar, Enis; Belkacemi, Yazid; Miller, Robert C.; Villa, Salvador; Thariat, Juliette; Krengli, Marco; Scandolaro, Luciano; Atalar, Banu; Ugurluer, Gamze; Gutierrez Garcia, Beatriz; Ashman, Jonathan B.; Anacak, Yavuz; Onal, Cem; Arat, Mutlu; Sun, Xu Shan; Tesanovic, Dusanka; Lassen-Ramshad, Yasmin; Oksuz, Didem; Dincbas, Fazilet; Sezen, Duygu; Akyurek, Serap; Kutuk, Tugce; Bolukbasi, Yasemin; Eren, Gulnihan; Paryani, Nitesh N.; Ahmed, Safia K.; Moretti, Luigi; Merrell, Kenneth W.; Chang, Kenneth; Mayeda, Mark; Arnett, Andrea L.; Habboush, Jacob Y.; Ozsahin, Mahmut; Network, Rare Canc
To date, the Rare Cancer Network (RCN) has initiated more than 90 studies and 54 peer-reviewed publications were produced as a result. The Second International Symposium of the Rare Cancer Network recently took place in Istanbul, Turkey on April 17-18, 2015, and update was given on multiple currently ongoing projects, while also giving room for new proposals which will shape the direction of future studies for the group. This companion issue of the RCN Proceedings summarized the findings of this meeting, while also serving as a call for fresh projects and papers which will continue to energize the group and advance the oncologic science. A brief introduction to the principles, history, and vision of the RCN was also included. To review, the academic year of 2014-15 marked an enormous success for the international members of the RCN, with the generation of 8 fully published papers and more than 12 newly proposed topics. By the collective efforts of all RCN members, in the future, we look forward to the upcoming opportunities in continuing to advance the standard of chemo-and radiotherapeutic oncologic care for selected rare tumor topics. The studies of these rare cancers often do not allow the design and execution of prospectively enrolled trials