title: [Standardizing terminology in pediatric oncology--the basic data set].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the context of more than 20 therapy optimizing clinical trials in pediatric oncology an extensive documentation with a big number of case report forms was developed in the last 20 to 25 years. Across these trials same information is partially captured in different terminological ways, by which documentation about patients in the clinics is made more difficult.
  
  
  METHODS
  Terminology of therapy optimizing clinical trials of German Society for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology (GPOH) is standardized by a central "standards committee".
  
  
  RESULTS
  As a first result the basic data set of GPOH could be revised and made available in internet via http://www.dospo.uni-hd.de.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A basis of a unique documentation language in pediatric oncology is available for German speaking regions.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Informatik der Universität Heidelberg, Germany. angela.merzweiler@gmx.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merzweiler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ehlerding
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Creutzig
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Graf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaatsch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knaup
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology; D010372:Pediatrics; D009626:Terminology as Topic