title: Clinical research done by the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group during the first 20 years.
abstract: In 1981 the Scandinavian Association of Urology initiated the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group (SPCG) as one of eight collaborative groups representing different fields of urology. The task of the SPCG was to promote research, education and information concerning prostate cancer. In particular it became a forum for conducting clinical multicenter studies within the Nordic countries. This paper summarizes some aspects of the history of the SPCG and reviews the clinical trials initiated by the group on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bergen University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
authors.forename: Per Age
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Høisaeter
authors.forename: Sigmund
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaage
authors.forename: Per Olov
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Hedlund
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000266:history; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000266:history*; D012537:Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history