title: European cancer consortium launched.
abstract: A new consortium will allow researchers at six leading European cancer institutes to share patient information and conduct joint projects. The institutes will also standardize many of their diagnostic procedures. The consortium, which should be fully operational within 3 years, can draw on a pool of up to 300,000 patients for clinical trials.
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*