The constitution of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, adopted on May 17, 2012, formally established the organization as a single entity. The Group’s two founding organizations—the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN)—were highly respected cooperative groups sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
A Framework for the pursuit of unique imaging and laboratory approaches
The constitution provides the framework for all organizational components that are required for the pursuit of the Group’s mission is to achieve research advances in all aspects of cancer care and thereby reduce the burden of cancer and improve the quality of life and survival in patients with cancer.
Amendments
Amendment #1, effective September 12, 2016, aligned governance with NCI National Clinical Trial Network requirements, codified membership classifications, established a new Group Co-Chair succession plan and replaced outdated terminology
Amendment #2, effective May 2, 2019, established merit-based voting privileges for NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) sites based on institutional evaluations (Article IV, Section 5)
