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The successful integration of research and care: How pediatric oncology became the subspecialty in which research defines the standard of care
Author(s) -
Unguru Yoram
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.22976
Subject(s) - subspecialty , medicine , pediatric oncology , childhood cancer , family medicine , pediatric research , pediatric cancer , medical care , oncology , cancer
Pediatric oncology successfully embodies the integration of patient care with medical research. Several factors may explain this phenomenon. Specifically, the study of childhood leukemia provided scientists with principles by which they could approach other forms of cancer. Multicenter, cooperative group RCTs resulted in meaningful advances. Parents' often desperate hope for a cure, combined with clinician–investigators efforts to continually improve upon treatments resulted in important improvements in children's lives. Finally, the seemingly tolerant regulatory oversight of human subjects research in the early years of childhood cancer research paradoxically helped link research with care, thus solidifying this bond for years to come. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011;56:1019–1025. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.