[PDF][PDF] National Cancer Institute-sponsored Working Group guidelines for chronic lymphocytic leukemia: revised guidelines for diagnosis and treatment

BD Cheson, JM Bennett, M Grever, N Kay, MJ Keating… - 1996 - slaop.org
IN 1988, THE National Cancer Institute-sponsored Working Group (NCI-WC) on chronic
lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) published guidelines for the design and conduct of clinical trials
in CLL with two major objectives: first, to facilitate comparisons of results of clinical trials in
CLL by providing standardized eligibility, response, and toxicity criteria; and, second, to
encourage a framework on which to evaluate new scientific studies related to our increasing
understanding of the biology and immunology of this disease.'These guidelines were rapidly …