Promoting large multinational academic clinical trials for gastrointestinal cancers in Europe: the ENGIC (European Network for GI Cancers) initiative
This paper outlines proposals for the setup of a European Network for Gastro-Intestinal Cancers (ENGIC) initiative, aiming at promoting and fostering strategic academic clinical trials for gastrointestinal cancers in Europe. We discuss the presentation of the network, its main objectives, organization, internal/external processes, operational activities, governance and, finally, priority actions for the future. We propose that this provides a model that could be adopted by researchers working in other disease areas.
Authors
- Christophe Louvet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2240-4706)
- Ivan Borbath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7598-214X)
- David Malka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7664-0130)
- Richard Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-7243)
- T. Aparicio
- Julien Taı̈eb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9955-4753)
- Cécile Girault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1496-622X)
- Jenny F. Seligmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4379-6005)
- Sara Lonardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-8138)
- Geraldine R. Vink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-9660)
- M. Koopman
- Dominik Paul Modest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6853-0599)
- Christelle de la Fouchardière (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2291-5693)
- Pia J. Osterlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7124-3515)
- Per Pfeiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-0586)
- Liesbeth Dewever
- Chiara Cremolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0520-4841)
- E. Mahillo
- Fernando Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8915-226X)
- F. Pietrantonio
- Laure Monard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6731-1450)
- Alexander Reinhard Siebenhüner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5404-2383)
- A. Reinacher-Schick
- C Morf
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Oncology Group of Southern Italy (IT)
- Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (NL)
- Intergroupe Francophone de Cancérologie Thoracique (FR)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Urologische Onkologie (DE)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Onkologie (DE)
- Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive (FR)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Buildwise (BE)
- UniCancer Group (FR)
- Swiss Group For Clinical Cancer Research (CH)
- Spanish Head & Neck Cancer Cooperative Group (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ESMO Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2025.105055
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04