The Breast Cancer Intergroup of North America (TBCI)

• Who we are
• Mission
• Contact us
• Specimens available for research & TBCI Correlative Sciences Committee
• Specimen collection guidelines for breast cancer Group trials
• Active trials
• Closed/completed trials
• Members only (non-NCI site)

Who we are

The Breast Cancer Intergroup of North America (TBCI) is a network of NCI-sponsored Clinical Trials Cooperative Groups conducting research in breast cancer.

Six NCI-supported Clinical Trials Cooperative Groups make up TBCI:

• The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG)
• The Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)
• The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)
• The North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG)
• The National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG)
• The Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG)

While not a part of TBCI, a number of other Groups collaborate with TBCI when it is believed such a pooling of resources will help to answer an important research question more efficiently and effectively. These Groups include the following:

• The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP)
• The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
• The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
• The Breast International Group (BIG)
• The International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG)

TBCI is chaired by William Wood, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.

JoAnne Zujewski, M.D., Senior Investigator in the Clinical Investigations Branch at NCI-CTEP, serves as NCI liaison to TBCI.

Making up the core of TBCI are the chairs and vice-chairs of the breast committees of TBCI-member Groups:

Breast committee chairs
Kelly Hunt, M.D. (ACOSOG)
Clifford Hudis, M.D. (Co-Chair, CALGB)
Eric Winer, M.D. (Co-Chair, CALGB)
George Sledge, M.D. (ECOG)
Edith Perez, M.D. (NCCTG)
Kathy Pritchard, M.D. (NCIC CTG)
Gabriel Hortobagyi, M.D., F.A.C.P. (SWOG)

Breast committee vice-chairs
Marilyn Leitch, M.D., FACS (ACOSOG)
Rache Simmons, M.D. (ACOSOG)
Pat Whitworth, M.D. (ACOSOG)
Matthew Ellis, M.B., Ph.D. (CALGB)
Joseph Sparano, M.D. (ECOG)
Timothy Whelan, BM, BCh, MSc (NCIC CTG)
Julie Gralow, M.D. (SWOG)

Mission

TBCI is dedicated to the study and advancement of breast cancer therapies through Intergroup collaboration on NCI-sponsored clinical trials. This mission includes promoting investigation into biologic correlates in breast cancer through performance of correlative and companion studies associated with these trials.

Contact us

TBCI Chair:
William Wood, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
Phone: 404-727-5800
Email: William_Wood@emoryhealthcare.org

NCI liaison to TBCI:
JoAnne Zujewski, M.D.
Senior Investigator, NCI-CTEP
Phone: 301-496-2522
Email: ZujewskJ@mail.nih.gov