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Developmental Pathways

Introduction to the Translational Research Working Group (TRWG) Developmental Pathways

The TRWG has constructed six "developmental pathways" that characterize the transformation of scientific discoveries into new clinical modalities for oncology. These modalities fall into two fundamental and complementary categories:

Assessment modalities, intended to characterize the cancer-related health status of an individual:

Biospecimen-based assessment devices (protocols, reagents, instruments) (pdf)
Image-based assessment (agents or techniques) (pdf)

Interventive modalities, intended to change the cancer-related health status of an individual, via prevention or treatment:

Agents (drugs or biologics) (pdf)
Immune response modifiers (vaccines, cytokines, etc.) (pdf)
Interventive devices (pdf)
Lifestyle alterations (pdf)

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