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TRWG, Translational Research Working Group

TRWG Definition of Translational Research

The Translational Research Working Group (TRWG) defines Translational Research in the following way:

"Translational research transforms scientific discoveries arising from laboratory, clinical, or population studies into clinical applications to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality."

Definition of Translational Research


The scope of the activity of the TRWG can be defined as 'early translation' based on the continuum developed by the President's Cancer Panel (below):

The Translational Continuum

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/trwg
2http://www.cancer.gov/trwg/trwg-definition-and-tr-continuum
3http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/leadership
4http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/membership
5http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/trwg/pathways-to-clinical-goals
6http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/process-analysis-summary.pdf
7http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/portfolio-analysis.pdf
8http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/roundtable
9http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/foundational-documents
10http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/presentations
11http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/trwg/bulletin-articles
12http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/trwg/order-final-report
13http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/trwg/executive-summary.pdf
14http://www.cancer.gov/aboutnci/trwg/finalreport.pdf
15http://ncitranslates.nci.nih.gov