50 years of the EORTC and the central role of the EORTC Headquarters

Abstract EORTC Headquarters plays a unique role in coordinating and supporting large-scale pan-European cancer clinical and translational research. Initially established to provide efficient methodological and coordinating services to the EORTC Research groups and to ensure professional involvement of the organization, it has grown over the years in step with an increasing number and complexity of cancer clinical trials. Recent advances in laboratories around the world have shed light on the biology of cancer, and EORTC Headquarters, armed with a competent and dedicated staff, continues to advance the state of cancer clinical research and implement the appropriate infrastructures to support the conduct of the next generation of cancer clinical trials.