Brief history of EBCTCG including formation of Steering Committee
1983/84 saw the start of the collaboration and in 1985 the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group was founded. There was an Executive Committee, which during 1985 –2005 was led by Mike Baum, Henning Mouridsen, Craig Henderson and Bill Wood. There was also an Overview Update Group, which was chaired by Aron Goldhirsch. This was replaced by the Steering Committee in 2005/6.
At the EBCTCG main meeting in Oxford on 21-23 September 2005 a provisional EBCTCG Steering Committee was proposed for consideration by EBCTCG members. Kathy Pritchard and Bill Wood were co-chairs of EBCTCG at this time. At the meeting, it was agreed that Martine Piccart would be invited to serve as incoming co-chair of EBCTCG, to accompany Kathy Pritchard, the continuing co-chair. The list of those to be invited to join the Steering Committee was finalised in December 2005 and the Steering Committee first met formally in June 2006. At the Steering Committee meeting in June 2012, Jonas Bergh took over from Martine Piccart as co-chair of EBCTCG. In May 2013 the first patient representative, Elizabeth Bergsten-Nordström (then President of Europa Donna), was invited to join the Steering Committee. At the Steering Committee meeting in June 2018, Sandra Swain and David Cameron were made vice-chairs of the Steering Committee (and, by extension, EBCTCG). After the June 2018 meeting, Sandra Swain took over from Kathy Pritchard as co-chair, to serve alongside Jonas Bergh. Patient representation was also increased. There are four patient representatives on the Steering Committee at present. The current members of the Steering Committee are listed below:
Members of the EBCTCG Steering Committee (excluding members of the Secretariat)
|
Jonas Bergh |
SWEDEN |
(co-chair) |
|
Sandra Swain |
USA |
(co-chair) |
|
David Cameron |
UK |
medical oncology, vice-chair |
Patient representatives
|
Elizabeth Bergsten-Nordström |
SWEDEN |
representing EUROPA DONNA (Past President) |
|
Almona Choudhury |
UK |
UK patient representative |
|
Tanja Spanic |
SLOVENIA |
representing EUROPA DONNA (President) |
|
Patty Spears |
USA US |
patient representative |
|
Kathy Albain |
USA |
med oncol, trials, special populations, survivorship |
|
Stewart Anderson |
USA |
statistics |
|
Rodrigo Arriagada |
FRANCE |
radiation oncology, trials |
|
Karla Ballman |
USA |
statistics |
|
John Bartlett |
UK |
pathology, biology, predictive diagnostics |
|
Judith Bliss |
UK |
statistics |
|
Etienne Brain |
FRANCE |
medical oncology |
|
Lisa Carey |
USA |
medical oncology |
|
Robert Coleman |
UK |
medical oncology |
|
Jack Cuzick |
UK |
statistics, hormone therapy trials |
|
Nancy Davidson |
USA |
medical oncology, hormone therapy trials |
|
Lucia Del Mastro |
ITALY |
medical oncology |
|
James Dignam |
USA |
statistics |
|
Mitch Dowsett |
UK |
biology, predictive diagnostics |
|
Bent Ejlertsen |
DENMARK |
medical oncology |
|
Theodoros Foukakis |
SWEDEN |
medical oncology |
|
Prue Francis |
AUSTRALIA |
medical oncology |
|
José Angel García-Sáenz |
SPAIN |
medical oncology |
|
Richard Gelber |
USA |
statistics |
|
Michael Gnant |
AUSTRIA |
surgical oncology, trials, biomarkers |
|
Matthew Goetz |
USA |
medical oncology |
|
Pam Goodwin |
CANADA |
medical oncology |
|
Dan Hayes |
USA |
medical oncology, biology, prognostic markers |
|
Catherine Hill |
FRANCE |
statistics |
|
Reshma Jagsi |
USA |
radiation oncology |
|
Wolfgang Janni |
GERMANY |
breast surgery/gynaecological oncology |
|
Sibylle Loibl |
GERMANY |
medical oncology |
|
Terry Mamounas |
USA |
surgical oncology |
|
Stuart McIntosh |
UK |
surgical oncology |
|
Hirofumi Mukai |
JAPAN |
medical oncology |
|
Valentina Nekljudova |
GERMANY |
statistics |
|
Larry Norton |
USA |
medical oncology |
|
Martine Piccart |
BELGIUM |
medical oncology |
|
Philip Poortmans |
BELGIUM |
radiation oncology |
|
Kathleen Pritchard |
CANADA |
honorary past co-chair |
|
Vinod Raina |
INDIA |
medical oncology, cancer registry |
|
Daniel Rea |
UK |
medical oncology |
|
Meredith Regan |
USA |
statistics |
|
John Robertson |
UK |
surgical oncology |
|
Shigehira Saji |
JAPAN |
medical oncology |
|
Roberto Salgado |
BELGIUM |
pathology |
|
Dennis Slamon |
USA |
medical oncology |
|
Joseph Sparano |
USA |
medical oncology |
|
Guenther Steger |
AUSTRIA |
medical oncology |
|
Gong Tang |
USA |
statistics |
|
Masakazu Toi |
JAPAN |
surgical oncology |
|
Andrew Tutt |
UK |
clinical oncology |
|
Frederieke van Duijnhoven |
NETHERLANDS |
surgical oncology |
|
Giuseppe Viale |
ITALY |
pathology |
|
Xiang Wang |
CHINA |
surgical oncology |
|
Tim Whelan |
CANADA |
radiation oncology, quality of life |
|
Nicholas Wilcken |
AUSTRALIA |
medical oncology |
|
Antonio Wolff |
USA |
medical oncology |
|
Norman Wolmark |
USA |
surgical oncology |
|
Ke-Da Yu |
CHINA |
surgical oncology |
Total 62 (including 4 patient representatives), 02 Jul 2024