Cancer and Leukemia Group B

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** A national clinical research group - network of 29 university medical centers, over 185 community hospitals and more than almost 3000 physicians - sponsored by the NCI, with its Central Office headquartered at the University of Chicago, and its Statistical Center located at Duke University, founded in 1955 with a goal of bringing together clinical and laboratory research.

**Synonyms:** - CALGB