QLG funded projects

The project is funded by an unrestricted academic grant from the EORTC Quality of Life Group. (Mad will give content)

Support for QLQ-C30 and Modules

Minimal Important Difference (MID)

Confirming content validity of the EORTC QLQ-C30

Development of response criteria for longitudinal health-related quality of life data in oncology clinical trials (Q-RECIST)

Development of thresholds for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC CAT measures to enable their use for symptom screening in daily clinical practice

Development of an online platform to support module development and dissemination of the EORTC CAT measures (CHES platform)

Support for CAT

Development and validation of the EORTC computerized adaptive testing (CAT) instrument

Comparative evaluation of the computer-adaptive EORTC quality of life measures

Collection of Normative Data for the EORTC CAT

Development of thresholds for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC CAT measures to enable their use for symptom screening in daily clinical practice

Development of an online platform to support module development and dissemination of the EORTC CAT measures (CHES platform)

Support for the Utility measures

Determination of European Utility Weights for a Cancer-Specific Preference-Based Quality of Life Measure Derived From the EORTC QLQ-C30

Comparison of the EORTC QLU-C10D with generic utility instruments and development of a comprehensive manual for its use

Long-term follow-up / Survivors

Follow-up in Early and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: An EORTC QLG-BCG-ROG Protocol

Routine Follow-up of Gynecological Cancer Patients: A joint EORTC QLG-GCG protocol

Assessment of the Quality of Life of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients enrolled in EORTC Children Leukemia Group trials between 1971 and 1998

Late Toxicity and Long-term Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Long-term Quality of Life in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survivors Treated in Randomized Controlled Trials and in Real-Life Settings

Reviews / Meta-analyses

Type and DIREction of Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in cancer Trials RepositORY Project (DIRECTORY)

Predictors of quality of life ratings from patients with primary brain tumors: the role of self-awareness and cognitive functioning

Combining clinical trial datasets in glioma patients: the added value of health-related QOL assessment (CODAGLIO)