BIG network
BIG is the largest international network dedicated to finding cures for breast cancer
We are BIG on collaboration
With breast cancer being the most common cancer in women worldwide, global collaboration and a shared vision are necessary to fight this devastating disease efficiently.
Covering more than 70 countries worldwide, BIG encompasses over 50 academic collaborative research groups and data centres focused on breast cancer. Some BIG groups are regional, some are national or even international. Each BIG group is associated with one to several hundred member hospitals and investigators, creating a global network of thousands of institutions and individuals worldwide.
Together we can do more for women and men with breast cancer
The power of collaboration
BIG brings together the world’s leading breast cancer experts, who share their knowledge, experience, and ideas to answer the questions most relevant for patient treatment and care.
By working together, BIG member groups:
- Combine resources and expertise to conduct research that puts patients’ needs first
- Reduce the unnecessary duplication of efforts
- Obtain meaningful study results quickly, which leads to faster progress
- Collaborate with other scientific networks
- Establish clinical and translational research priorities
- Develop models of collaboration with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry that preserve scientific independence
ABCSG
Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group
AGO-B
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie Breast Study Group
BCT-ANZ
Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand
BDPCC
Breast Disease Professional Committee of CMEA
BGICS
Breast Gynaecological International Cancer Society
BIEI
Breast Intergroup of Eastern India
BOOG
Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep
CT-IRE
Cancer Trials Ireland
CCTG
Canadian Cancer Trials Group
CEEOG
Central and East European Oncology Group
CTRG
Cancer Therapeutics Research Group
DBCG
Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
EORTC BCG
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Group
EUBREAST e.V
EUropean Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists (EUBREAST) e.V.
EUBREAST (Italy)
EUropean Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists (EUBREAST) ETS
FBCG
Finnish Breast Cancer Group
GAICO
Grupo Argentino de Investigación Clínica en Oncología
GCSG
Georgian Cancer Study Group
GECO PERU
Grupo de Estudios Clinicos Oncologicos Peruano
GEICAM
Spanish Breast Cancer Group
GIM
Gruppo Italiano Mammella
GOCCHI
Chilean Cooperative Group for Oncologic Research
GOCUR
Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo Uruguayo
GOIRC
Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica
HeCOG
Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
HKBOG
Hong Kong Breast Oncology Group
HORG
Hellenic Oncology Research Group
HSBS
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons
IBCG
Icelandic Breast Cancer Group
IBCSG
International Breast Cancer Study Group
IBG
Israeli Breast Cancer Group
IBIS
International Breast Cancer Intervention Studies
ICCG
International Collaborative Cancer Group
ICON ARO
Indian Co-operative Oncology Network
ICR-CTSU
Institute of Cancer Research – Clinical Trials & Statistics Unit
ICRC
Iranian Cancer Research Center
IJB-CTSU
Institut Jules Bordet Clinical Trials Support Unit (formerly BrEAST)
IOSG
Indian Oncology Study Group
ITMO
Italian Trials in Medical Oncology
JBCRG
Japan Breast Cancer Research Group
KCSG
Korean Cancer Study Group
LACOG
Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
MICHELANGELO
Fondazione Michelangelo
NBCG
Norwegian Breast Cancer Group
NCRI-BCSG
National Cancer Research Institute – Breast Cancer Clinical Studies Group
SABO
Swedish Association of Breast Oncologists
SAKK
Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
SBCG
Sheba Breast Collaborative Group
SKMCH & RC
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
SLO
Société Luxembourgeoise d’Oncologie
SOLTI
Breast Cancer Research Group
SUCCESS
SUCCESS Study Group
SweBCG
Swedish Breast Cancer Group
TCOG
Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group
TROG
Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
TSCO
Thai Society of Clinical Oncology
UCBG
Unicancer Breast Group
WSG
Westdeutsche Studiengruppe
BGICS
Breast Gynaecological International Cancer Society
BDPCC
Breast Disease Professional Committee of CMEA
BIEI
Breast Intergroup of Eastern India
CTRG
Cancer Therapeutics Research Group
HKBOG
Hong Kong Breast Oncology Group
ICON ARO
Indian Co-operative Oncology Network
IOSG
Indian Oncology Study Group
JBCRG
Japan Breast Cancer Research Group
KCSG
Korean Cancer Study Group
SKMCH & RC
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
TCOG
Taiwan Cooperative Oncology Group
TSCO
Thai Society of Clinical Oncology
BCT-ANZ
Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand
TROG
Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
ABCSG
Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group
AGO-B
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie Breast Study Group
BOOG
Borstkanker Onderzoek Groep
CT-IRE
Cancer Trials Ireland
CEEOG
Central and East European Oncology Group
DBCG
Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
EORTC BCG
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Breast Cancer Group
EUBREAST e.V
EUropean Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists (EUBREAST) e.V.
EUBREAST (Italy)
EUropean Breast Cancer Research Association of Surgical Trialists (EUBREAST) ETS
FBCG
Finnish Breast Cancer Group
GCSG
Georgian Cancer Study Group
GEICAM
Spanish Breast Cancer Group
GIM
Gruppo Italiano Mammella
GOIRC
Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica
HeCOG
Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
HORG
Hellenic Oncology Research Group
HSBS
Hellenic Society of Breast Surgeons
IBCG
Icelandic Breast Cancer Group
IBCSG
International Breast Cancer Study Group
IBIS
International Breast Cancer Intervention Studies
ICCG
International Collaborative Cancer Group
ICR-CTSU
Institute of Cancer Research – Clinical Trials & Statistics Unit
IJB-CTSU
Institut Jules Bordet Clinical Trials Support Unit (formerly BrEAST)
ITMO
Italian Trials in Medical Oncology
MICHELANGELO
Fondazione Michelangelo
NBCG
Norwegian Breast Cancer Group
NCRI-BCSG
National Cancer Research Institute – Breast Cancer Clinical Studies Group
SABO
Swedish Association of Breast Oncologists
SAKK
Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
SLO
Société Luxembourgeoise d’Oncologie
SOLTI
Breast Cancer Research Group
SUCCESS
SUCCESS Study Group
SweBCG
Swedish Breast Cancer Group
UCBG
Unicancer Breast Group
WSG
Westdeutsche Studiengruppe
GAICO
Grupo Argentino de Investigación Clínica en Oncología
GECO PERU
Grupo de Estudios Clinicos Oncologicos Peruano
GOCCHI
Chilean Cooperative Group for Oncologic Research
GOCUR
Grupo Oncológico Cooperativo Uruguayo
LACOG
Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group
IBG
Israeli Breast Cancer Group
ICRC
Iranian Cancer Research Center
SBCG
Sheba Breast Collaborative Group
CCTG
Canadian Cancer Trials Group