@article{aa03c1d292114dc585ca279a14d634f6,
title = "Excellent translational research in oncology: A journey towards novel and more effective anti-cancer therapies",
abstract = "Comprehensive Cancer Centres (CCCs) serve as critical drivers for improving cancer survival. In Europe, we have developed an Excellence Designation System (EDS) consisting of criteria to assess {"}excellence{"} of CCCs in translational research (bench to bedside and back), with the expectation that many European CCCs will aspire to this status.",
keywords = "Excellence, Performance assessment, Quality improvement, Translational research",
author = "A. Rajan and A. Berns and U. Ringborg and J. Celis and B. Ponder and C. Caldas and D. Livingston and Bristow, {R. G.} and Hecht, {T. T.} and T. Tursz and {van Luenen}, H. and P. Bono and T. Helander and K. Seamon and Smyth, {J. F.} and D. Louvard and A. Eggermont and {van Harten}, {W. H.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 The Authors.",
year = "2016",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.molonc.2015.12.007",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
pages = "645--651",
journal = "Molecular Oncology",
issn = "1574-7891",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "5",
}