CAMPAIGN STRATEGY AND TACTICS FOR CLINICAL-TRIALS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

The strategic planning of the campaign against cancer and the employme nt of clinical trials on a national and supranationaI basis could be i mproved. Lessons and principles derived from other spheres of ordered activity might be usefully applied to the realm of clinical trials. Pr inciples taught by military strategists may find practical application s in the development and prosecution of successful clinical trials of cancer therapy. In this paper we reflect upon the parallels and diverg ences between the principles of campaign strategy needed for the succe ssful prosecution of military objectives and the efficient and effecti ve prosecution of major clinical trials.