The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology seeks to reduce the impact of cancer on people by uniting a broad community of scientists and clinicians from many disciplines, committed to discovering, validating and disseminating effective strategies for the prevention and treatment of cancer. Our Mission The mission of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is to reduce the impact of cancer by: Conducting high quality multidisciplinary cancer control, prevention, and treatment trials that engage a comprehensive research network Furthering our understanding of the biological basis of the cancer process and its treatment, from discovery, to validation, to clinical practice Providing a scientific and operational infrastructure for innovative clinical and translational research in the academic and community settings