Establishing and Coordinating a Nationwide Multidisciplinary Study Group: Lessons Learned by the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group

Researchers are increasingly interested in joining forces in multicenter, multidisciplinary study groups as a means to conduct high-quality research, including large randomized trials and prospective cohorts with the aim to improve the quality of care. In the Netherlands, clinical care and research in pancreatic diseases are well-organized within the nationwide Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group and, since 2011, the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group...