What does IMOP mean in ONCOLOGY

The International Society of Medical Oncology (ISMO) publishes the IMOP. ISMO is an international non-profit organization dedicated to improving cancer care globally through the best medical practices, education and research.

Yes, there is an online version available for the IMOP which can be accessed at http://imo-online.org/.

Yes, in addition to the main manual, there are several additional supporting documents which provide more detail on specific topics as well as updates in new developments in oncology practice. These can be found at http://imo-practice.org/additionalresources/.

The current version of the manual was released in June 2019 with updates typically occurring once each year. If you would like to receive notifications when new updates are released you can sign up for email notifications at http://imo-newsletter.org/.

The manual covers all common types of cancers including breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gynecological cancers, head & neck cancers, hematologic malignancies, skin cancers and more. In addition to this, it also discusses rare forms as well as pediatric and adult tumors that require special consideration when diagnosing or treating them.

Yes it does! The manual includes detailed advice about study design principles such as designing trials for optimal efficiency and successful implementation while ensuring adherence to ethical principles and competent statistical analysis methods.

Yes it does! Immunotherapy is a relatively new area of treatment but it has become increasingly important in recent years so IMOP includes detailed discussions around cutting edge immunotherapies including monoclonal antibody therapy and adoptive cellular therapies.