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iSBTc HistoryEvolution of the iSBTc | 1986 - 1991: Early visions | 1992 - 1998: Finding our way
1999 - 2006: Growth and prosperity | 2007 … and beyond Evolution of the iSBTc
The International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer was founded in 1984 by 40 charter members as the Society for Biological Therapy (SBT), the Society has sought to facilitate the exchange and promotion of scientific information about the use of biological cancer therapies. In its infancy, enthusiasm for SBT continued to grow, as promising scientific breakthroughs in recombinant DNA technology, monoclonal antibody technology and tumor immunology became budding foundations of cancer research. Researchers and scientists believed that new systemic therapeutic treatments would begin to supplant, or at the very least complement, chemotherapy in the fight against cancer. SBT intended to strike a balance of members from academia, government, industry and clinical and basic scientists, all interested in taking the new biotherapies from the bench to the bedside. Scientific and business meetings have been held annually since the first Annual Meeting of SBT in 1986. At the 2002 business meeting, held November 9, 2002, the SBT membership voted to officially change the name of the Society and it thus became the International Society for Biological Therapy of Cancer (iSBTc). The Society currently has over 500 members consisting primarily of MDs, PhDs, RNs, and corporate representatives. |
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