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The final buzzer has sounded and we have a winner!
Congratulations
Heather Schwartz
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Dr. Crosswell
of the BSSF team for accruing the most patients to EAQ202, during March.
It was a real buzzer beater: Both SMC and BSSF enrolled participants on March 31. In the end, Heather Schwartz and Dr. Crosswell edged out Kelsey Hitchins and Dr. Kilburn.
Final Score: 7-6
Thank you UC-NCORP for your hard work and dedication to our AYA population. We were able to enroll 13 patients to EAQ202 during March.
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Heather Schwartz and Dr. Crosswell |
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Our UC-NCORP referees presented Heather and Dr. Crosswell with their prize on Thursday, April 21. |
Group photo: (left to right) Alaina Kennedy, Heather Schwartz, Dr. Crosswell, Kelsey Bridges, Kamara Mertz-Rivera. |
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Newly Activated Studies
These studies have recently activated.
More information can be found on CTSU.
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A022001: Phase II Randomized, Prospective Trial of Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate PRRT Versus Capecitabine and Temozolomide in Well-Differentiated Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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S2015: Melanoma Margins Trial (MelMarT): A Phase III, Multi-Centre, Multi-National Randomised Control Trial Investigating 1cm v 2cm Wide Excision Margins for Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
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ECOG-ACRIN: May 4-6, 2022
Chicago, IL / Virtual
Registration Now Open!
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Alliance: May 11-14, 2022
Chicago, IL/Virtual/In-Person
Registration Now Open!
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Accruals & Biospecimens-Special Entries |
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Under-Represented Populations |
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April is National Minority Health Month! National Minority Health Month brings awareness and focuses on reducing health disparities and improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities.
One of our aims as an NCORP is to promote the participation of African Americans and other underrepresented groups in our catchment area in NCI Clinical Trials through community engagement and patient support programs. Additionally, assessing and addressing barriers to research participation and accruing patients to trials that improve cancer-related health among individuals from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds exemplifies our dedication to addressing health equity gaps in cancer research representation and survivorship.
Upstate Carolina NCORP would like to highlight two of the many studies that we participate in that emphasize increasing minority participation!
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Wake Forest 1802: Influence of Primary Treatment for Prostate Cancer on Work Experience (PCW)
Primary Objective: Compare changes in work ability reported by African American and white prostate cancer survivors, before treatment and 6 months after treatment completion.
For more information about this study visit our website!
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URCC-21038: Disparities in Results of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment (DiRECT): A Prospective Cohort Study of Cancer Survivors Treated with anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 Immunotherapy in a Community Oncology Setting
Primary Objective: To compare incidence of CTCAE grade 2-5 irAEs between African American and European American patients within the first year of starting ICI treatment.
For more information about this study visit our website!
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Welcome
Monica Parks
to the TMIST team!
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Rhonda Dean, RN, AYA/Breast/Diversity Coordinator, AnMed |
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Rhonda Dean, Coordinator-Extraordinaire,
recently graduated from the Diversity Leadership Network Academy. We are so proud of Rhonda and all the contributions she has made to the NCORP during her tenure.
Way to go, Rhonda!
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ECOG- ACRIN: April 26 – 28, 2022 |
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Do you have any staff you would like highlighted in The Connector?
Please submit it by the 15th of the month to Alaina: akennedy@srhs.com
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Connect with us on LinkedIn!
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Administrator
Kamara Mertz-Rivera, MA, CCRC
Email: UpstateNCORP@srhs.com
Phone: 864-560-6104
Regulatory
Laura Bailey, BS, CCRP
Email: UpstateNCORPRegulatory@srhs.com
Phone: 864-560-6954
Finance
Alex Akkary, MBA
Email: UpstateNCORPFinance@srhs.com
Phone: 864-560-6967
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Quality Assurance
Kelsey Bridges, MSHS, ACRP-CP
Email: UpstateNCORPQA@srhs.com
Phone: 864-560-1961
CCDR Lead
Melyssa Foust, MSN, RN, OCN
Email: UpstateNCORPCCDR@srhs.com
Phone: 864-560-1035
AYA Coordinator
Heather Schwartz, MPH, HTL
Email: heather_schwartz@bshsi.org
Phone: 864-603-6212
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