February 20, 2023

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT

Study Overview Videos for

NRG-CC010 & NRG-GY026


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FORM UPDATES

BRAIN

NRG-BN012: The Specimen transmittal form has been updated. There are two separate forms for tissue and blood sample submission. The updated forms are available on CTSU. Please begin using these new forms immediately.


OTHER PROTOCOL NOTICES

1. ALL DISEASE SITES

NRG-GY022: Actively Recruiting MALE Patients only Read More


2. BRAIN

NRG-BN012: Updated Pathology and Correlative Instructions, version dated January 30, 2023, posted on CTSU.

 

3. CANCER CONTROL & PREVENTION

NRG-CC005/FORTE: New patient-directed materials have been posted on CTSU: memorandum dated February 20, 2022, and Patient Stool Collection Information Reminder Sheet and Patient Response Letter

 

4. GASTROINTESTINAL

NRG-GI008/CIRCULATE-US: Memorandum dated February 16, 2023 re: Clarification of Step 1/Study Entry and Step 2/Randomization (posted on CTSU)


5. GENITOURINARY

NRG-GU011/PROMETHEAN: Updated Pathology and Correlative Instructions, version dated January 30, 2023, along with updated Blood and FFPE forms are posted on CTSU.


6. GYNECOLOGIC

Printing Biospecimen Transmittal PDFs on GYN Trials

Please note an effort is underway to clarify how to obtain a Biospecimen Transmittal PDF for submission to the NRG Oncology Biospecimen Bank. Read More

 

GOG-0210: Reminder: Biospecimens, biomarker data, clinical data, and epidemiologic data are available for request. Please visit the NRG Oncology website for more information on this important study with the overall goal of improving the outcome and/or quality of life for patients with endometrial cancer.

 

NRG-GY012 and NRG-GY023 – Reminder: BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF SUPPLY IS VERY LIMITED - Please be advised that VWR has a very limited supply of blood pressure cuffs at present. Please check your supplies on site for any overlooked cuffs prior to ordering. Thank you for your cooperation. 

 

7. HEAD & NECK

NRG-HN008: Reminder! Please update treatment and AE data weekly. This is a Phase I trial and timely data submission is very important.

 

8. VTOC TRAINING

The VTOC Webinar Training Series schedule and registration is available for NRG Oncology Research Associates working on RTOG 0924, RTOG 0920, NRG-HN001, NRG-HN002, NRG-CC003, NRG-CC005, and NRG/SWOG S1914. Space is limited so register now and reserve your seat. The next webinar training is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

NRG Oncology Study Overview Videos for Investigators

The NRG Oncology Communications Team has been conducting video interviews with study PIs for NRG trials that are currently open to accrual. Video interviews filmed with Dr. Edward Tanner for NRG-CC010 and Dr. Britt Erickson for NRG-GY026 at the Winter 2023 NRG Oncology Meeting in Orlando are now posted on the NRG Oncology YouTube channel and also linked on the NRG Protocol table under “Documents and Materials” for the corresponding study.



Request for NCORP pilot project applications

Date Issued: February 17, 2023

Submission Due Date: April 21, 2023

NRG Oncology NCORP solicits PILOT projects addressing NRG NCORP Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR), Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Research and Health Disparities Research (HDR) priorities. PILOT projects should generate preliminary data and address feasibility issues to inform the development of a future NCORP concept. Refer to the links below for further details.

Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR)

Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC)

Health Disparities Research (HDR)

 

Reminder: President's Day Holiday Closures

The NRG Oncology Philadelphia East Operations Center, Buffalo SDMC, and San Francisco Biospecimen Bank locations will be closed for the President's Day holiday today, Monday, February 20, 2023. All other NRG Oncology offices and bank locations will be open during regular business hours.

PUBLICATIONS REMINDERS

NRG Oncology is pleased to report the scientific articles and abstracts that have appeared or have been presented during the previous week. This publications report includes links, when available, to the article, PubMed abstract, or association abstract.


ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS

ISBI (International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging) April 18-21, 2023

Holste G, van der Wal D, Pinckaers H, Yamashita R, Mitani A, Esteva A. Improved multimodal fusion for small datasets via extra supervision.

 

Please note the following upcoming meeting and abstract submission deadline dates


UPCOMING MEETINGS

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR); Apr 14-19, 2023; Orlando, FL


ESMO Gynaecological Cancers Annual Congress 2023; Feb 23-24, 2023; Barcelona, Spain


Miami Breast Cancer Conference; March 2-5, 2023; Miami, FL


Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO); Mar 25-28, 2023; Tampa, FL


Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO); Feb 18-20, 2023; San Diego, CA Advanced Cancer Therapies (ACT)


Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO); March 22-25, 2023; Boston, MA


St. Gallen Breast Cancer Conference (SG-BCC); Mar 15-18, 2023; Vienna, Austria



UPCOMING ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINES

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM); July 23-27, 2023; Houston, TX; meeting submission deadline Feb 28, 2023 800 pm ET


American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); Jun 2-6, 2023; Chicago, IL; LBA Mar 16, 2023 Noon (EST)


American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO); Oct 1-4, 2023; Chicago, IL; meeting submission deadline Feb 21, 2023 TiP, LBA placeholder 9 pm CET; LBA Apr 12, 2023 9 pm CntEurSummrTime


ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer; Jun 28-Jul 21, 2023; Barcelona, Spain; due to publications committee Feb 27, 2023; meeting submission deadline Mar 13, 2023; LBA Jun 15, 2023


European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO); Sep 28-Oct 1, 2023; Istanbul, Turkey; due to publications committee Apr 24, 2023; meeting submission deadline May 8, 2023; LBA Aug 7, 2023


European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress; Oct 20-24, 2023; Madrid, Spain; due to publications committee Apr 26, 2023; meeting submission deadline May 10, 2023 9 pm CntEurSummerTime; LBA Sep 14, 2023 9:00 pm CEST


International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS); Nov 5-7, 2023; Seoul, South Korea; due to publications committee Apr 3, 2023; meeting submission deadline May 8, 2023 Oral, Poster, Surg Film; TPS, LBA Aug 21, 2023


International Society for Quality-of-Life Research (ISOQOL); Oct 18-21, 2023; Calgary, AB Canada; due to publications committee Mar 20, 2023; meeting submission deadline Apr 3, 2023; LBA Jul 7, 2023


Radiological Society of North America (RSNA); Nov 27-Dec 1, 2023; Chicago, IL; due to publications committee Apr 19, 2023; meeting submission deadline; May 3, 2023 Noon CT

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