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Volume |
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| 9/8/2010 |
SWOG Update September 2010 |
SWOG Update, September 2010
Highlights:
- Spotlight: Fall plenary will address coop group changes
- Study: S0701: H. pylori trial in Latin America reaches goal
- SWOG News: SWOG's Gynecologic Cancer Committee has closed,
a new scientific advisory structure for the Group,
and the Clinical Trials Training Course goes online.
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| 7/30/2010 |
SWOG Update July 2010 |
SWOG Update, July 2010
Highlights:
- Spotlight: Planning to reform the coop group system
- Study: S0600: Bevacizumab and metastatic colorectal cancer
- SWOG News: Changes coming to biospecimen banking at SWOG,
record retention guidelines for sites,
and a look ahead to the fall Nursing Committee Workshop.
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| 6/29/2010 |
SWOG Update June 2010 |
SWOG Update, June 2010
Highlights:
- Spotlight: SWOG looks at its successes and failures
- Study: S0702: 1st dental exam is the only one required
- Study: S0805: Related study supports dasatinib regimen
- SWOG News: Nursing Disease & Disc. Subcomm. making its mark,
specimen kits now available for 9 trials,
and SWOG's grants & contracts mgr. goes on leave.
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| 5/30/2010 |
SWOG Update May 2010 |
SWOG Update, May 2010 Highlights:
- Spotlight: IOM report urges coop group changes
- Spring 2010 Group Meeting update
- Study: S0777: Bortezomib combo for myeloma
- SWOG News: Coltman Fellows announced,
Young Investigators Course RFA issued,
and new resources for QA and audits.
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| 4/30/2010 |
SWOG Update Apr 2010 |
SWOG Update, April 2010 Highlights:
- Spotlight: SWOG treatment grant renewed
- Administrata: Speeding contract and protocol development
- Study: S0941: TKIs with biliary cancers
- SWOG News: SELECT Biorepository,
CRA Committee openings,
and SWOG ASCO abstracts.
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| 3/4/2010 |
SWOG Update Mar 2010 |
SWOG Update, March 2010 Highlights:
- Spotlight: Time to register for the spring meeting in SF
- Chair’s Corner: Clinical benefit
- SWOG News: ONS sets new CT nursing competencies,
a new patient advocate signs on,
and SWOG affiliates shine.
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| 1/29/2010 |
SWOG Update Jan 2010 |
SWOG Update, January 2010
Highlights of this edition of the SWOG Update:
- Spotlight: Latin America Initiative launches
- Chair’s Corner: SWOG foreign policy
- SWOG News: Ops joins Hope Foundation,
CRAs plan for a regulatory session in SF,
and HDOC gets a new co-chair
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| 12/22/2009 |
SWOG Update Dec 2009 |
SWOG Update, December 2009
Highlights of this edition of the SWOG Update:
- Spotlight: SWOG-8814 long-term results
- Chair’s Corner: Value vs. economy
- Study Updates: S0904: New gyn trial to test docetaxel and vandetanib in ovarian cancers
- SWOG News: SWOG's Imaging Network launched,
CRAs doing patient questionnaires need training,
and Marj Godfrey retires
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| 11/17/2009 |
SWOG Update Nov 2009 |
SWOG Update, November 2009
Highlights of this edition of the SWOG Update:
- Spotlight: SWOG's Patient Advocates
- Chair’s Corner: Welcome Dr. Val
- Study Updates: Intravesical chemo for bladder cancer, and
dasatinib for leukemia
- SWOG News: Fall Group Meeting update, recent pubs,
and better TM study tracking
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| 10/9/2009 |
SWOG Update Oct 2009 |
SWOG Update, October 2009
Highlights of this edition of the SWOG Update:
- Spotlight: SWOG's comparative effectiveness research course
- Chair’s Corner: How do we define success in SWOG trials?
- Study Updates: Side effects of a bisphosphonate, and using
a dietary supplement to fight neuropathy
- SWOG News: Stimulus funds reach SWOG, CTSU rolls out OPEN,
and the Ops Office is moving
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| 8/5/2009 |
SWOG Update Aug 2009 |
SWOG Update, August 5, 2009
Highlights of this edition of the new SWOG Update:
- Spotlight: Fall Plenary: How best to fight the war on cancer?
- Chair’s Corner: SWOG's research objectives
- Study Updates: An ongoing breast study, and a new lung study
- SWOG News: SWOG-CTI open for business; SWAT fast-track protocol review
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| 6/11/2008 |
Vol. 22, No. 2 |
June 2008 Edition – Highlights:
- Spring Group Meeting Highlights
- Spotlight: CRAs Celebrate 25th Anniversary
- Chair’s Corner: Upcoming Competitive Grant Renewal
- Research Update: Bladder, Myeloma and Melanoma Studies
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| 2/26/2008 |
Vol 22, No. 1 |
February 2008 Edition — Highlights:
- Cancer Control and Prevention Program Reorganization
- Spotlight: Focus on Gynecologic Malignancies
- Chair's Corner: Role of the Study Coordinator
- Research Updates: S0230
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| 11/7/2007 |
Vol. 21, No. 2 |
November 2007 Edition — Highlights:
- October Group Meeting examines future of clinical trials
- Spotlight: A conversation with Frank Meyskens, M.D., new Associate Chair for Cancer Control and Prevention
- Chair's Corner: Smaller, complex trials with high-quality data will be SWOG's focus
- Research Updates: Lung, breast studies examine bone metastasis
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| 6/26/2007 |
Vol. 21, No. 1 |
June 2007 Edition — Highlights:
- May Group Meeting addresses budgetary and scientific challenges
- Spotlight: Translational Medicine Committee supports forward-looking science
- Chair's Corner: SWOG introduces new Clinical Trials Initiative
- Research Highlights: ASCO presentations put SWOG research on display
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| 12/15/2006 |
Vol. 20, No. 4 |
Special 50th Anniversary Edition — Highlights:
- National Cancer Institute honors the Southwest Oncology Group for 50 years of excellence in conducting cancer clinical trials.
- SWOG welcomes a host of former Group leaders and administrators for the festivities.
- Renowned researchers speak at SWOG plenary session.
- Hundreds celebrate at SWOG's 50th Anniversary Reception
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| 8/1/2006 |
Vol. 20, No. 3 |
Fall 2006 Group Meeting Edition — Highlights:
- Southwest Oncology Group will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Fall 2006 Group Meeting.
- The Group is now offering discounted airfare to the Group Meeting through Conlin Travel.
- In celebration of 50 years of research, Group members who give to The Hope Foundation can win one of 50 vacation travel door prizes at the 50th anniversary reception - but you must be present to win.
- The plenary session will feature presentations by top scientific researchers.
- A special ovarian cancer workshop will focus on "The Role of Front-Line Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy."
- Visit the Group Meeting page to register for Group Meeting sessions, RSVP for the 50th anniversary reception and make your travel and hotel arrangments.
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| 6/8/2006 |
Vol. 20, No. 2 |
June 2006 Edition — Highlights:
- Group Chair Laurence H. Baker, D.O., announces two new disease committee chairs during the Spring 2006 Group Meeting.
- Dr. Baker encourages Group leadership to re-examine future research plans in light of fiscal challenges ahead.
- Dr. Baker receives the Nobility in Science Award from the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
- Plenary presentations are now available on swog.org.
- Study Updates section outlines four priority Group trials seeking accrual.
- New electronic data submission requirements go into effect this summer.
- Plenary speaker gives details about SWOG's new membership in the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups.
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| 2/14/2006 |
Vol. 20, No. 1 |
February 2006 Edition — Highlights:
- The Spring 2006 Southwest Oncology Group Meeting is coming up April 19-23 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read about the various scientific meetings and educational sessions beginning on page 10.
- Don't forget to download or print the Report of Studies pages that you will need for the Group meeting before you go. See the story on page 10.
- The spring Group meeting is the 20th anniversary of the Crush the Crab 5K Run. Read about its humble beginnings on pages 11 and 12.
- Group Chair Laurence H. Baker, D.O., shares the new strategy for selecting Disease & Research Committee chairs in "Message from the Chairman," beginning on page 2.
- See page 5 for the Study Updates section, featuring S0219, a Phase II bladder cancer study, and S0517, a Phase II Hodgkin's lymphoma study.
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| 12/8/2005 |
Vol. 19, No. 4 |
December 2005 Edition -- Highlights:
- Which two institutions are bringing nearly 200 more investigators into the Southwest Oncology Group? Find out on page 1.
- Group Chair Laurence Baker, D.O., shares how the Group is making significant progress toward even more efficient and effective clinical trials in "Message from the Chairman."
- Out with "snail mail" and in with electronic! Beginning in February, bimonthly protocol update notifications will be sent by e-mail.
- This edition's "Study Updates" feature three protocols - lung cancer studies S0424 and S0124, and lymphoma study S0349.
- Big changes are ahead for data submission. See page 10.
- Did you miss the Group meeting plenary session? Read the recap on pages 11-14.
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| 7/26/2005 |
Vol. 19, No. 3 |
July 2005 Edition Updated -- Highlights:
- The Fall 2005 Southwest Oncology Group Meeting has been moved to Dallas, due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Please consult the Group Meeting page frequently for more information.
- For more about the major sessions, including the plenary session, see the Group Meetings section on pages 5-10.
- Did you hear about "the Summit?" Turn to page 4 to see what Group leaders from all three offices were doing in Michigan.
- Need a mentor or wish you had one? See the Clinical Trials Nurse Mentorship Program application on page 20.
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| 6/13/2005 |
Vol. 19, No. 2 |
June 2005 Edition -- Highlights:
- The Southwest Oncology Group has a new chairman. See Dr. Larry Baker's new initiatives for the Group in "Message From the Chairman" on the front page.
- Meet the new Headquarters Staff in Ann Arbor, Mich., on page 2.
- Let your voice be heard! Turn to page 3 to see how easy it is to fill out the Group meeting survey.
- SWOG just received funding for five ancillary studies related to the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Learn more about these highly integrated protocols on page 8.
- Could it take only two months for a study to go from concept approval to protocol approval? SWOG protocol coordinators are testing the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program's new streamlined protocol development system. See the story on page 9.
- SWOG strongly supports the National Institutes of Health initiative encouraging NIH-funded investigators to submit their manuscripts to PubMed Central. Learn how to submit your manuscript on page 13.
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| 2/1/2005 |
Vol. 19, No.1 |
Spring 2005 Group Meeting Issue -- Highlights:
- Be a part of the Toast & Roast celebrating Dr. Charles A. Coltman, Jr's., 24 years as Chairman of the Southwest Oncology Group!
- Learn about the many educational sessions planned for the Spring 2005 Group Meeting April 6-10 in Denver.
- Find out the latest procedures for reporting serious adverse events.
- It's easy to access the priority list of open studies on your PDA.
- Read QA Corner to learn how to avoid quality assurance deficiencies.
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