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The Southwest Oncology Group publishes SWOG Update approximately once per month. The newsletter covers Group activities, scientific information, and other topics of interest. The newsletter typically includes such features as:
 
  • Group Meeting Information
  • Latest Study Manuscripts Published
  • Protocol Updates
  • Message from the Chairman
  • Committee News
  • Operations Office News
  • Statistical Center News
Each Group Newsletter also contains other articles on various subjects. The listings below show specific articles of special interest in each issue. Click on the volume month to view that newsletter. Back issues can be found on the Archives page.
 

Date Volume
 
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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