Spring 2026 SWOG Group Meeting

​Disclaimer for Recording Open Group Meeting Sessions

By participating in the open sessions, you acknowledge and agree to the following: (1) The meetings will be recorded for documentation and reference purposes, (2) Participants may be recorded during the meeting, including their audio and video, (3) The recordings will be made available online for SWOG members to view after the meeting, (4) Additionally, the recordings may be used and posted online as part of enduring training materials, (5) If you do not wish to be recorded, please inform the meeting organizer (meetings@swog.org) before the session begins or disconnect from the meeting.

Your participation implies consent to these terms.

• Meeting Booklet (in PDF form only; available early April)
• Meeting Mobile App with meeting details will be available for download to your phone or tablet in early April. App content will also be accessible via a standard web browser (no app installation needed).
• Continuing Medical Education credits are no longer offered for the SWOG group meetings. 
• Exhibitor and Sponsorship Information: Exhibits will be held April 30-May 1 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. If you are interested in exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, please view our prospectus here.
• Pharmaceutical Partners: We look forward to your participation at the SWOG 2026 Spring Group Meeting! To ensure we can maintain meetings of the highest caliber, pharma partners attending in person and not specifically invited to present as part of the group meeting agenda will be required to pay a per-person registration fee of $300.
  
  Please visit The Hope Foundation’s Group Meeting Registration Payment Page to make any necessary payments.  Payment can be made via credit card or check.  Questions can be directed to info@thehopefoundation.org.

Posting the meeting to social media? Please use the hashtag #swogonc.
 

Group Meeting and Travel Logistics

Hotel Reservations

You can reserve your hotel room at the Hyatt Regency online or by calling 415-788-1234. When calling, ask for the SWOG room block. The Group room rate is $319 plus tax. The cut-off date for making reservations is April 6, 2026. Any reservations after that time will be based on rate and space availability. To cancel or change your Hyatt reservation, call 415-788-1234. Book your room early! 

Need Special Accommodations?

If you need special arrangements or accommodations to fully participate in all Group Meeting functions, please contact the meetings manager at 210-614-8808, ext. 1009 after you register online.

​Group Meeting Funding/Travel Support

SWOG and The Hope Foundation provide funding to support travel for member CRAs and nurses and Modality and Discipline Investigators to attend the group’s semi-annual meetings. Committee funds are also available through The Hope Foundation to help support committee efforts at the group meetings that are not funded via the NCORP or NCTN grants.

For specific details and links to apply, please visit the Funding and Travel Support page: Group Meeting Funding/Travel Support | SWOG

Group Meeting Event Information

SWOG Spring 2026 Plenary: A Dialogue with Members

The spring 2026 group meeting will be the first under the leadership of SWOG’s new group chairs – Dr. Primo “Lucky” N. Lara, Jr., and Dr. Dawn L. Hershman. At Friday’s plenary session, Drs. Lara and Hershman will review the group’s extraordinary accomplishments and impact over recent years, and will recognize and honor the leaders behind those achievements. 

After introducing several incoming leaders, they will outline their vision for the next era of SWOG success. Central to that vision is you, SWOG’s members who carry out the research and patient care that improve the lives of those with cancer.

So the second half of the spring plenary will be an interactive town hall-style forum devoted to a dialogue on the future of your cooperative group. Bring your questions for the new leadership. Bring your concerns and ideas. Drs. Lara and Hershman want to engage in a dialogue with you, SWOG’s members.

Dr. Michael LeBlanc, SWOG group statistician, and Dr. James Rae, SWOG vice chair for translational medicine, will also speak.

The spring plenary will take place Friday, May 1, 2026, 2 – 4 pm PT, at the San Francisco Hyatt Regency, and everywhere online.
 

CRA Clinical Trials Training Course

The Clinical Trials Training Course will be held on Thursday, April 30, 7:20 am - 5:00 pm PT. It introduces the fundamentals of SWOG and National Cancer Institute (NCI) policies and procedures and provides the foundation to efficiently perform responsibilities as a SWOG Oncology Research Professional. Space is limited for on-site attendance, so sign up early!

If you are unable to attend the group meeting in person, the morning session will be available as a hybrid option to those that are interested. Please use that alternate registration option to attend remotely.

AGENDA     COURSE DESCRIPTION

TAKE ACTION SYMPOSIUM: Advanced Practice Providers as Catalysts for Access, Enrollment, and Retention in Oncology Research!

Advanced Practice Provider & Nurse Scientist Committee

The Advanced Practice Provider & Nurse Scientist Committee will be held on Friday, May 1, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm PT.  The meeting is geared towards Nurse Scientists and APPs interested in advancing collaborative research within the clinical trials network as principal and co-investigators and to Nurses interested in serving as Coordinators for studies involving unique or unfamiliar assessments and/or behavioral interventions. Additionally, our goals are to increase the representation and involvement of Nurse Scientists and Advanced Practice Nurses within SWOG serving as site investigators for DCP studies. Please contact Jamie Myers at jmyers@kumc.edu, or Christa Braun-Inglis at cbrauninglis@cc.hawaii.edu.

The Site Operations meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 12:30 - 2:00 pm PT. 

It takes a village to lead research sites and make it possible for participants to enroll on trials. This special perspective is the focus of Site Operations, a subcommittee of the Oncology Research Professionals (ORP) Committee. A variety of practical topics will be discussed, including:

• SWOG statistical and operations updates
• NCI changes and new information
• SWOG quality assurance topics and questions

This meeting is open to everyone and provides an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions.  Please join us!

Oncology Research Professionals Open Forum

The ORP Open Forum is set for Friday, May 1, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PT. Please join us in-person to discuss topics in a small group setting.  Rotate among four 20-minute round table sessions of your choice to learn more about conducting SWOG trials, mitigating challenges, and implementing strategies with your facilitator and tablemates.

Please note we encourage in-person attendance as there will be no remote meeting links for this forum. Although recordings of the round table discussions will not be made, we will post handouts and facilitator contact details for each table topic to the SWOG website after the Group Meeting.

This meeting is open to everyone and provides an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions.  Please join us!

Dr. Robert B. Livingston Translational Cancer Lectureship

Dr. Robert Boyd Livingston was a superb clinician and clinical trialist who greatly impacted the field of cancer research. Within SWOG, he served as chair of both the lung cancer committee (1974-1997) and the breast cancer committee (2000-2008). In his honor, SWOG established the Dr. Robert B. Livingston Translational Breast and Lung Cancer Lectureship. 

This spring, the lecture will occur as part of the breast committee session, 4:30 - 6:30 pm PT on Friday, May 1. The lecture will be given by Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD, Director, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

Frank & Linda Meyskens Lectureship on Advances in Cancer Prevention

For more than 40 years, Dr. Frank Meyskens has been at the helm of the recognition, development, and clinical usage of prevention in the field of oncology. Opportunities to engage prevention in personalized medicine have grown exponentially in recent years, with heightened focus on interventions such as early detection and genetically focused treatment options. Frank and Linda Meyskens established and endowed this lectureship to educate oncology professionals on the latest research highlighting prevention as a therapeutic approach.

This spring, the lecture will occur as part of the prevention, screening, and surveillance committee session, 4:30 - 6:30 pm PT on Thursday, April 30.

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD, GU Symposium

This spring's Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD, Symposium will be held Friday, May 1, 4:15 - 6:15 pm PT. Speakers TBD.

Honoring the many valuable contributions Dr. Vogelzang made in support of his colleagues and patients throughout his career within SWOG’s research network, Vogelzang symposia are held at SWOG group meetings to provide members with the latest and best resources for extending and improving the lives of those impacted by genitourinary cancers.

This will be an informative symposium you won't want to miss!

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