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SWOG G
Group M
Meeting
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Spring 2014
Plenary, Part II
Charles D
D. Blanke,
Blanke M.D.,
MD F
F.A.C.P.,
ACP F
F.A.S.C.O.
ASCO
Chair, SWOG
Presenter Disclosure Information
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Charles Blanke, MD: No Disclosures
Harry Erba, MD: Advisor for Novartis, Incyte, Seattle
Genetics, Celgene, Amgen. Speaker’s bureau for
Novartis Incyte
Novartis,
Incyte. Research grant from Millennium
Millennium, Seattle
Genetics, Amgen, Cellator
Carol Fabian,, MD: No Disclosures
Gabriel Hortobagyi, MD: Consultant for Novartis, Pfizer,
Galena. Research grant from Novartis.
Neal Meropol, MD: No Disclosures
Lori Minasian, MD: No Disclosures
Joseph Unger, PhD: No Disclosures
Lymphoma Committee
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Thank you to Dr
Dr.
Richard Fisher
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Three decades
Th
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leading
g SWOG’s
Lymphoma research
Jonathan Friedberg,
Friedberg Lymphoma
Jonathan W. Friedberg,
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M.D., Chair, Lymphoma
Committee
 Director, Wilmot Cancer
Center University of
Center,
Rochester
 Study chair or co-chair for
numerous SWOG trials
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Initiatives
Term Limits & Performance
Reviews
360 review of each chair @ mid
360°
mid-term
term
 First reviews in San Francisco:
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◦ Breast: Gabriel Hortobagyi
◦ Symptom Control & Quality of Life: Carol
Moinpour and James L. Wade
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Reviewers: EO, fellow chair, outside
peer working group
peer,
group, self-evaluation
self evaluation
VA Re
Re--Engagement
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Meeting(s):
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◦ Lou Fiore, MAVERIC Consortium
◦ Timothy O’Leary
O Leary, VA Director of Clinical
Services, Research & Development
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MAVERIC: 8 potential member VA
facilities
◦ Master lung protocol (to start)
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Process to minimize regulatory barriers
Adolescents & Young Adults
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S 0 melanoma
S1404
e a o a sstudy
udy e
eligibility
g b y includes
c udes
patients as young as 15 yrs
◦ Melanoma among most common AYA cancers
◦ A simple but important start
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Looking at age-eligibility
age eligibility in all GI studies
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To come: Studies of biologic differences
SWOG Website ReRe-design
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Survey results:
◦ SWOG users: Useful but not appealing
◦ New more feature-rich public face for an
expanded public
◦ Preserve utility; enhance searchability, ...
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Request for proposals is out
LungLung
g-MAP: SWOG S1400
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Lung Master Protocol
Squamous cell lung cancer
1 genomic screening
screening, 5 sub
sub-studies
studies
◦ Tumor genomic alterations matched with substudy
t d off ttargeted
t d agentt
◦ “Non-match” immunotherapy study
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Required training: Kickoff session today,
6 - 7:30 pm
pm, Grand BallRoom B (others to
come)
Accrual Milestones
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Dr Parminder Singh
Dr.
◦ S0931 EVEREST renal trial
◦ Patient #609; goal 1,218
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Dr Eila Skinner
Dr.
◦ S1011 surgical trial in bladder cancer
◦ Patient #310; goal 620
ASCO “Blackjack”
Blackjack
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SWOG has 21 abstracts to be
presented
◦ 2 at Scientific Plenary
◦ 5 oral presentations
NCTN Grant Award
> last year, < requested
 Partially remedied past underfunding
of SWOG
 Tied more closely to accrual
percentage
 Tough decisions need to be made, but
we will not compromise our mission
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Joan K. Mauer Memorial
Quality Assurance Award
Dr. Noboru Oishi
 Presenter: Linda McClure, RN, MS
NCI Clinical
Cli i l T
Trials
i l M
Monitoring
it i
Branch
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In memory of Joan K. Mauer
Chief, Clinical Trial Monitoring Branch (2000 – 2010)
Joan K. Mauer Memorial Quality Assurance Award
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Purpose
off the
h Award
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 Recognize the individual’s valuable contributions to
the QA program in support of NCI-sponsored clinical
ti l
trials
g the dedication of the individual by
y
 Acknowledge
their active participation in QA functions and/or
volunteering for audits
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Joan K. Mauer
Memorial Quality Assurance Award
 Annual Recognition Awards
 Two Recipients:
 Non-physician
 Physician
Ph i i
 Individuals nominated by their Group
 Nominees are reviewed by the Award Selection
Committee
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C it i for
Criteria
f Selection
S l ti
 Volunteer auditor, and/or
 Significant role in QA functions, and
 Worked in the clinical research arena for at least 3
years
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Significance of the Award
The recipient is recognized by NCI leadership; award is
reviewed and approved by the NCI Division Director
CTEP Deputy
ep y Director
e
and C
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Recipient of the 2013
Joan K. Mauer
M
Memorial
i l Quality
Q lit Assurance
Ass
Award
A
d
Noboru Oishi, MD
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SWOG--associated LAPS
SWOG
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Case Western
Fred Hutchinson
H t
Huntsman,
U
Utah
MD Anderson
Ohio State
Stanford
U Alabama
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UC Davis
U Colorado
U Mi
Michigan
hi
U Oklahoma
USC
W
Wayne
State
St t
Yale
Integrated Translational Science
Center Grant
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Co d Sp
Cold
Spring
g Harbor
a bo Laboratory
abo a o y
The Jackson Laboratory
P i i l IInvestigators:
Principal
ti t
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Laurence Baker
Lee Ellis
Edison Liu
Anne Schott
D id T
David
Tuveson
Coltman Fellowship
2014 Fellowship at Fall Group Mtg
 Accepting applications until Sept 1
 Applications on SWOG & Hope
websites
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 swog.org/visitors/funding
swog org/visitors/funding
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SWOG/Hope Impact Award
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Scott Kopetz
Kopetz, MD Anderson
◦ Patient-derived xenograft models for
S1406 iin BRAF
BRAF-mutated
d CRC
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Roger Lo & Antoni Ribas
Ribas, UCLA
◦ BRAF/AKT inhibition to reverse
melanoma resistance to MAPK
inhibition
SWOG/Hope Impact Award
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Anne Schott,
Schott Lee Ellis,
Ellis Jo Horn
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Impact Award Review Committee
◦L
Lee Elli
Ellis & D
Dawn H
Hershman
h
cochaired committee of 9 reviewers
SWOG Trial Support
pp ((STrS))
To support
pp trial components
p
needing
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$ during patient enrollment period
 Up to $75K/year,
$75K/year up to 2 years
 Apply
pp y when submitting
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to triage
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 Not for funding correlative studies
 swog.org/visitors/funding
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thehopefoundation.org
Plenary
y II Presentations
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Best of SWOG
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Statistical Center
Breast
Leukemia
Survivorship
Neal Meropol: Technology & Accrual
 Lori Minasian Lecture in CC&P
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Best of SWOG: Stat Center
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Joseph Unger
Unger, Ph
Ph.D.
D
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Comparison of survival outcomes
among cancer patients
ti t treated
t t d in
i
and out of clinical trials JNCI 2014
Best of SWOG: Breast
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Gabriel Hortobagyi
Hortobagyi, M
M.D.,
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Chair Breast Committee
Best of SWOG: Leukemia
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Harry Erba
Erba, M
M.D.,
D Ph
Ph.D.,
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Chair Leukemia Committee
Best of SWOG: Survivorship
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Carol Fabian
Fabian, M
M.D.,
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Co-Chair Survivorship Committee
Neal Meropol
Meropol, M
M.D.
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Lester E
E. Coleman
Coleman, Jr.,
Jr Professor of
Cancer Research & Therapeutics
 Chief, Hematology/Oncology CWR
 Trial
Ti lP
Prospector
t T
Tooll
 Using Technology to Enhance Accrual
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Lori Minasian Lecture
Lori Minasian,
Minasian M
M.D.,
D Deputy Director
Director,
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention
 Multiple prevention & supportive care
trials including:
trials,
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◦ SELECT
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Incorporating patient-reported
outcomes
t
into
i t studies
t di
Open Office Hours
Contracting & Finance
 Biospecimen Banking
 Social Media
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Marina Room (Bay Level – up 1
floor)