December 12 2024
FORTE Site Calls
The last FORTE Site Call was on November 13, where guest speaker, Lisa Beaverson from the NRG Oncology Biopathology Center reviewed stool collection for NRG-CC005. This included detailed steps for site staff to prepare kits for enrolled participants along with instructions for participants. Lisa also reviewed stool collection data throughout 2024, including reasons that specimens have been deemed inadequate this year. Incorrect labeling was the number one reason specimens were deemed inadequate in 2024, with missing information including participant ID, bank ID, protocol number, biospecimen code, and collection date. Watch the recording of this site call to learn more.
FORTE site calls are posted in the FORTE | Research Professionals playlist on the FORTE YouTube Channel.
Join the quarterly FORTE site calls to hear updates on NRG-CC005 and discuss challenges and solutions with other research professionals working to enroll patients to this clinical trial. Registration for these virtual sessions are in these monthly FORTE Fridays broadcasts. The next FORTE Site Call will be on February 12, 2025.
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Accrual Updates and Milestones (as of December 2, 2024)
Top accruing sites:
- Kaiser Permanente – Vallejo – 1196 accrued
- UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – 265 accrued
- Regions Hospital – 108 accrued
Most recent randomizations:
- Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPR – December 2, 2024
- Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo – November 29, 2024
- UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center – November 26, 2024
- Yale University – November 26, 2024
- Veterans Administration Hospital – November 26, 2024
- UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – November 26, 2024
Recent Trial-Wide Monthly Accrual:
- September 2024 – 130 participants
- October 2024 – 133 participants
- November 2024 – 103 participants
Find both CIRB-approved and protocol-related documents on CTSU under NRG-CC005.
FORTE Resource Portal
Bookmark this website, that organizes materials found on CTSU: https://www.nrgoncology.org/Clinical-Trials/NRG-CC005/FORTE-Resource-Portal. You will use the same login information as for CTSU to access this page. Once you gain access, the “FORTE Materials for Research Professionals” section contains many materials to assist you with accruing participants. This website also has contact information for questions you may have while working on NRG-CC005.
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Clinical research professionals can sign up for NRG Weekly Broadcasts to receive FORTE Fridays updates directly to your inbox: https://www.nrgoncology.org/Home/News/Weekly-Broadcasts.
Questions from Site Research Staff
If research staff have questions about a patient's eligibility or study logistics for the NRG-CC005/FORTE Study, contact the Clinical Coordinating Department (CCD) at:
FORTE@nrgoncology.org
1(800) 477-7227