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News from SWOG: Triple Drug Combination Beats Standard Treatment in Myeloma Trial

A SWOG trial shows bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone delays recurrence and lengthens life for myeloma patients, indicating a possible new standard of care. [cta]View the Press Release[/cta] SWOG is a publicly funded worldwide network of researchers who design and conduct cancer clinical trials. The Group’s goal is to change medical practice so it improves the …

Our Mission, Leaders, and Programs: A Video Overview

SWOG and The Hope Foundation pursue cancer research through collaboration, despite the fact that Group members, leadership and staff are based in locations all over the United States and beyond. Founded in 1993 by SWOG leaders, The Hope Foundation has granted more than $30 million in charitable funding to support the important work of the …

Second Round of 2015 SEED Grants Awarded

Two grants from The Hope Foundation’s SWOG Early Exploration and Development (SEED) Fund have been awarded to support the following projects: Siu Fun Wong, PharmD Chapman University School of Pharmacy “Formulation of Topical Vitamin K1 for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors (EGFRIs)-Induced Skin Rash” The Vitamin K1 topical formulation developed from this proposal, if proven effective …

Preliminary Results of Foundation-Supported Project Presented at Group Meeting

Omar Aljitawi, MD, of the University of Kansas Cancer Center, has been researching a method to shorten the duration of neutropenia following stem cell transplantation, a standard-of-care procedure which accompanies high-dose chemotherapy for treatment of multiple blood cancers. Neutropenia invariably occurs following high-dose chemotherapy and resolves when the newly infused hematopoietic stem cells home to …

Latest Grantees Announced at Spring SWOG Meeting

Three Hope Foundation grantees were announced at last week’s Spring 2015 SWOG Group Meeting in San Francisco. Following rigorous review processes, we are pleased to offer funding for the following research projects: SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award “Personalizing treatment for newly diagnosed AML using a novel ex vivo screen” Marc Loriaux, MD, PhD of Oregon Health & …

#SWOGonc Highlights from Spring Group Meeting

We spent much of last week in San Francisco participating in the Spring 2015 SWOG Group Meeting. If you weren’t able to attend, the social media highlights below provide a brief introduction to just some of the engaging topics covered over four days of events. As usual, we left feeling inspired by all that is happening …

SEED Grants Awarded for Projects in Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer

Two grants have been awarded via The Hope Foundation’s SWOG Early Exploration and Development (SEED) Fund. Awards are made from The Hope Foundation SEED Fund to encourage preliminary research that will potentially translate to future clinical trials or trial-associated projects (translational medicine studies) within SWOG and the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN). These grants may …

Foundation Support for 2015 Group Meetings

This is an archived news post. To see current meetings program detail, click here. — Each spring and fall,  SWOG holds Group Meetings to share trial results and review progress, conduct Group business, provide educational programming for member oncology professionals, and determine future research directions. The Hope Foundation has been helping to support SWOG Group Meetings for …

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