We’d like to sincerely thank Dr. John S. Macdonald, as he has recently stepped down from the Board of Directors of The Hope Foundation. Dr. Macdonald served for more than 20 years and was one of nine initial Directors nominated by the SWOG Board of Governors at the Group Meeting held in October of 1993. …
The primary purpose of the Dr. Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Fellowship is to engage outstanding young investigators from SWOG affiliated institutions in learning clinical trial methodology within an academic and cooperative group environment that will lead to independent clinical research, while honoring the legacy of long-time SWOG Chair and leader, Dr. Charles Coltman. To qualify, …
The Young Investigators Training Course is designed to intensively train selected young investigators in the SWOG system for protocol development, maintenance, and administration in order to develop a cadre of experts to quickly and efficiently develop priority studies. For the purposes of this training, young investigators are defined as oncology fellows in training or assistant …
We are pleased to report that The Hope Foundation has received notification of its continued Accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Staff members who worked diligently throughout the reaccreditation process are thrilled that Hope’s CME program has demonstrated compliance. We look forward to continuing to improve our educational programming to …
The next SWOG Group Meeting will be held April 30 – May 3, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. This four-day event will feature a full and varied agenda, providing hundreds of oncology professionals from across the country and beyond with updates on clinical trials and opportunities to connect and collaborate. Continuing Medical …
At each Group Meeting, SWOG presents industry partners with the opportunity to exhibit their products and services over a two-day period. Benefits of participation include interaction with and exposure to hundreds of oncology professionals, high-profile placement of display areas, and inclusion of name and/or logo on meeting banners and in agenda booklets. In addition to its …
SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award (formerly The SWOG Development Award) The SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award is a funding program from The Hope Foundation that encourages novel and innovative SWOG research by supporting early and conceptual stages of these projects. It is expected that support via this mechanism will lead to subsequent extramural support from other sources, …
Soham Puvvada, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, has been awarded a Charles A. Coltman, Jr., Fellowship from The Hope Foundation. The funding will support her development of a phase III randomized clinical trial that will compare rituximab-chemotherapy induction plus maintenance rituximab with or without ibrutinib in patients with newly diagnosed …
The Development Awards fund novel research with potential to inform future SWOG trials. The review committee most recently convened to conduct thorough evaluations of eleven applications. Two awards were granted: Dr. Omar Aljitawi “Pilot study exploring the use of hyperbaric oxygen in autologous PBSC transplantation” Dr. Robert Doebele “Evaluation of crizotinib resistance mechanisms to predict …
October 22-25, 2014. Hyatt Regency Chicago, Illinois Exhibits: October 23-24 The Hope Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Michael LeBlanc, PhD
Group Statistician
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... and 'Trial of the Week' is S2108CD - a study we're honored to support! Includes links to the patient-friendly summaries, too #SWOGonc
Team Hope cyclists led by Dr. Parminder Singh raised $12,608 for The Hope Foundation at the 2024 Tour de Scottsdale! 💯🎉@Parminder1699 @SWOG
At the expo, Interact Club members Jasmine Kaur, Siri Sirumalla, Simarna Kaur, and Misha Rajpal from the Basis school shared information about Hope’s mission and goals, raising awareness and showing how every donation makes a difference 🙏
Thank you to the donors, student volunteers, riders, and everyone who stopped by the info table – together, you made this initiative a fantastic success! We're grateful, and we look forward to next year's event! 🚴♀️🚴🚴♂️#SWOGonc
Next up on our program calendar - the virtual grant writing workshop! Applications due May 1 #SWOGonc
We invite participants across the #NCTN - open to members of @NRGonc @eaonc @COGorg @ALLIANCE_org too! Please encourage colleagues to apply! w/@SWOG
https://thehopefoundation.org/funding-opportunities/virtual-grant-writing-workshop/
Johanna Horn, President & CEO
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