Help us honor six decades of collaborative cancer research SWOG is a worldwide network of researchers that design and conduct cancer clinical trials. The Group’s goal is to change medical practice so it improves the lives of people with cancer. Since 1978, SWOG has held Group Meetings twice yearly to review progress, conduct Group business, and …
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 …
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 …
We are happy to announce the first round of awards from the new SWOG/Hope Foundation VA Integration Support Program. [cta]View the Press Release[/cta]
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 …
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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 …
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 & …
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 …
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 …
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