FORTE Study Updates: August 2026

08/12/2026

FORTE at the NRG 2026 Summer Meeting

Dr. Bauman, NCORP Deputy Chair, celebrated FORTE achieving 50% of total accrual at the FORTE Workshop on July 17 at the NRG Summer Meeting. Topics discussed included an overview of the trial’s progress (Dr. Robert Schoen, Protocol Chair), FORTE accomplishments in expanding recruitment outreach, and innovations in colonoscopy compliance (Dr. Jeffrey Dueker, Protocol Co-Chair). Lisa Beaverson shared updated best practices for stool collection, and Cheryl Leow closed with a review of implementing mobile phlebotomy with remote consent to increase enrollment with TravaLab. Review the FORTE Workshop slides on CTSU to review these topics and more.

The FORTE team is also proud to recognize top accruing NCORP sites to NRG NCORP trials, many of which are actively participating in NRG-CC005. The trial succeeds only with your consistent effort.

Watch the FORTE Coordinator Session on the FORTE YouTube Channel
The NRG Oncology FORTE team hosted the FORTE Coordinator Session in July, with support from the FORTE Coordinator Committee. Watch the recording on YouTube, on the FORTE Research Professionals playlist.

Topics reviewed include:

– Welcome & FORTE Update
– Screening for FORTE – POLYP 101
– Resources for new staff
– FORTE Introductory Phone Call – Best Practices
– Follow-Up: Consent Withdrawals
– 5-Year Colonoscopy: Challenges & Best Practices
– PRO Questionnaires/Sample Collection
– Mobile Phlebotomy: Working with TravaLab
– Q&A Panel

Accrual Updates and Milestones (as of July 31, 2026)

Top accruing sites:
Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo – 2398 participants
UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – 382 participants
Regions Hospital – 196 participants
Park Nicollet Clinic – Saint Louis Park – 109 participants
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System – 101 participants

Most recent randomizations:
Yale University – July 31, 2026
Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center – July 31, 2026
William S Middleton VA Medical Center – July 31, 2026

 FORTE Top 25 Accruing Sites – July 31, 2026 

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 used 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.

Find both CIRB-approved and protocol-related documents on CTSU under NRG-CC005.

Do you have new research team members working on NRG-CC005?
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 or 1(800) 477-7227