FORTE Save the Date: NRG Summer Meeting

04/15/2026

Save the date for the NRG 2026 Summer Meeting in Denver, CO. The meeting will be held in-person, July 16-18, 2026, with select virtual sessions being held during the week.

The FORTE Coordinator Session will be hosted as a virtual webinar coinciding with the NRG Summer Meeting. Registration will open soon. This webinar will be an excellent opportunity to hear from sites about enrollment best practices and have your FORTE-related questions answered by our panel of experts. Fill out this survey with your FORTE FAQs:  FORTE Coordinator Session FAQs Survey

FORTE Veterans Administration Site Call – April 29, 2026
The next FORTE Veterans Administration Site Call will be at 2 pm ET, on April 29. We look forward to discussing FORTE topics, including but not limited to – screening tools, enrollment best practices, sample collection, and more at VA sites.

Accrual Updates and Milestones (as of March 30, 2026) 

Top accruing sites:
Kaiser Permanente – Vallejo – 2137 accrued
UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – 365 accrued
Regions Hospital – 178 accrued

Most recent randomizations:
Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo
Park Nicollet Clinic – Saint Louis Park
Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPR
Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

FORTE Top 25 Accruing Sites – March 30, 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.