FORTE Study News – January 2026

01/13/2026

40% Milestone: Racing Onward!

Thanks to the efforts of the national clinical research teams supporting enrollment to NRG-CC005, the FORTE team sprinted to accrue 3800 participants in December 2025, 40% of total enrollment!

FORTE Site Call – March 12, 2026 – Protocol Compliance 

Join the quarterly FORTE site calls to hear updates on NRG-CC005 and discuss challenges and solutions with other research professionals working to enroll patients to this clinical trial. Registration for these virtual sessions are in the monthly FORTE Fridays broadcasts.

To kick off Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the next FORTE Site Call will be on March 12, 2026. FORTE Protocol Chair, Dr. Robert Schoen, will discuss protocol compliance.

NRG Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Compliance Officer, Marcie Ritter, presented on compliance at the last FORTE Site Call. Watch the recording on the FORTE | Research Professionals playlist.

Top accruing sites:

Kaiser Permanente – Vallejo – 1959 accrued

UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – 353 accrued

Regions Hospital – 165 accrued

Most recent randomizations:

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center – December 30, 2025

Kaiser Permanente-Bellflower – December 29, 2025

Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo – December 29, 2025

Kaiser Permanente-Ontario – December 26, 2025

FORTE Top 25 Accruing Sites – December 31, 2025

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.