FORTE Study Update: March 2026

03/17/2026

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 these 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.

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 2, 2026) 

Top accruing sites: 

• Kaiser Permanente – Vallejo – 2091 accrued
• UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – 363 accrued
• Regions Hospital – 173 accrued

Most recent randomizations: 

• Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo
• UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital
• Mercy Cancer Center – Sacramento
• Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center
• Regions Hospital
• Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
• Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPR

FORTE Top 25 Accruing Sites – March 2, 2026   

FORTE Resources 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 as 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

1(800) 477-7227