August 14 2025
RECAP: FORTE Coordinator Session – July 29, 2025
The NRG Oncology FORTE team hosted the FORTE Coordinator Session with support from the FORTE Coordinator Committee on July 29, 2025, coinciding with the NRG Summer Meeting. Topics presented include:
- FORTE Update
- Screening for FORTE – POLYP 101
- Patient Outreach – mail, email, EMR, phone
- FORTE Introductory Phone Call – Best Practices
- Patient Reimbursement/Travel Allowance
- PRO Questionnaires/Sample Collection
- Rave Queries
- DQP Report
- Mobile Phlebotomy Overview
- Q&A Panel
Review the recording of the FORTE Coordinator Session on the Research Professionals playlist of the FORTE YouTube Channel.
POLYP 101 Webinar – Recording and Slides
This FORTE Webinar presented by Dr. Jeffrey Dueker, Protocol Co-Chair, reviewed FORTE eligibility criteria. In this presentation, Dr. Dueker clarified that polyp size is estimated in the colonoscopy report, while pathology determines the type (histology) of the polyp.
Watch the recording on the FORTE YouTube channel on the FORTE | Research Professionals playlist. Slides can be found on CTSU.
Accrual Updates and Milestones (as of August 13,2025)
Top accruing sites:
Kaiser Permanente – Vallejo – 1636 accrued
UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – 332 accrued
Regions Hospital – 142 accrued
Most recent randomizations:
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center – August 13, 2025
Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo – August 13, 2025
Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center – August 13, 2025
Minneapolis VA Medical Center – August 13, 2025
UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital – August 13, 2025
William S Middleton VA Medical Center – August 13, 2025
FORTE Top 25 Accruing Sites – August 13, 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 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 or 1 (800) 477-7227.