The Southwest Oncology Group publishes The Group Newsletter twice a year. The newsletter covers Group activities, scientific information, and other topics of interest. The newsletter typically includes such features as:
Group Meeting Information
Latest Study Manuscripts Published
Protocol Updates
Message from the Chairman
Committee News
Operations Office News
Statistical Center News
Each Group Newsletter also contains other articles on various subjects. The listings below show specific articles of special interest in each issue. Click on the volume number to download the pdf file of that newsletter. Back issues can be found on the Archives page.
Southwest Oncology Group will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Fall 2006 Group Meeting.
The Group is now offering discounted airfare to the Group Meeting through Conlin Travel.
In celebration of 50 years of research, Group members who give to The Hope Foundation can win one of 50 vacation travel door prizes at the 50th anniversary reception - but you must be present to win.
The plenary session will feature presentations by top scientific researchers.
A special ovarian cancer workshop will focus on "The Role of Front-Line Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy."
Visit the Group Meeting page to register for Group Meeting sessions, RSVP for the 50th anniversary reception and make your travel and hotel arrangments.
The Spring 2006 Southwest Oncology Group Meeting is coming up April 19-23 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read about the various scientific meetings and educational sessions beginning on page 10.
Don't forget to download or print the Report of Studies pages that you will need for the Group meeting before you go. See the story on page 10.
The spring Group meeting is the 20th anniversary of the Crush the Crab 5K Run. Read about its humble beginnings on pages 11 and 12.
Group Chair Laurence H. Baker, D.O., shares the new strategy for selecting Disease & Research Committee chairs in "Message from the Chairman," beginning on page 2.
See page 5 for the Study Updates section, featuring S0219, a Phase II bladder cancer study, and S0517, a Phase II Hodgkin's lymphoma study.
Which two institutions are bringing nearly 200 more investigators into the Southwest Oncology Group? Find out on page 1.
Group Chair Laurence Baker, D.O., shares how the Group is making significant progress toward even more efficient and effective clinical trials in "Message from the Chairman."
Out with "snail mail" and in with electronic! Beginning in February, bimonthly protocol update notifications will be sent by e-mail.
This edition's "Study Updates" feature three protocols - lung cancer studies S0424 and S0124, and lymphoma study S0349.
Big changes are ahead for data submission. See page 10.
Did you miss the Group meeting plenary session? Read the recap on pages 11-14.
The Fall 2005 Southwest Oncology Group Meeting has been moved to Dallas, due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Please consult the Group Meeting page frequently for more information.
For more about the major sessions, including the plenary session, see the Group Meetings section on pages 5-10.
Did you hear about "the Summit?" Turn to page 4 to see what Group leaders from all three offices were doing in Michigan.
Need a mentor or wish you had one? See the Clinical Trials Nurse Mentorship Program application on page 20.
The Southwest Oncology Group has a new chairman. See Dr. Larry Baker's new initiatives for the Group in "Message From the Chairman" on the front page.
Meet the new Headquarters Staff in Ann Arbor, Mich., on page 2.
Let your voice be heard! Turn to page 3 to see how easy it is to fill out the Group meeting survey.
SWOG just received funding for five ancillary studies related to the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Learn more about these highly integrated protocols on page 8.
Could it take only two months for a study to go from concept approval to protocol approval? SWOG protocol coordinators are testing the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program's new streamlined protocol development system. See the story on page 9.
SWOG strongly supports the National Institutes of Health initiative encouraging NIH-funded investigators to submit their manuscripts to PubMed Central. Learn how to submit your manuscript on page 13.
