SWOG Update
October 2009
Contents  
Welcome to the October 2009 SWOG Update.

For all members and friends of the Southwest Oncology Group, the SWOG Update will keep you informed of what's happening with the Group. News to report? Send it to communications@swog.org.

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Chair's Corner  
How should we spell success?
Laurence H. Baker photo Questions of how we define success in cancer research and how costs should factor into that definition have been much in the news. [more]

Study Updates  

S0702: Zoledronic acid and ONJ risk
Patients taking zoledronic acid seem to face an increased risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ. S0702 seeks answers. [more]

Dawn Hershman, M.D. S0715: Does ALC prevent neuropathy?
Pain and numbness in hands and feet is a common side effect of taxane-based chemotherapy. Can the dietary supplement acetyl-L-carnitine prevent it? [more]

 
Don't Miss It  
Visualization of MCF-7 genome depicting somatic breast tumor chromosomal rearrangements. (Hampton, et al. Genome Res. 2009 Feb; 19(2); 167-177.) The War on Cancer: Raise the bar, or move the goal line?

Plenary Session
SWOG Fall 2009 Group Meeting
Friday, October 23, 12:15 - 2:45 pm
Gold Level, Regency B - D
Hyatt Regency Chicago
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Deadline for Coltman Fellowships extended to Oct. 15

The Hope Foundation The Southwest Oncology Group and the Hope Foundation have extended the application deadlines for the Coltman Fellowship and the Coltman Fellowship in Translational Medicine.

The new application deadline for both is October 15, 2009.

Both fellowships provide $100,000 in support over two years to outstanding young investigators.

Both fund investigators from a current SWOG member institution who have accepted a faculty position.

For each fellowship, the candidate must work with a SWOG mentor who has proven experience in clinical trial recruitment and management.

A member institution may nominate up to two candidates for each fellowship.

Learn more.


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