NRG Oncology Network Group Operations Center

Nrg Oncology Foundation, Inc., Philadelphia PA

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Abstract

NRG Overall Component Abstract NRG Oncology (NRG) has made significant progress toward its goal of improving the lives of adults with certain non-hematologic malignancies through its clinical and translational research efforts. NRG's defined patient populations of interest - those with gender-specific malignancies and/or those with localized or locally advanced disease, are unique within the NCTN, constituting a large and relatively under-investigated cohort of cancer patients. Positioned to be the lead NCTN research organization for trials enrolling several patient cohorts, NRG's portfolio focuses on patients with gynecologic cancer, primary or secondary brain tumors, head and neck cancer, or localized or locally advanced prostate cancer as well as breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, bladder cancer, or sarcoma. In these and other realms NRG, actively collaborates with other NCTN groups, diligently working to increase awareness of and participation in all NCTN trials. NRG's research accomplishments to date have been extraordinary. There have been 87 CTEP- supported NRG trials open for enrollment during this period, representing 34% of the open NCTN adult trials. For the period March 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017, NRG members entered 10,840 patients onto NRG-led trials, 3,199 patients into trials led by other NCTN network groups, and an additional 1,906 patients onto NCTN Precision Medicine Trials for a total of 15,945 entries. Of the 48,056 total NCTN treatment enrollments, NRG's contribution accounts for 33% of the total entries and represents the largest accrual of any of the five NCTN groups. Of patients enrolled onto NRG trials at U.S. sites, 12.7% were self-identified as of African descent and 8.0% as Latino or Hispanic. There have been 302 NRG peer-reviewed manuscripts published or in press and 365 published abstracts during this period, of which at least 52 contain practice-changing or practice-defining observations. To successfully fulfill its ambitious goal, NRG has seven cancer disease site committees, all with internationally recognized multi-disciplinary leadership and all with strong liaison representatives from NRG's nine scientific core committees. There are four other protocol-generating committees and five administrative committees, all designed to lead and support critical areas of the group's research. NRG is organized such that the necessary operational efficiencies and internal peer review are in order to overcome barriers to conducting a broad portfolio of scientifically important and relevant clinical trials and to ensuring appropriate enrollment to these trials.