New Grant Aims to Improve Research and Trials for Veterans' Health

SWOG formerly known as the Southwest Oncology Group is an organization backed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that runs clinical trials for adult cancers. It is one of five groups that make up the U.S. National Clinical Trials Network.

The mission of SWOG Cancer Research Network is to advance medical practices in the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer, while also improving the quality of life for cancer survivors, mainly by designing and conducting clinical trials.

Dr. Brittany Rogers Assistant Chief of Hematology/Oncology and the primary investigator at the NF/SG VHS submitted the application that ultimately secured the SWOG/ Hope Foundation VA Storefront Grant. “Our affiliation with SWOG has been tremendously beneficial to the development of our research program. We feel honored to now be awarded the Storefront grant,” Dr. Rogers said. “With these funds, we will be able to hire an additional research coordinator and expand clinical trial opportunities for our Veterans. We are look forward to expanding SWOG clinical trial partnership and enrollment at other VAs in VISN8, namely Tampa and Miami, and across the country.”

The Storefront is a membership model that brings together multiple VA Medical Centers, all coordinated by a central hub and its team This group benefits from a shared administrative core and organizational know-how, plus it combines participant data from all the individual sites.

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