Clinical Trials Day 2025

On May 20th, UC-NCORP celebrated Clinical Trials Day, honoring the outstanding efforts of our coordinators and investigators driving clinical research forward.

Monthly Coordinator Call

Affiliate Site Staff Meeting (Coordinator Call)

Monthly Coordinator Meeting

Thursday, May 29, 2025

The meeting will be held from

2:00PM - 3:00PM

on Microsoft Teams

If you did not receive a recurring Teams calendar invite for these meetings please reach out to Jessica Michael, Jmichael@gibbscc.org.

The link for this Thursday's meeting is below

Coordinator Call

Research Base Meetings

NRG Summer Meeting: July 24-26, 2025 - Washington, DC

Newly Activated Studies

These studies have recently activated.

More information can be found on CTSU.

WF-2403: Building Capacity within the NCORP Network through an Education and Mentorship Intervention for Advanced Practice Providers (COACH-APP)

Accruals, Biospecimens, & Special Entries

Under-Represented Populations

CCDR Corner

All About AYAs

Diving into Disparities

ReGenesis Healthcare Women’s Health Event: A Healthy Woman is a Powerful Woman

Audrianna Carrington, Lead Moonshot Coordinator, participated in the 3rd Annual ReGenesis Healthcare Women’s Health Event titled “A Healthy Woman is a Powerful Woman” to discuss various health-related topics among the community. She engaged an audience of patients and community members about the importance of cancer research, participating in clinical trials, the barriers to participating in clinical trials, medical mistrust, and community engagement at the Gibbs Cancer Center, specifically the Community Advisory Council that stems from our NCORP’s participation in the Cancer Moonshot Biobank Research Study. One of the main topics she focused on was the importance of education among patients and families regarding clinical trials and the different types of research studies that take place at our cancer center. For example, she discussed the importance of asking questions about the difference between an observational research trial and an interventional trial, as well as understanding the importance of cancer control and cancer care delivery research that focuses on the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, and how clinical researchers and staff can present ideas and community concerns to study sponsors and stakeholders about the most effective way to implement community engagement in trials, with a goal of better cancer treatment and cancer health outcomes for communities.

Smiling Faces

Rockin' The 80s: Relay for Life

On April 25th, staff at SMC attended the Relay for Life Upstate event, hosted by Gibbs Cancer Center. This event brought together community members for an evening filled with fun games and activities, all while raising funds for the American Cancer Society.

Research Base Meetings

May was an eventful month filled with travel for UC-NCORP. Representatives from UC-NCORP attended the SWOG Spring Meeting in San Francisco, CA, where Kamara Mertz-Rivera organized the impactful Take Action Symposium, focusing on the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) population. Additionally, UC-NCORP was present at the ECOG-ACRIN Spring Meeting in Tampa, FL, with key members of the TMIST team in attendance.