SARC Business Meeting November 2005
Trial Update SARC 001 Gleevec –Closed to accrual –Outstanding data –Requests SARC 002 STS/gem-txt –Closed to accrual –Outstanding data –Requests
Trial Update SARC 003 bone/gem-txt IRB/Contracts –Mayo –MDAnderson 5 –NCI 3 –Ortho Hosp –Penn –Univ of MI 2 –Wash Cancer 1 –Yale 1 Contracts –Partners –Emory –Univ Florida Neither –MSKCC –Seattle –UCLA –Univ Toronto –Moffitt
Trial Update SARC 004 DFSP/Gleevec –University of Michigan –Seattle –Partners –MSKCC –MDAnderson
Trial Update SARC 005 –Adjuvant uterine/ gem/txt –IRB approval pending from MSKCC –Contracts –Database development –GOG SARC 006 –MPNST –DoD –Database development
Data capture –Web based –Ongoing training for data quality –CACR Center for the Advancement of Clinical Research Michigan Drug distribution –Centralized pharmacy –Reputation for quality –Biologics North Carolina Trial Support
Location Rented office space –Dominos Farms 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr Ann Arbor, MI
Employees Administrative assistant –Barb Thibert Accountant –Keith Locke Research Project Manager –Emily Hollenberg, RN, MPH
Finances Income (from inception 11/03) –$505,156 Expenses (from inception 11/03) –$192,202
Finances Income (by category) –Biannual meeting$ 15,000 –Donations$ 20,000 –Guideline Translation$ 25,000 –Primary Vascular$ 4,300 –Rosenfeld Symposia$ 50,000 –SARC 002$ 92,356 –SARC 003$ 40,000 ($ 78,000) –SARC 004$ 25,000 –Scientific Symposia$133,500 –Website Development$100,000 $505,156
Finances Expenses (by category) –Biannual meeting$ 17,871 –Operating expenses$ 49,650 –SARC 002$ 52,332 –SARC 003$ 40,229 –Scientific symposia$ 31,942 –Website development$ 180 $192,202
Executive Committee Monthly calls Review all trials Discuss protocols in development
Board of Directors Annual Meeting –November 18,2005
Development Subcommittee Members –Deborah Buks –David Marsh –Tim McCormick –Charles Nearberg Activities –Discuss strategies –Evaluate potential opportunities
Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld David Marsh
The Silver Fox Club contributes 10 percent of its sales to helping those with sarcoma cancer, which has affected the founder’s wife. Out Fox Sarcoma Paul Corliss Ann Foote-Primary Vascular Sarcoma Fund
Development Meeting with Dr. Doroshow Utilize website RO1 application Continue to explore additional funding opportunities
Website Development Proposal from Altum/CommonHealth
Website Destination for sarcoma clinical trials Source of information –Physicians –Patients and families Emphasize credibility Call to action –Clinical trials –Support Link with other sites
Guideline Translation Nancy Leahy Laura Zyczynski Jenni Heaton Joan Giblin Kelly Scheu Linda Sohn Monica Davey Lauren Long Donna Bernstein Terri Armen Carolyn Hayes Denise Parker 7 pending
New Business Future directions –Developmental therapeutics –Launch website Maximize –Clinical trial awareness –Education –Outreach –Partnering