Sanford Research/Usd
United States
Sanford Community Cancer Program of the North Central Plains (NCORP)
Sanford Research, a non-profit research institution within Sanford Health, is dedicated to improving cancer outcomes through scientific discovery, clinical innovation, and broad community engagement. Serving one of the largest rural healthcare networks in the United States, Sanford Research is uniquely positioned to enhance the mission of the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) by expanding access to cutting-edge cancer clinical trials, prevention strategies, and cancer care delivery research across rural, urban, and geographically dispersed populations. Sanford Health spans over 250,000 square miles across the Upper Midwest, including North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and rural communities in Montana and Nebraska. With more than 80 oncology providers across a network of more than 50 affiliated sites, Sanford has a well-established infrastructure for clinical trial implementation, regulatory compliance, and patient navigation. Sanford Research integrates seamlessly with Sanford’s clinical operations to streamline the activation, accrual, and management of NCI-sponsored trials. Sanford has demonstrated strong performance in enrolling patients in oncology trials. Through continued participation in NCORP, Sanford Research will build upon its existing foundation to expand research in cancer prevention and control, survivorship, and cancer care delivery science. Special emphasis will be placed on recruiting participants from rural populations to ensure broader representation in cancer research. Sanford’s multidisciplinary research teams—including epidemiologists, behavioral scientists, and clinical investigators—are prepared to contribute to NCORP’s national priorities while supporting meaningful local impact through community partnerships, patient-centered outreach, and data-driven care improvements. Through this collaboration, Sanford Research aims to drive innovation and access in oncology care—furthering the NCORP mission and improving outcomes for patients in our communities through clinical research.
Publications
- Durie BGM, Hoering A, Sexton R, Abidi MH, Epstein J, Rajkumar SV, Dispenzieri A, Kahanic SP, Thakuri MC, Reu FJ, Reynolds CM, Orlowski RZ, Barlogie B. Longer term follow-up of the randomized phase III trial SWOG S0777: bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone vs. lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients (Pts) with previously untreated multiple myeloma without an intent for immediate autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). Blood cancer journal. 2020 May 11;10(5):53. PMID: 32393732
- McCleary NJ, Hubbard J, Mahoney MR, Meyerhardt JA, Sargent D, Venook A, Grothey A. Challenges of conducting a prospective clinical trial for older patients: Lessons learned from NCCTG N0949 (alliance). Journal of geriatric oncology. 2018 Jan;9(1):24-31. Epub 2017 Sep 13. PMID: 28917648
- Halfdanarson TR, Foster NR, Kim GP, Meyers JP, Smyrk TC, McCullough AE, Ames MM, Jaffe JP, Alberts SR. A Phase II Randomized Trial of Panitumumab, Erlotinib, and Gemcitabine Versus Erlotinib and Gemcitabine in Patients with Untreated, Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: North Central Cancer Treatment Group Trial N064B (Alliance). The oncologist. 2019 May;24(5):589-e160. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PMID: 30679315
- Parikh K, Mandrekar SJ, Allen-Ziegler K, Esplin B, Tan AD, Marchello B, Adjei AA, Molina JR. A Phase II Study of Pazopanib in Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: NCCTG N0623 (Alliance). The oncologist. 2020 Jun;25(6):523-531. Epub 2019 Dec 24. PMID: 31872928
- Navari RM, Qin R, Ruddy KJ, Liu H, Powell SF, Bajaj M, Dietrich L, Biggs D, Lafky JM, Loprinzi CL. Olanzapine for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting. The New England journal of medicine. 2016 Jul 14;375(2):134-42. PMID: 27410922
- Kempin S, Sun Z, Kay NE, Paietta EM, Mazza JJ, Ketterling RP, Frankfurt O, Claxton DF, Saltzman JN, Srkalovic G, Callander NS, Gross G, Tallman MS. Pentostatin, Cyclophosphamide, and Rituximab Followed by Alemtuzumab for Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Phase 2 Trial of the ECOG-Acrin Cancer Research Group (E2903). Acta haematologica. 2019;142(4):224-232. Epub 2019 Jul 23. PMID: 31336367
- Galanis E, Anderson SK, Twohy EL, Carrero XW, Dixon JG, Tran DD, Jeyapalan SA, Anderson DM, Kaufmann TJ, Feathers RW, Giannini C, Buckner JC, Anastasiadis PZ, Schiff D. A phase 1 and randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial of bevacizumab plus dasatinib in patients with recurrent glioblastoma: Alliance/North Central Cancer Treatment Group N0872. Cancer. 2019 Nov 1;125(21):3790-3800. Epub 2019 Jul 10. PMID: 31290996
- Durie BGM, Hoering A, Abidi MH, Rajkumar SV, Epstein J, Kahanic SP, Thakuri M, Reu F, Reynolds CM, Sexton R, Orlowski RZ, Barlogie B, Dispenzieri A. Bortezomib with lenalidomide and dexamethasone versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma without intent for immediate autologous stem-cell transplant (SWOG S0777): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet (London, England). 2017 Feb 4;389(10068):519-527. Epub 2016 Dec 23. PMID: 28017406