COG Announcements
2024
November
On Sunday, November 17 between 9 am – 5 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time-period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time-period.
October
The COG IT department will conduct important phased maintenance on COG systems on upcoming dates, Oct 26, Oct 29 and Nov 2. During this time-period, respective COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
On Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 7am-3pm PT, COG Member Website, COG Public Website, COG Web Applications including eRDES enrollment and data entry. (OPEN enrollment and the COG patient registry will not be impacted; Rave data entry will not be impacted.)
Additionally, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 9am-1pm PT, patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments in OPEN
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
Finally, on Saturday, November 2, 2024, from 7am-3pm PT, all COG applications, network services and databases including eRDES enrollment and data entry, COG Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments in OPEN.
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the respective COG applications on deployment dates provided above, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time-period.
August
- The COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG Public Website on Thursday, August 29, 2024 between 3 pm – 4:30 pm (PT). During this time-period, the site (https://childrensoncologygroup.org) will be intermittently unavailable for all users.
2023
December
November
- On Thursday, November 30, the COG public website has been updated to be in compliance with current website standards and now provides more intuitive navigation, better search results, and improved analytics. Please direct any questions or comments to COG Communications at comm@childrensoncologygroup.org.
- COG Request for Proposals: Staff Laptops – responses due by Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:00 pm PST
- COG Request for Proposals: Cloud-based Event Management Software – responses due by Friday, December 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm PST
October
On Sunday, October 29 between 9 am – 5 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time-period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following systems and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
July
On Saturday, July 8 between 8 am – 5 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time-period, all COG systems will be unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- .Patient registration, reservation, enrollment, callback, manual registration and treatment assignments, study transfers and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN (Data entry in Medidata Rave is not affected)
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR etc.)
- All COG network related systems and services (e.g., email, VPN, helpdesk, etc.)
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time-period.
April
On Sunday, April 23rd between 9 am – 5 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time-period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time-period.
2022
October
On Sunday, October 16th between 9 am – 5 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time-period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time-period.
September
- On Saturday, September 24th between 10 am to 3pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time-period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in Medidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time-period.
April
- On Sunday, April 24th, 2022, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance except Pediatric MATCH candidate treatment assignment by MRC.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
2021
December
October
- On Sunday, October 17th, 2021, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, Research Administration Portal, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
April
2020
November
October
- COG Request for Proposals: COG Site Auditor Contracting
- COG Request for Proposals: Virtual Meeting Services – Deadline November 2, 2020, 4:00pm PST
September
- COG IT System Maintenance: Friday, September 18, 2020, 8pm PDT – Sunday, September 20, 12pm PDT
Please be aware that we will be performing general IT maintenance this Friday, September 18, 2020, at 8:00pm PDT until Sunday, September 20, 2020, at 12:00pm PDT. Although we don’t expect any system to be impacted, please contact the helpdesk at helpdesk@childrensoncologygroup.org if you experience trouble accessing the COG Member's website.
- COG Request for Proposals: Laptops
August
- On Sunday, August 9, 2020, between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems. During this time period all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN/RDE1.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
It is important that you refrain from using the COG applications, please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
May
April
- On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, between 1:00 pm and 3:30 pm (PT), the COG IT department will be conducting maintenance on the COG Member web site -> eRDES application.
During the maintenance, please be aware that the following applications will be unavailable:
- COG Patient Registry in OPEN (will not be possible to obtain COG Patient ID or update patient demography for study enrollment)
- Enrollments on COG studies in OPEN (will not be possible to perform Manual Enrollment)
- eRDES reservations, study enrollment and study data entry
In addition, Patient transfers on COG studies (OPEN TUMS) and Site registration approvals will not be processed during maintenance and should be scheduled around the maintenance window.
Note: COG Member Web site (with exception of eRDES), OPEN enrollments and study data entry in iMedidata Rave are not affected.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
For questions or concerns, please email the COG Helpdesk at Helpdesk@childrensoncologygroup.org.
March
- Cancellation of the Spring 2020 COG Group Meeting
Due to the increasing travel restrictions due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its ongoing and potential future impact, the COG 2020 Spring Meeting is cancelled in its entirety. In the rare event that a meeting attendee were to be exposed to COVID-19, having a large group of health care providers who are charged with caring for children with cancer potentially exposed, especially given our gaps in knowledge about this virus, is a risk that we should not take.
COG members should visit the member’s website for additional information.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and support.
Peter C. Adamson, MD, Outgoing Group Chair, COG
Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, Incoming Group Chair, COG
- Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, Elected New Group Chair for the Children's Oncology Group
Douglas S. Hawkins, MD, has been elected the next Group Chair of the Children's Oncology Group (COG) to succeed Peter C. Adamson, MD. Dr. Hawkins will assume his duties as Group Chair, effective March 20, 2020.
Dr. Hawkins is currently the Hematology/Oncology Division Chief at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. After receiving his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1990, he moved to Seattle for his pediatric residency and pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training. He joined the University of Washington faculty in 1996, where he has spent his entire academic career.
Dr. Hawkins has been the Chair of the COG Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee since 2008 and a member of the COG Bone Tumor Steering Committee. He also chairs the COG Scientific and Discipline Chairs Committee. His clinical research has focused on the biology and treatment of pediatric sarcomas. He has been the chair of two COG clinical trials, one for Ewing sarcoma (AEWS0331) and another for rhabdomyosarcoma (ARST0531). He chairs the international EURO EWING Consortium External Advisory Board and is the Chair of the Data Monitoring Committee for the European Frontline and Relapse in RhabdoMyoSarcoma Study (FaR-RMS). He has been an author of more than 180 peer-reviewed manuscripts, textbook chapters, or invited commentaries.
2019
November
- On Sunday, November 3, 2019, between 10 am and 2 pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems.
During this time period, all COG applications and databases will be intermittently unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN/RDE1.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Web site, Manuscript Review, COG Reports (SSRS), ProCon, SMR, Study Manager etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please download the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
October
- Please click below to read message from COG Group Chair, Peter C. Adamson, MD:
Vincristine Shortage – A Letter to the Childhood Cancer Community
- On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, between 1pm and 2pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems.
During this time period, the COG patient registry in OPEN and enrollments on OPEN studies will NOT be available.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following services:
- COG Patient registration in OPEN (During the maintenance window it will not be possible to obtain a COG Patient ID or update patient demography for study enrollment)
- Enrollments on OPEN studies
In addition, Patient transfers on COG studies (OPEN TUMS) will not be processed during maintenance and should be scheduled around the maintenance window.
Note: Enrollments in eRDES system and study data entry in iMedidata Rave is NOT affected.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
June
- On Saturday, June 22, 2019, between 7am and 4pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems.
During this time period, all COG applications will be unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff, including email and VPN services
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN/RDE1.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Website, Manuscript Review, COG Reports (SSRS), etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please see the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
May
- On Saturday, May 4, 2019, between 7am and 2pm (PT), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems.
During this time period, all COG applications will be unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff, including email and VPN services
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN/RDE1.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Website, Manuscript Review, COG Reports (SSRS), etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please see the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
April
- On Saturday, April 6, 2019, between 7am and 2pm (PST), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems.
During this time period, all COG applications will be unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff, including email and VPN services
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN/RDE1.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Website, Manuscript Review, COG Reports (SSRS), etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please see the attached specimen transmittal forms in the event it is necessary for you to collect and ship specimens during the outage.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
March
- On Thursday, March 7, 2019, between 5pm and 8pm (PST), the COG IT department will conduct important maintenance on COG systems.
During this time period, all COG applications will be unavailable for use by COG Members and COG staff.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following applications and services:
- Patient registration in OPEN, enrollment, callback, manual treatment assignments and study data entry in eRDES/OPEN/RDE1.
- All COG Web and desktop applications (e.g., COG Member Website, Manuscript Review, COG Reports (SSRS), etc.)
Note: Data entry in iMedidata Rave will not be affected during this maintenance.
Please plan accordingly to ensure business continuity during this time period.
