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Trial-specific DSMC Summary Reports

Trial-specific DSMC Summary Reports are now posted on trial websites. Single-study centres participating on these trials should download these reports and submit them to their Research Ethics Boards if required by local policy. Trials currently under CCTG's DSMC oversight include:

 

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Clinical Research Associate Lunch and Learn - Jun 24th

The next CCTG Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Lunch and Learn training session will be on Wednesday Jun 24th, 2025, at 12 pm ET, covering the topic of Compliance Tips and CAPA Tricks.

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Category: Group updates
Updated Main & Optional Consent Form Template
An updated version of the Main & Optional Consent Form Template (Dated 2026Apr29 Posted) was recently posted to align with GCP(R3), to clarify withdrawal language pertaining to mandatory samples, and to address minor administrative updates.
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Category: News
 2026 CCTG New Investigator Clinical Trials Course
The New Investigator Training Course (NITC) is a long-standing and highly successful 2.5-day educational program that has been training Canadian clinical investigators in the conduct of cancer clinical trials for nearly two decades. Read More

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The Quality of Life Committee is currently seeking new committee members

The Quality of Life (QOL) Committee is currently seeking two individuals with enthusiastic interest in the measurement of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer clinical trials. One will focus on brain cancer and one on supportive care. Ideal candidates would have either formal methodologic training in measurement sciences or equivalent experience, and one or both should be active in PRO science research. Experience in the field of oncology is highly desirable. Clinical and non-clinical applicants are welcome.

The CCTG Quality of Life Committee

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Patient Represenative Melanie Keats

CCTG would like to welcome Melanie Keats as the new patient representative supporting the Gynecologic Disease Site Committee. Melanie resides in Halifax Nova Scotia and is a a Professor and Associate Research Scholar, Health Populations Research Institute at Dalhousie University as well as a Nova Scotia Health Authority Affiliated Scientist and Co-Director Physical Activity and Cancer (PAC) Lab.

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Category: Publications
Two Science Direct publications - A PR17 retrospective analysis and OV25 secondary analysis
Two Science Direct publications - A PR17 retrospective analysis and OV25 secondary analysis Read More

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Category: Trials
The ALC10 study has opened, assessing treatment approaches in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia

ALC.10 (MM1OA-EA02), another myeloMATCH study, has opened in Canada comparing the usual treatment for FLT3 mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with a new drug using two different treatment schedules to see if it improves outcomes for older patients. 

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