CCTG has opened the anticipated international brain cancer study CCTG CE9 (LUMOS2) - joining forces with the Australian Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO) to make enrollment accessible to Canadian patients.
MRD Driven Study of Venetoclax + Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Younger Patients with Intermediate Risk AML
Novel Therapeutics in Younger Patients with High-Risk AML (MM1YA-S01)
MODERN: An Integrated Phase 2/3 and Phase 3 Trial of MRD-Based Optimization of ADjuvant ThErapy in URothelial CaNcer
CTDNA Response Adaptive Immuno-Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The CCTG ES3 NEEDS international esophageal cancer clinical trial is now opened in Canada. The study is investigating whether delaying surgery for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is as good as the current treatment.
Eradicating MRD in patients with AML prior to Stem Cell Transplant (ERASE)
Radiotherapy to Block (CURB2) Oligoprogression In Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
SLIDE-HCC: Phase II trial of STRIDE (durvalumab + tremelimumab) + lenvatinib vs STRIDE in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
CALMS: Combination Therapy with Luspatercept in Lower Risk MDS CTEP approval: 2024AUG27 (date of US Steering Committee Evaluation)
Lanreotide for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula
Docetaxel and Hormone Treatment compared to Hormone Treatment alone in people with Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer and Less than Optimal PSA Response (TRIPLE-SWITCH)
In 2024, the Canadian Cancer Statistics publication was developed in the form of a peer-reviewed article "Projected estimates of cancer in Canada in 2024” published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is uniting with a team of 12 researchers and collaborators to lead one of the world’s largest randomized controlled clinical trials using fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to improve the effectiveness of the standard of care for advanced melanoma.
Another successful CCTG Spring Meeting of Participants ended with ~900 network members, international friends and sponsors contributing to sessions and workshops to propose new trials and review current portfolio of activities. It was hectic but also inspirational.
Findings from the CCTG PR13/RADICALS-HD study confirm that adding two years, compared to six months of hormone therapy delays prostate cancer spread in people who had surgery to remove the prostate followed by radiotherapy.
A longer follow-up from the PR13/RADICALS-RT international study confirms that having radiotherapy only if the cancer returns, as opposed to having it soon after surgery, is a better approach for most people.
BRC2 (E1505): A phase III randomized trial of adjuvant chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for patients with completely resected stage IB (>/= 4 cm) – III a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) trial. NCT00324805: Results are available on www.clinicaltrials.gov
