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.
Botensilimab + Balstilimab vs Best Supportive Care as Therapy in Chemo-refractory, Unresectable, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: The BATTMAN Trial
STRIDE (durvalumab + tremelimumab) with Lenvatinib vs STRIDE Alone in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (SLIDE-HCC)
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.
Venetoclax and HMA-based Therapies for the Treatment of Older and Unfit Adults with Newly Diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML: A myeloMATCH Treatment Trial
Phase 2 Trial of ASTX727 and Venetoclax Compared with ASTX727, Venetoclax, and Enasidenib for Newly Diagnosed Older Adults with IDH2 Mutant AML - A myeloMATCH Substudy
Eradicating MRD in Patients with AML prior to Stem Cell Transplant (ERASE)
LUNA-2: LND101 in Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Trial
VIGOR: Vorasidenib as Maintenance Treatment after First-line Chemoradiotherapy in IDH-mutant Grade 2 or 3 Astrocytoma
RAINBO-ORANGE: Treatment of Endometrial Cancer Based On Molecular Features
In recognition of the critical role played by the CCTG throughout her professional career, Dr. Frances Shepherd has provided support for an annual travel award to recognize excellence in clinical trials and translational research within CCTG research projects.
2019 New Investigator Clinical Trials Course
Mark your calendars for the next CCTG New Investigator Clinical Trials Course (NICTC) being held August 7th to the 9th at the Donald Gordon Centre in Kingston, Ontario.
The NICTC is an important component of the group mandate to provide and facilitate investigator education and training. The major goal of this three-day course is to familiarize new investigators from across the country with the essentials of clinical trial conduct in the Canadian research environment.
Dr. Wassim Kassouf is a urologic oncologist working at the McGill University Health Center, the CCTG BL12 study chair and is currently a member of the clinical trials committee in genito-urinary diseases. Dr. Kassouf maintains that the BL13 trial will help evaluate whether combination therapy improves the disease control locally but also in terms of distant metastases and survival.
On Monday May 27th CCTG launched a new look for our website.
The objectives for the new look:
Strategic design principles were applied to enable our multiple target audiences to find the relevant content for them. The CCTG site has historically been a tool for the CCTG trial management audience and is now also enabled to communicate to patients and families, our partners and donors.
Website target audiences:
MAC26 (S1706) trial has been centrally activated, this is a Phase II Randomized Trial of Olaparib (NSC-747856) Administered Concurrently with Radiotherapy Versus Radiotherapy Alone for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
CCTG Spring meeting travel expenses are reimbursed only by submitting a properly completed travel expense claim form. This form, accompanied by original documents, should be submitted to CCTG Group Administrator’s Office no later than 30 June 2019.
Dr. Khalil Sultanem is a Radiation Oncologist working at the Jewish General Hospital at McGill University. He is involved in the Head and Neck disease site committee at CCTG and is the Co-Chair of the HN9 study. Dr. Sultanem believes the HN9 study is a unique and innovative study because it provides a possibility to replace chemotherapy, which is toxic, with immunotherapy.
