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)
During the Awards Ceremony at the CCTG Annual Spring meeting Dr. Lillian Siu was presented the Dr Joseph Pater Founder's Award for excellence in clinical trials research. The award is for recognizing a network clinical trials research investigator whose leadership and body of work has contributed to significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer.
Congratulations to the IND241 trial team at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre who were awarded the CCTG IND Team Award at the Annual Spring Meeting this past weekend. The team members include, David Cescon (QI), Julia Wang, Soha Ahrari, Irene Li, Simi Malhotra, Lindsay Muyot, Helia Purnaghshband, Carolina Sanabria Salas, Maria Ye, Divyalakshmi Babu, Jennifer Bornstein, Christine Cater, Julia D'Souza, Shirley Ho, Ansu Jomy Jose, Sul Hee Kim, Irum Mahmood, Alexis Maneja, Karla Moreira, Sam (sang pil) Park, and Rosa Pezzulli
The MA40 trial, a double-blind placebo controlled randomized phase III trial of fulvestrant and ipatasertib as treatment for advanced HER-2 negative and estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer following progression on first line CDK 4/6 inhibitor and aromatase inhibitor has closed to further accrual as the accrual target of 250 study participants enrolled.
Please join the Patient Representative Committee in welcoming Michelle Audoin who will be supporting the Breast Disease Site committee.
At the recent annual meeting of the Austrian Working Group for Gynaecological Oncology in the Austrian Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics the Ernst Wertheim Award was presented to Dr Marie Plante, the CCTG CX5 study lead and Gynecologic Oncologist at CHU de Quebec, Canada.
