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
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
Delayed Reduced Volume and Dose Elective Ratiotherapy (REVERT) in Patients with HNSCC
The 2018 Clinical Trials Conference hosted by CTO – taking place March 27-28, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto – is an interactive and collaborative 2-day event that brings together over 350 people from industry, research, ethics, healthcare, non-profit, government and academia to exchange ideas, build relationships, and develop new strategies with respect to improving clinical trials and bringing more clinical trials to Ontario.
Online citations of previously published CCTG studies MA.27 and OV.21
CCTG is pleased to announce that Dr. Martin Smoragiewicz has joined the group as a Senior Investigator. Dr. Smoragiewicz is a medical oncologist who completed his undergraduate BSc and MD.CM at McGill University, and internal medicine and medical oncology training in British Columbia. He has completed a fellowship in early phase clinical trials at the University of Cambridge, focusing on immune approaches in pancreatic cancer as part of a PhD program. Dr. Smoragiewicz will be working with Lesley Seymour in the IND program.
The Quality of Life committee is currently seeking 2-3 individuals with enthusiastic interest in the measurement of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials.
CCTG network researchers have been recognized by Governor General Julie Payette who announced the Order of Canada appointments on Friday, Dec. 29. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pritchard, Dr. Gleave and Dr. Eisenhauer on this wonderful honour and for their outstanding contributions to cancer clinical trial research in Canada.
Links to online citations of previously published CCTG studies are listed here.
IND.234 - Prostate Cancer Biomarker Enrichment and Treatment Selection (PC_BETS) Study - Master Screening Protocol has been centrally activated with participation limited to invited centres.
