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Category: Office of the Director
June is National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month

Dear colleagues,

June marks both National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month. It is a time to learn about and honour the diverse cultures, histories, and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, and to celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of 2SLGBTQI+ communities. It is also an opportunity to reflect on our shared responsibility to advance equitable, inclusive, and culturally safe clinical trial design and conduct.

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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: Publications
Publication: General review Tumor-Agnostic Therapies
Cancer treatment is evolving from organ-based classification toward biomarker-driven precision medicine, culminating in the development of tumor-agnostic therapies approved based on molecular characteristics, irrespective of tumor origin. Since the US Food and Drug Administration's landmark 2017 approval of pembrolizumab for microsatellite instability-high tumors, nine tumor-agnostic drugs have been approved, offering unprecedented treatment options for patients with rare cancers and actionable genomic alterations. 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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Category: Group updates
CCTG at ASCO 2026
The 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting was held in Chicago from May 29 through June 2 with a range of abstracts from CCTG trials. Here is a list of the research that was presented with abstract links : Read More

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Category: News
Drs. Raphael, Maleki, and Silverman
Pictured above Drs. Raphael, Maleki, and Silverman the FMT researchers supporting the BR39 LUNA-2 clinical trial

For nearly half of people diagnosed with lung cancer, immunotherapy can slow the disease but not stop it. Funded through a $4 million joint investment from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Weston Family Foundation, a new clinical trial aims to change that. 

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Category: Publications
Dr Chen presenting CO21 economic analysis at ASCO 2026

New findings presented at ASCO 2026 demonstrate that a structured exercise program for colon cancer survivors improves survival outcomes and reduces healthcare system costs.

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Category: Publications
Publication: PA6 meta analysis
Predicting recurrence of pancreatic cancer after surgery could inform clinical decision making, including adjuvant therapies and follow-up. This study aimed to develop and validate a deep learning model using digitized whole-slide images (WSI) of histopathology.
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