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Category: Group updates
NCTN MFA requirements for CTSU access

CCTG has been working closely with our NCI/CTSU counterparts to develop the process and workflow for investigator and research staff registrations. Here is what is understood as we move toward implementation:

1. All individuals that are registered at the time of the changeover will be grandfathered. 

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An EDIIA virtual round table

Please join CCTG on April 10 from 11:00 to 12:00 pm EST for a virtual round table on strategies for improving equity and access in cancer clinical trials. We are honoured to bring together Dr. Don S. Dizon and Dr. Sara Moore to guide us in this conversation which will be moderated by Dr. Janet Dancey. The goal of this discussion is to help participants consider strategies for enhancing clinical trial diversity and making clinical trials more accessible to all populations that may benefit from them.

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Category: Trials
CCTG PR24 trial opens to investigate Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy effectiveness in treating prostate cancer

Now open the CCTG PR24 ASCENDE-SBRT trial to determine whether stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) can replace the current standard radiation treatment (brachytherapy boost) for men with unfavourable risk prostate cancer. SBRT is a non-invasive, high precision, less costly radiation technique that results in similar outcomes and tolerability to brachytherapy boost.

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 CCTG Annual Spring Meeting of Participants Friday, May 3 to Sunday, May 5
If you are planning meetings and/or attending the Spring Meeting, be sure to read your Invitation carefully so you are clear on the the funding support associated with your Invitation. Read More

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Category: Publications
Publication: CRC5
CRC5 Publication: HER2 Gene Expression Levels Are Predictive and Prognostic in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Enrolled in CALGB 
 
Battaglin F, Ou F-S, Qu X, Hochster HS, Niedzwiecki D, Goldberg RM, Mayer RJ, Ashouri K, Zemla TJ, Blanke CD, Venook AP, Kabbarah O, Lenz H-J, Innocenti F. HER2 Gene Expression Levels Are Predictive and Prognostic in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Enrolled in CALGB/SWOG 80405 (ONLINE). Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024.
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NEJM publication - A simple hysterectomy is considered a safe option for low-risk early-stage cervical cancer patients and improves quality of life.

The results of the CX5/SHAPE clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), conclude that a simple hysterectomy is a safe treatment option for women with low-risk early-stage cervical cancer. The Phase III international trial compared radical hysterectomy and pelvic node dissection with simple hysterectomy and pelvic node dissection.

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Category: Trials
permanent closure of the ALC3 trial
Notification of the permanent closure of the ALC3 trial; A Randomized Phase III Study of Standard Cytarabine plus Daunorubicin (7+3) Therapy or Idarubicin with High Dose Cytarabine (IA) versus IA with Vorinostat (IA+V) in Younger Patients with Previously Untreated Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
 
This randomized phase III trial studies cytarabine and daunorubicin hydrochloride or idarubicin and cytarabine with or without vorinostat to see how well they work in treating younger patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia.
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Category: Trials
Permanent Trial Closure: REC3
Notification of the permanent trial closure of REC3 (SWOG S1500) A Randomized, Phase II Efficacy Assessment of Multiple MET Kinase Inhibitors (Cabozantinib, Crizotinib, Savolitinib, and Sunitinib) in Metastatic Papillary Renal Carcinoma (PAPMET) trial.
 
This randomized phase II trial studied how well cabozantinib s-malate, crizotinib, savolitinib, or sunitinib malate work in treating patients with kidney cancer that has spread from where it started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes or to other places in the body.
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