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Category: News
Call for Applications: Fall 2025 CIHR-ICR Early Career Researcher Workshop

The CIHR Early Career Researcher Workshop

As part of the CIHR commitment to promote capacity building in the Canadian cancer research landscape, the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR), in partnership with the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA), Canadian Cancer Society (CCS), Cancer Research Society (CRS), Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), and Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), has announced the open call for applications for its Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop.

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Category: Publications
Publications: General Review
Effects of cannabinoids on immune checkpoint inhibitor response: CCTG pooled analysis
 
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have become an important treatment option for cancer patients and has been associated with improved survival outcomes across various tumor types. Cannabinoids are active components of cannabis and include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Cannabis use has increased in Canadian cancer patients and is often used for symptom management.
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Category: Trials
Trial closure: IND232

IND.232, a Phase II Study of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) with or without tremelimumab in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer, has permanently closed.

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Category: Trials
Closed to accrual: MAC27

MAC27 - COMPASSHER2 residual disease (RD), a double-blinded, phase III randomized trial of T-DM1 and placebo compared with T-DM1 and Tucatinib has closed to accrual.

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Category: Group updates
Dr. Rachel Glicksman Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

The Ralph Meyer Phase III Program Young Investigator Award has been awarded to Dr. Rachel Glicksman from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre recognizing her active participation and enrollment activities as a young investigation in CCTG trials. This award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the phase III program research projects.

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Category: Group updates
ALC.7 Team Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
At the 2025 annual Spring Meeting of Participants the group presented the Phase III Program Team Award for an intergroup led trial to the ALC.7 team from Arthur J.E.
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Judy Needham, Chair Emeritus, Patient Representative Committee

It was an honour to recognize Judy Needham with the Excellence in Clinical Trials Conduct – Patient Engagement award for her unwavering commitment to patient engagement at CCTG. Judy joined CCTG as a Patient Representative in May 2012 on the Breast Site Committee and became the Chair, CCTG Patient Representatives Committee, in 2014, she successfully led the PRC for over 10 years stepping down this year. 

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Dr. Moira Rushton Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Congratulations to Dr. Moira Rushton, a Medical Oncologist from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute who has been awarded the Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award for her work on CCTG IND trials and committees.

I am truly honored to have been selected as the recipient of this year’s Elizabeth Eisenhauer early drug development young investigator award.  My time at CCTG was an invaluable formative experience and continues to meaningfully impact my clinical practice and academic career,” says Dr Rushton.

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