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.
MODERN: An Integrated Phase 2/3 and Phase 3 Trial of MRD-Based Optimization of Adjuvant Therapy in Urothelial Cancer
Radiotherapy to Block (CURB2) Oligoprogression In Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Comparing Palliative Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs. Palliative Standard Radiotherapy in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
LND101 for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
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)
VIGOR: Vorasidenib as Maintenance Treatment after First-line Chemoradiotherapy in IDH-mutant Grade 2 or 3 Astrocytoma
Botensilimab + Balstilimab or Botensilimab Alone vs Best Supportive Care as Therapy in Chemo-refractory, Advanced, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: The BATTMAN Trial
STRIDE (durvalumab + tremelimumab) with Lenvatinib vs STRIDE Alone in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (SLIDE-HCC)
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
The Dr. Joseph Pater Founder’s Award has been presented to Dr. Warren Mason, MD, FRCPC for his excellence in clinical trials research, leadership and his body of work that has contributed to significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer.
CCTG congratulates the Hotel-Dieu du Quebec MA39 trial team for their CCTG Phase III Team Award presented at the CCTG 2022 Spring Meeting.
The award is given to trial teams from member centres for performance in trial accrual, local activation timelines, compliance metrics and team performance. The team includes, Alexandre Villeneuve-Gauthier, Josee Allard, Dr. Valerie Theberge, Sophie Pouliot, Isabelle Desrosiers.
Dr. Aly-Khan A. Lalani, B.Sc (Hons), MD, FRCPC, has been awarded the 2022 CCTG Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award recognizing his work as a new investigator who has contributed significantly to the conduct of an IND trials.
The Allan Blair Cancer Centre IND234 trial team has been awarded the 2022 CCTG IND Team Award for performance in trial accrual, local activation timelines, and compliance metrics, team performance.
Dr. Jonathan Loree has been recognized for his Phase III research contributions with the CCTG 2022 Dr. Ralph Meyer Phase III Young Investigator Award.
CCTG is currently seeking volunteer Patient Representatives for the Brain Disease Site Committee (brain cancer) as well as for the Head and Neck Disease Site Committee (cancer inside the nose, throat or mouth). Patient Representatives participate in all aspects of disease site committee activities and are members of the CCTG Patient Representative Committee.