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.
MRD Driven Study of Venetoclax + Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Younger Patients with Intermediate Risk AML
Master Screening and Reassessment Protocol (MSRP) for Tier Advancement in the NCI MYELOMATCH Clinical Trials
Novel Therapeutics in Younger Patients with High-Risk AML (MM1YA-S01)
CTDNA Response Adaptive Immuno-Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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)
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
SLIDE-HCC: Phase II trial of STRIDE (durvalumab + tremelimumab) + lenvatinib vs STRIDE in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma
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
ALC4 (ECOG-ACRIN E1910) final statistical analysis of overall and relapse-free survival is now available in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial results show a significant survival advantage with blinatumomab immunotherapy for minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults and contributed to its recent FDA approval for these patients.
This trial is being done to answer the following question: Can survival be improved in your type of brain cancer by using personalized therapy based on changes in the DNA of your tumour? A pre-study screening will test a sample of your tumour tissue for biomarkers to see if you can participate in the study.
Trial-specific DSMC Summary Reports are now posted on trial websites. Single-study centres participating on these trials should download these reports and submit them to their Research Ethics Boards if required by local policy. Trials currently under CCTG's DSMC oversight include:
The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) is currently seeking applications for a Patient Representative for the Melanoma Disease Site Committee. CCTG is an inclusive organization dedicated to building a diverse network. This is a volunteer role for membership on the Melanoma Disease Site Committee, the Melanoma Disease Site Executive Committee, and the CCTG Patient Representative Committee.
Haydn Bechthold is a Law Student conducting his studies in Toronto. In 2021, at the young age of 22, Haydn received a stage 3C rectal cancer diagnosis, followed by the identification of Lynch syndrome. Because of his unique cancer journey, he has taken the admirable initiative to volunteer as a Patient Representative, supporting the Gastrointestinal Disease Site Committee at CCTG.
CCTG is happy to welcome Carol Hill who will be supporting the IND program as a Patient Representative.
Over the last six months, Centre Representatives and Contact CRAs at Canadian CCTG participating centres have been asked to share some of the challenges they’ve been experiencing around patient accrual and trial activations. This has included a Virtual Road Show of six 90-minute regional sessions and two surveys to supplement Road Show discussions and attempt to drill down on specific issues impacting accrual and trial activations, including around funding that may be impacting centres’ ability and capacity to activate and enroll patients to trials.
