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
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.
The CCTG Connection will be on hiatus until the Fall.
CCTG is very pleased to announce that Dr. Tim Whelan is the 2020 recipient of the CCTG Founder's Award - Dr. Joseph Pater Excellence in Clinical Trials Research.
This award honours an investigator whose leadership and body of work has contributed to significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer. This individual's research has provided techniques, information or concepts that will direct the future of the oncology research community and CCTG.
CCTG is pleased to announce that the 2020 CCTG Phase III Team Award for Intergroup-Led trials has been awarded to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre CE.8 trial team based on the centre's accrual metrics both overall and for this past year, local activation timelines, and compliance metrics.
CCTG is very proud to announce that Dr. Lillian Siu, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2020 International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award. Dr. Siu is the director of the Phase I Program, co-director of the Bras and Family Drug Development Program, and clinical lead for the Tumor Immunotherapy Program at Princess Margaret and is Co-Chair of CCTG's Head and Neck Site Committee. She also holds the BMO Chair in Precision Genomics.
CCTG is very pleased to announce that Dr. Sara Taylor is the 2020 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award.
This award honours young investigators who have participated in the Investigational New Drug (IND) Program and have significantly contributed to IND trial conduct within their institution. Individuals are nominated by their colleagues and the IND Director/Executive Committee to determine the awardee.
CCTG is pleased to announce that the 2020 CCTG Phase III Team Award for Intergroup-Led trials has been awarded to the Saskatoon Cancer Centre MAC.21 trial team based on the centre's accrual metrics both overall and for this past year, local activation timelines, and compliance metrics.
The team members include: Nayyer Iqbal, Osama Ahmed, Shahid Ahmed, Tehmina Asif, Kamal Haider, Amer Sami, Mita Manna, Andrea Gallivan, Dominique Wagner, Jolene Hicks.
Two CCTG researchers were recently awarded nearly $2 million from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Conquer Cancer-Breast Cancer Research Foundation to support conduct of CCTG Investigational New Drug trials.
