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The CCTG BR.34 Trial: A Randomized Trial of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab +/- Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients with Metastatic (Stage IV) Squamous or Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) was closed to further accrual as of November 07, 2018.

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Congratulations to Aldo Del Col who is a CCTG Lay Committee Representative and valued member of the Hematology Disease Site Committee, he is ensuring that the patient voice is part of the design and conduct of .
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Category: Publications
Publication: LY.15

Reiman T, Savage KJ, Crump M, Cheung MC, MacDonald D, Buckstein R, Couban S, Piliotis E, Imrie K, Spaner D, Shivakumar S, Kuruvilla J, Villa D, Shepherd LE, Skamene T, Winch C, Chen BE, Hay AE. A phase I study of romidepsin, gemcitabine, dexamethasone and cisplatin combination therapy in the treatment of peripheral T-cell and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; the Canadian cancer trials group LY.15 study (ONLINE). Leuk Lymphoma 1-8, 2018.

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The PR.15  trial, a Randomized Phase II Feasibility Trial Of Image Guided External Beam Radiotherapy With Or Without High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Boost In Men With Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer has been  permanently closed and no further ethics approvals or folow up data are required.
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The CCTG SRC1 (ACOSOG Z9007) A Phase III Randomized Double-Blind Study of Adjuvant STI571 (Gleevec) Versus Placebo in Patients Following the Resection of Primary Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST) has been permanently closed and no further ethics approvals or folow up data are required.
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The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update on the Investigator requirement to complete Protection of Human Research Participant Training. As of September 26th 2018, the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) no longer offer the current free Protecting Human Research Participant (PHRP) training course and will not offer an alternative.
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Trial Activation: REC.4 (EA8143)
The CCTG trial REC.4 (EA8143), A Phase 3 RandOmized Study Comparing PERioperative Nivolumab vs.
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OV.25 study explores the possibility of a prevention strategy with aspirin

Dr. Stephanie Lheureux discusses the CCTG OV.25 Ovarian Cancer Trial that explores the possibility of a prevention strategy for ovarian cancer. The OV.25 study targets woman who have the confirmed genetic mutation BRCA1 or BRCA2. Inflammation in the ovaries during ovulation is thought to contribute to the development of ovarian cancer and researchers want to understand if an anti-inflammatory intervention can help reduce the risk.

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