For nearly half of people diagnosed with lung cancer, immunotherapy can slow the disease but not stop it. Funded through a $4 million joint investment from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Weston Family Foundation, a new clinical trial aims to change that.
Venetoclax and HMA-based Therapies for the Treatment of Older and Unfit Adults with Newly Diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML: A myeloMATCH Treatment Trial
VIGOR: Vorasidenib as Maintenance Treatment after First-line Chemoradiotherapy in IDH-mutant Grade 2 or 3 Astrocytoma
Autologous Stem Cell Transplant in Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma that Achieved a First Complete Remission (CR1) Following Induction Therapy (PTCL-STAT)
Lanreotide for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula
A new survey study SC32S, collecting sociodemographic data from clinical trial participants, has now opened across Canada. This study will help researchers understand the feasibility of using a survey to gather information about trial participants’ backgrounds and everyday lives.
Phase II Trial of ASTX727 and Venetoclax Compared with ASTX727, Venetoclax, and Enasidenib for New Diagnosed Older Adults with IDH2 Mutant AML - A myeloMATCH Substudy
Eradicating MRD in Patients with AML prior to Stem Cell Transplant (ERASE)
Investigating Precision Medicine in the Adjuvant setting: a phase III Clinical Trial in Biliary tract cancer (SAFIR IMPACT BTC)
LUNA-2: LND101 in Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized Phase II Trial
RAINBO-ORANGE: Treatment of Endometrial Cancer Based On Molecular Features
Delayed Reduced Volume and Dose Elective Radiotherapy (REVERT) in Patients with HNSCC
The next CCTG Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Lunch and Learn training session will be on Wednesday Jun 24th, 2025, at 12 pm ET, covering the top
Meet Martina Wood a breast cancer survivor and a member of the CCTG breast committee. Our teams are proud to work with volunteers like Martina who ensure the patient voice is part of our clinical trial development.
The UK National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) has cited the CCTG PR13 study (RADICALS-RT) as one of their top three achievements of the year in their 2019-2020 annual report! https://www.ncri.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Prostate-Group-Annual-Report-2019-20.pdf
A paper has recently been published in Current Oncology outlining the incorporation of patient engagement in the development of clinical trial at the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG).
A recent abstract presented at GI ASCO 2021: Predictive value of plasma tumor mutation burden (TMB) in the CCTG PA7 trial: Gemcitabine (GEM) and nab-paclitaxel (Nab-P) vs. GEM, nab-P, durvalumab (D) and tremelimumab (T) as first line therapy in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC).
CCTG SR7: A Randomized Phase III Study of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery versus Surgery Alone for Patients with High Risk RetroPeritoneal Sarcoma (STRASS-2), has been centrally activated.
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:
For our Canadian member sites a COVID-19 reminder to keep the CCTG updated on trial activities at your site.
The Regulatory Affairs Team Leader will lead the Regulatory Team for CCTG within the OCO. The core responsibilities include leadership to ensure compliance with national and international regulations essential to the compliant conduct of clinical trials, development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures at the Operations and Statistics Centre at Queen's University and in support of partnering organizations, and providing guidance in alignment with CCTG strategic directions.
