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The cancer treatments today are available because patients like you agree to participate in a clinical trial

Clinical trials are an important treatment option to consider if you or a loved one is dealing with cancer. Many of the treatments we have in Canada today are available thanks to people like you volunteering to take part in a clinical trial. Not all clinical trials are about drugs or treatments, clinical trials have helped develop screening processes and prevention methods to find better treatments that improve the lives of cancer patients.

CCTG conducts cancer clinical trials that look at the value of exercise and diet, new combinations of drugs as well as emerging therapies in precision medicine and immunotherapies.


How can I participate in a clinical trial infographicAre you considering a cancer clinical trial as part of your treatment path?

There is a list of all of the CCTG trials that are open to patients that can be found here: CCTG Clinical Trials - Public. A complete listing of clinical trials being conducted across Canada, including the locations where they are being conducted, can be found in the searchable database located on this site: Canadian Cancer Trials.

In addition to trials being conducted by CCTG, several other clinical trials being conducted by other groups may also be available. This site has a searchable database of not only CCTG trials but any cancer clinical trial being conducted in Canada, subscribe to their trial alert to o be notified by e-mail when a new trial for a selected type of cancer or location becomes available.

Click for the .pdf:  How to Participate in a Cancer Clinical Trial (pdf)


 


Who is the Canadian Cancer Trials Group?

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) is a cancer research cooperative group that designs and conducts multidisciplinary clinical trials to improve the practice of medicine in preventing, detecting, and treating cancer, and to enhance the quality of life for cancer survivors. Primary support for CCTG clinical trials conducted across Canada is supported by funding provided by the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Welcome to Patient Representative Lindsay Clarke

Welcome to Patient Representative Lindsay Clarke

CCTG is thrilled to welcome Lindsay Clarke, who will be supporting the Genitourinary Disease Site Committee as a Patient Representative. 

Lindsay Clarke is a registered nurse and mother who lives in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. She has a passion for caring for others and she has been volunteering with Prostate Cancer Canada (Cancer Canada) for the last 14 years. Prostate cancer is common amongst the men in Lindsay’s family, she tragically lost her father to prostate cancer in 2010, he was only 58 years old.

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Welcome to Patient Representative Deb Clark - Gynecologic Disease site committee

Welcome to Patient Representative Deb Clark

The CCTG Patient Representative Committee is pleased to welcome Deb Clark who will support the Gynecologic Disease site committee. Deb lives in Regina and her journey began when her mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, now a 26-year cancer survivor. Deb supported her mom as her caregiver through three additional, primary cancers and was her husband’s caregiver when he had oral cancer. 

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Welcome to Patient Representative Michelle Audoin

Welcome to Patient Representative Michelle Audoin

Please join the Patient Representative Committee in welcoming Michelle Audoin who will be supporting the Breast Disease Site committee.

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Patient Representative Suzanne Wood

Welcome to Patient Representative Suzanne Wood

CCTG would like to extend a warm welcome to Patient Representative Suzanne Wood who will be supporting the GI disease site committee. Suzanne is from Toronto and was diagnosed with Stage IV Colon cancer in July 2022.

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