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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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Recognizing Volunteer Week, with sincere thanks to CCTG members, volunteers and supporters

Recognizing Volunteer Week, with sincere thanks to CCTG members, volunteers and supporters

Dear CCTG Members, Volunteers and Supporters,

On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group to all members and supporters, we extend our sincere gratitude to those who generously contribute their time, experience, expertise, and support to advance cancer research.

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Patient Representative Darren Frew

Welcome to new Patient Representative Darren Frew

Please join us in welcoming Darren Frew who will be supporting the CCTG Gastrointestinal disease site committee. He resides in Burnaby BC and was treated successfully for colon cancer via surgery and chemotherapy in 2019/ 2020.  He is grateful the treatment went well and continues in the right direction.

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New reassuring results for patients with breast cancer wanting to have a baby

New reassuring results for patients with breast cancer wanting to have a baby

Pausing endocrine treatment to attempt pregnancy can be considered - no additional risk of recurrences after 5 years. The MAC18 (POSITIVE) study, evaluating the pregnancy outcomes and safety of interrupting endocrine therapy for young women

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CCTG SR.8 HARMONY sarcoma trial awarded CIHR funding

CCTG SR8 HARMONY sarcoma trial awarded CIHR funding

The CCTG SR.8 (HARMONY) clinical trial has been awarded almost 1.5 million through the CIHR spring Project Grant Program. A phase III study that addresses a significant unmet need in the treatment of high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma (STS).

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