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Category: Trials
CCTG MA.32 trial has been permanently closed. This study looked at whether Metformin, an agent that is commonly used to treat diabetes, can decrease or affect the ability of breast cancer cells to grow and whether Metformin will work with other therapies to keep cancer from recurring. Health Canada has not approved the sale or use of Metformin to treat breast cancer, although they have approved its use in this clinical trial.
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Category: Group updates
Access to ID.me members updates and information

A new webpage has been created for members to access the most up-to-date ID.me information. You can now find the direct link to the ID.me updates on the CCTG website in the "Toolbox" under "Updates".

The new direct link can be found here: https://www.ctg.queensu.ca/private/member-updates/IDme if your team needs to bookmark the information.

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Category: Group updates
Introducing the *New* patient focused trial webpages

CCTG is very happy to introduce our patient focused trial webpages that have been developed for recent CCTG trials open to patient enrollment. The goal for this content is to provide CCTG trial specific plain language information for patients and their families that can be used to enhance discussions with their health care team.

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Category: Publications
Publication: General Quality of Life study
Setting International Standards in Analyzing Patient-Reported Outcomes and Quality of Life Endpoints in Cancer Clinical Trials-Innovative Medicines Initiative (SISAQOL-IMI): stakeholder views, objectives, and procedures
 
Pe M, Alanya A, Falk RS, Amdal CD, Bjordal K, Chang J, Cislo P, Coens C, Dirven L, Speck RM, Fitzgerald K, Galinsky J, Giesinger JM, Holzner B, Le Cessie S, O'Connor D, Oliver K, Pawar V, Quinten C, Schlichting M, Ren J, Roychoudhury S, Taphoorn MJB, Velikova G, Wintner LM, Griebsch I, Bottomley A; SISAQOL-IMI Consortium.
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Category: Publications
Publications: General Review

Association of Molecular Profiles and Mutational Status With Distinct Histological Lung Adenocarcinoma Subtypes. An Analysis of the LACE-Bio Data

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Category: Group updates
A hematology clinical trial - CLC3

A unique, patient focused trial aims to explore if people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) live longer with a better quality of life if they start treatment earlier. If someone is diagnosed with CLL or SLL they may not have major symptoms and treatment is often started when they show symptoms such as fever, anemia, or night sweats.

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Category: News
CCTG HN13 study CIHR funding

CCTG HN13 clinical trial has successfully been awarded $1,602,675 in the Spring 2023 CIHR funding competition to investigate improving head and neck tumour and symptom control in patients who are unable to tolerate curative radiotherapy.

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Category: News
GCAR1CIHR funding announced to study CAR T-cell therapy for patients with GPNMB-Expressing solid tumors

GCAR1 is a  Phase I feasibility and safety study of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory GPNMB-Expressing solid tumors.

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