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Patient Representative: Lesley Beaton

We are pleased to welcome Lesley Beaton as the new patient representative supporting the Gastrointestinal Disease Site Committee.

Lesley lives in Vancouver, BC, and brings both scientific and personal experience to her role. She spent more than three decades working in microbiology and regulatory compliance with Health Canada, gaining a scientific perspective on healthcare systems. 

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Patient Representative: Catherine Caule

Please join us in welcoming Catherine Caule, who is the new patient representative supporting the Hematology Disease Site Committee.

Catherine is a long-time health advocate based in Ottawa, Ontario, and a 25-year member of the Lymphoma Support Group of Ottawa. After being diagnosed with advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma and participating in a clinical trial for relapsed disease, she became a passionate voice for patient-centered care and equitable access.

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Category: Publications
CCTG at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma
The following presentations are being given at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano Switzerland, 17-21 June 2025. The abstracts are now published in Hematological Oncology. Read More

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Publication: secondary analysis HD6
Published in the NEJM Evidence this is a secondary pooled analysis including the HD6 trial patient data to develop a predictive model.
 
A predictive model for early-stage classic Hodgkin’s lymphoma (cHL) does not exist.
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CCTG Poster presentations American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
The following two citations are for poster presentations given at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, 25-30 April, 2025 in Chicago. Read More



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 new patient representative Tracey Kitz

Join us in welcoming a new patient representative, Tracey Kitz who will be supporting the Hematology Committee.

Tracy Kitz is an optometrist living in Edmonton, Alberta, who dedicates herself to understanding and meeting the needs of her patients every day. In 2009, her mother was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant in 2014. 

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Trial-specific DSMC Summary Reports

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:

 

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HE1 awarded 2024 Till and McCulloch Paper of the year
The HE1 paper published in The Lancet Oncology won the "2024 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Till and McCulloch Paper of the year (Clinical)" award recognizing outstanding clinical research in the field of oncology, led by a researcher at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The Till & McCulloch Award is in honour of Canadian scientists James Till and Ernest McCulloch, whose pioneering work established the field of stem cell research. Read More