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Volunteer CRA needed: CCTG Hematology Committee

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group is actively seeking a CRA representatives from Canadian Member sites to sit on the Hematology Disease Site Committee. 

Disease site committees are composed of representatives from centres participating in CCTG trials. They oversee the status and progress of CCTG trials in their portfolio, including discussion and review of proposals of new studies for recommendation to the Clinical Trials Committee (CTC). Each committee has a chair and an executive.

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CCTG, EORTC and UK3CR welcome G7 commitment to accelerate global progress against cancer

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG), the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), and the UK Collaborative for Cancer Clinical Research (UK3CR) welcome the G7 Leaders’ announcement recognizing cancer as a global priority and calling for stronger international cooperation to improve outcomes for patients[i].

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New LYC.2 trial opens for patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma

A new clinical trial has opened in Canada for patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), investigating whether an intensive treatment approach can reduce the risk of the disease returning after initial chemotherapy.

“This is a clinical trial that CCTG and other cooperative groups are uniquely positioned to undertake in order to improve the lives of patients; For-profit organizations will not do this for patients,” Dr. Neil Sun Chua, LYC2 study chair and Medical Oncologist at the Cross Cancer Institute.

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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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Clinical Research Associate Lunch and Learn - Jun 24th

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 topic of Compliance Tips and CAPA Tricks.

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IT UPDATE: Upcoming Medidata Rave EDC UI Enhancements for CCTG2 Studies

The Rave EDC 2026.2.0 release will be deployed on June 29 and includes a refreshed user interface (UI) designed to enhance the user experience. This update applies only to studies within the CCTG2 study group and will not affect studies outside of this group. We anticipate no downtime during this upgrade.

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Updated Main & Optional Consent Form Template
An updated version of the Main & Optional Consent Form Template (Dated 2026Apr29 Posted) was recently posted to align with GCP(R3), to clarify withdrawal language pertaining to mandatory samples, and to address minor administrative updates.
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 2026 CCTG New Investigator Clinical Trials Course
The New Investigator Training Course (NITC) is a long-standing and highly successful 2.5-day educational program that has been training Canadian clinical investigators in the conduct of cancer clinical trials for nearly two decades. Read More