Publications
NET RETREAT the CCTG NE1 trial has recently opened in North America looking to compare retreatment of Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy versus standard treatment in patients with metastatic midgut neuroendocrine tumours.
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Excision And Observation Vs Chemoradiotherapy For Early Rectal Cancer. The NEO-RT Trial
Paclitaxel and Ramucirumab +/- Zanidatamab in HER2 Positive Advanced Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma
Ibrutinib Combination Therapy in Transplant Ineligible Individuals with Newly Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma
OptimICE-pCR: De-escalation of Therapy in Early-Stage TNBC Patients who Achieve pCR after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
A Phase III Randomized Study of Nivolumab (Opdivo) or Brentuximab Vedotin (Adcetris) plus AVD in Patients (age >/= 12 Years) with Newly Diagnosed Advanced Stage Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
MRD Driven Study of Venetoclax + Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Younger Patients with Intermediate Risk AML
Master Screening and Reassessment Protocol (MSRP) for Tier Advancement in the NCI myeloMATCH Clinical Trials
Novel Therapeutics in Younger Patients with High-Risk AML (MM1YA-S01)
Eradicating MRD in patients with AML prior to Stem Cell Transplant (ERASE)
Tusamitamab Ravtansine (Tusa) Vs Investigator Choice in CEACAM5+ NSCLC After the Failure of Standard of Care Systemic Therapy
Radiotherapy to Block (CURB2) Oligoprogression In Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) is pleased to announce that our Director, Dr. Janet Dancey, has been elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), which represents Canadian health sciences internationally and informs solutions that improve the health of all Canadians.
The results for the CCTG PA7 trial were recently presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) virtual Congress. The CCTG lead for this study, Dr. Daniel Renouf, reported on key results of the PA7 Randomized Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel vs Gemcitabine, Nab-Paclitaxel, Durvalumab and Tremelimumab as 1st Line Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Randomized Phase II Study of Gemcitabine (GEM) and Nab-Paclitaxel (Nab-P) vs. GEM, Nab-P, Durvalumab (D) and Tremelimumab (T) as First Line study.
Publication for BL12: A Multicentre Randomized Phase II Trial Comparing Nab-Paclitaxel to Paclitaxel in Patients with Advanced Urothelial Cancer Progressing on or after a Platinum Containing Regimen
CCTG would like to extend condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Libni Joseph Eapen who passed suddenly last week. Dr. Eapen was a researcher and radiation oncologist at the Ottawa Cancer Centre for the entirety of his career, he dedicated his 66 years to learning, teaching, humour and healing.
Condolences can be left on his obituary page https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/ottawa-on/libni-eapen-9358605
The Phase 2 clinical trial will analyze blood-based biomarkers versus conventional radiography for cancer patients treated with immunotherapy; findings could change direction of lung cancer treatment
BRC8 MRI Brain Surveillance Alone versus MRI Surveillance and Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PCI): A Randomized Phase III Trial in Small-Cell Lung Cancer (MAVERICK)" has been centrally activated.
The CCTG Trialblazers raised $7200 as part of the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay For Life "At Home" event.
