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Award recipients

Canadian Cancer Research Alliance has announced the recipients of their 2017 awards: former CCTG Director, Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer will recieve the Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research award and Ms. Judy Needham will receive the Exceptional Leadership in Patient Involvement in Cancer award.

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Primary publications for CCTG clinical trials GAC.1 and IND.213

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GAC.1 trial: Phase III Randomized Study of Adjuvant Chemoradiation After Resection in Patients with Gastric or Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma, has been permanently closed by the lead group.
 
The purpose of the trial to determine whether overall survival is prolonged in patients with resected gastric adenocarcinoma who receive epirubicin, cisplatin and infusional 5-FU (ECF) before and after infusional 5-FU plus radiotherapy (RT) when compared to those treated with bolus 5-FU and leucovorin before and after infusional 5-FU plus RT.
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The CCTG Trialblazers ran and sludged their way trough the mud last weekend, in support of the the Canadian Cancer Society. This intrepid team worked their way over the 5km mud obstacle course!

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Patients in Northeastern Ontario will have a chance to take part in a study looking at whether lifestyle changes can lower the risk of breast cancer recurrence.

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We are please to announce that the MAC.20 trial is open to Canadian registrations and randomizations. CCTG MAC.20 / A011401: Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Weight Loss In Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer (BWEL Study).

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Open job opportunities at the CCTG Central Operations and Statistics Office located at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario for a Quality Leader and Study Coordinator. Read More

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Publication: CO17
Publication for CCTG CO17
Loree JM, Dowers A, Tu D, Jonker D, Edelstein DL, Quinn H, Holtrup F, Price T, Zalcberg JR, Moore MJ, Karapetis CS, Callaghan CJ, Waring P, Kennecke HF, Hamilton SR, Kopetz S. Expanded low allele frequency RAS and BRAF V600E testing in metastatic colorectal cancer as predictive biomarkers for cetuximab in the randomized CO.17 trial (ONLINE).
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