CCTG is very proud to announce that Dr. Lillian Siu, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2020 International Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award. Dr. Siu is the director of the Phase I Program, co-director of the Bras and Family Drug Development Program, and clinical lead for the Tumor Immunotherapy Program at Princess Margaret and is Co-Chair of CCTG's Head and Neck Site Committee. She also holds the BMO Chair in Precision Genomics.

Two CCTG researchers were recently awarded nearly $2 million from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Conquer Cancer-Breast Cancer Research Foundation to support conduct of CCTG Investigational New Drug trials.

CCTG is very pleased to announce that Dr. Tim Whelan is the 2020 recipient of the CCTG Founder's Award - Dr. Joseph Pater Excellence in Clinical Trials Research. 

This award honours an investigator whose leadership and body of work has contributed to significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer. This individual's research has provided techniques, information or concepts that will direct the future of the oncology research community and CCTG.

CCTG is very pleased to announce that Dr. Dan Renouf has been awarded the CCTG Dr. Ralph Meyer Phase III Program Young Investigator Award.

This award honours young investigators who have contributed significantly on CCTG phase III projects with CCTG Disease Site Committees, Endpoint Committees, or Working Groups.

“I’m very honored to both be nominated for and to receive this award. The mentorship provided to me by many members within CCTG is very much appreciated," says Dr. Renouf.

CCTG is very pleased to announce that Dr. Sara Taylor is the 2020 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Eisenhauer Early Drug Development Young Investigator Award.  

This award honours young investigators who have participated in the Investigational New Drug (IND) Program and have significantly contributed to IND trial conduct within their institution. Individuals are nominated by their colleagues and the IND Director/Executive Committee to determine the awardee.