CCTG has opened the anticipated international brain cancer study CCTG CE9 (LUMOS2) - joining forces with the Australian Cooperative Trials Group for Neuro-Oncology (COGNO) to make enrollment accessible to Canadian patients.
MODERN: An Integrated Phase 2/3 and Phase 3 Trial of MRD-Based Optimization of Adjuvant Therapy in Urothelial Cancer
Radiotherapy to Block (CURB2) Oligoprogression In Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Comparing Palliative Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs. Palliative Standard Radiotherapy in Patients with Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
LND101 for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
The CCTG ES3 NEEDS international esophageal cancer clinical trial is now opened in Canada. The study is investigating whether delaying surgery for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is as good as the current treatment.
Eradicating MRD in Patients with AML prior to Stem Cell Transplant (ERASE)
VIGOR: Vorasidenib as Maintenance Treatment after First-line Chemoradiotherapy in IDH-mutant Grade 2 or 3 Astrocytoma
Botensilimab + Balstilimab or Botensilimab Alone vs Best Supportive Care as Therapy in Chemo-refractory, Advanced, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: The BATTMAN Trial
STRIDE (durvalumab + tremelimumab) with Lenvatinib vs STRIDE Alone in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (SLIDE-HCC)
CALMS: Combination Therapy with Luspatercept in Lower Risk MDS CTEP approval: 2024AUG27 (date of US Steering Committee Evaluation)
Lanreotide for the Prevention of Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula
Dr Branton was a dear friend of CCTG and a pioneer in the study of viral oncogenesis. His work has had far-reaching implications for cancer therapies and remain influential in the development of novel treatments. He played a pivotal role in shaping cancer research in Canada, serving as the inaugural Scientific Director of the Institute of Cancer Research at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research as well as spearheading the formation of the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance.
The Pharmacy Network Steering Committee is actively seeking a Pharmacist Representative for the Lung Disease Site Committee. The Pharmacy Disease Site Committee representative is expected to represent the perspective of the Pharmacist community during discussion of potential new studies and ongoing trials.
Please review terms of reference at: https://www.ctg.queensu.ca/private/pharm_net/pharmacists-network
The Journal of Clinical Oncology has published ‘Correlative Science in the Cooperative Group System—Re-Engineering for Success,’ which proposes public-private partnerships to increase resources and process innovations to open access to tissue banks
The European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) 2024 congress was held September 13-17 in Barcelona, Spain and CCTG was there!
CCTG related presentations and posters
Late breaking results of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) BR31 study “A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized phase 3 trial of adjuvant durvalumab in completely resected non-small-cell lung cancer” were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024.
The GA1 TOPGEAR trial results were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) in Barcelona, Spain and simultaneously published in the
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our highly respected patient representative David McMullen. He has been a CCTG patient representative since 2015 and an outstanding patient advocate with numerous organizations, including Myeloma Canada and the Canadian Myeloma Research Group.
