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PR13 Radiation Therapy After Radical Prostatectomy: Analysis of Toxicity by Dose-Fractionation in the RADICALS-RT Trial and Contact Days Associated With Cancer Treatments in the CCTG LY12 Trial Read More

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CX5 | SHAPE trial demonstrates that reduced radicality of surgical intervention can improve quality of life for patients

A simple hysterectomy with pelvic node dissection is a safe treatment option for women with low-risk early-stage cervical cancer and may help improve quality of life, according to results from the CX5/SHAPE study, an international phase III clinical trial led by the Canadian Cancer Trials Group in collaboration with The Gynecological Cancer InterGroup (GCIG)

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Late-breaking results for the IND.227 trial were presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The Phase III international study evaluated the use of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab combined with platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic pleural mesothelioma.

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Permanent Trial Closure: MAC14

MAC14 (ECOG-ACRIN E2108) A Randomized Phase III Trial of the Value of Early Local Therapy for the Intact Primary Tumor in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer has been permanently closed.

Rational: The primary tumor might be a source of re-seeding of distant sites and therefore elimination of this source of metastasizing cells by early local therapy may be of benefit.

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NET RETREAT the CCTG NE1 trial has recently opened in North America

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. The drug being studied is a new type of drug approved for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) that has been shown to shrink tumours in many people and seems promising, but it is not clear if receiving this drug again can offer better results than standard treatment.

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 Pharmacy Network seeking volunteers
The Pharmacy Network is looking for volunteers to be representatives on the Steering Group and for several Disease Sites. Read More

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If you are attending ASCO 2023 make sure to visit one of the many CCTG study poster presentations at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022 Annual Meeting, to be held in-person on June 2-6, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. Read More

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CCTG Oral & Plenary Presentations at ASCO 2023
The ASCO 2023 General Meeting takes place June 2-6 in Chicago where global cancer experts discover the latest innovations in cancer research and education attending ground breaking clinical trial oral presentations that include CCTG studies IND227 and CX5. Here are is the list of the CCTG trials that will presenting this weekend. Read More