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Category: Publications
An Economic Analysis of SC24 in Canada: A Randomized Study of SBRT Compared with Conventional Palliative RT for Spinal Metastases and a Secondary Analysis of the Rate of Second Primary Lung Cancer From Cancer and Leukemia Group B 140503 (Alliance) Trial of Lobar Versus Sublobar Resection for T1aN0 Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Read More

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Category: Publications
ALC3 primary publication: A randomized phase III study of standard versus high-dose cytarabine with or without vorinostat for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
 
Garcia-Manero G, Podoltsev NA, Othus M, Pagel JM, Radich JP, Fang M, Rizzieri DA, Marcucci G, Strickland SA, Litzow MR, Savoie ML, Medeiros BC, Sekeres MA, Lin TL, Uy GL, Powell BL, Kolitz JE, Larson RA, Stone RM, Claxton D, Essell J, Luger SM, Mohan SR, Moseley A, Appelbaum FR, Erba HP. A randomized phase III study of standard versus high-dose cytarabine with or without vorinostat for AML. Leukemia 38: 58-66.
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Category: Trials
Closed to Accrual: PR21

The PR.21 study: A Randomized Phase II Study of 177Lu-PSMA-617 vs Docetaxel in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and PSMA-Positive Disease has closed to accrual as the accrual target has been met.

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Category: Group updates
From the Director's Desk - 2023 A Year in Review

Looking back at 2023…

As we begin a new year, I would like to acknowledge the tremendous year of activity and highlight some achievements. These reflect the commitment and efforts of CCTG members, investigators and trial staff who develop, conduct, and report on the results from our collective research.

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Category: Publications
Publication: Statistical publications
A threshold longitudinal Tobit quantile regression model for identification of treatment-sensitive subgroups based on interval-bounded longitudinal measurements and a continuous covariate. A composite semiparametric homogeneity test for the distributions of multigroup interval-bounded longitudinal data. Consistent covariances estimation for stratum imbalances under minimization method for covariate-adaptive randomization. Read More

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Category: Publications
Publication: General Review
Two new general review publications: Minding the gaps: Assessing and addressing clinical research core competencies across a network of Canadian cancer centres and Minding the gaps: Assessing and addressing clinical research core competencies across a network of Canadian cancer centres Read More



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Category: Group updates
Patient Representative Richard Wassersug
The Canadian Cancer Trials Group would like to acknowledge and send a warm thank you to Richard Wassersug for his commitment and dedication as a CCTG Patient Representative, he will be leaving the committee at the end of 2023. Richard has been a  CCTG patient representative since April 2015 and has been a member of the Genitourinary Disease Site Committee since that time.
 
Richard was diagnosed with prostate cancer over 20 years ago and has had surgery, radiation, and hormone therapy to control his disease.
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2023 CCTG, TTDR and BARL holiday hours
From all of us at CCTG we wish you and your loved ones Happy Holidays, season’s greetings and best wishes for a happy, healthy, and joyous holiday season! We have updated the CCTG central office holiday season hours of operation, TTDR instructions for shipments and BARL holiday closures. Read More