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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

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Breast Disease Site Committee

Role Description

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) is currently seeking applications for a Patient Representative for the Breast Disease Site Committee. CCTG is an inclusive organization dedicated to building a diverse network.  We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.

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2024 CCTG Annual Spring Meeting of Participants 2024
The 2024 CCTG Annual Spring Meeting of Participants will be held
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A virtual roundtable on the need for EDIIA in cancer care
Please join CCTG on January 12, 2024 from 12:00-1:30 EST for a virtual round table on the need for equity, diversity, inclusivity, indigenization and accessibility (EDIIA) in cancer care and clinical trials. The goal of this roundtable is to help participants think about barriers experienced by cancer patients in Canada and how they can positively impact equity, diversity, and inclusion when working with patients and their families to improve their cancer care and clinical trial experience. Following the discussion, participants will have the opportunity to ask our panelists questions. Read More

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CommNETs workshop

The Commonwealth Neuroendocrine Tumour (CommNETs) Research Collaborative held their annual research workshop on November 12th and 13th in Christchurch New Zealand. With close to 60 people in attendance and at least 20 research projects to complete and develop, the 2023 CommNETs Annual Research Workshop was certainly productive and successful.

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Category: Publications
CO26 secondary publication
 
Chen EX, Loree JM, Titmuss E, Jonker DJ, Kennecke HF, Berry S, Couture F, Ahmad CE, Goffin JR, Kavan P, Harb M, Colwell B, Samimi S, Samson B, Abbas T, Aucoin N, Aubin F, Koski S, Wei AC, Tu D, O’Callaghan CJ. Liver Metastases and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Efficacy in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open 6: e2346094-e2346094.
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Permanent Trial Closure: CE8
The CE8 trial: A Phase III Trial of Marizomib in Combination with Standard Temozolomide-Based Radiochemotherapy versus Standard Temozolomide-Based Radiochemotherapy Alone in Patients with Newly-Diagnosed Glioblastoma has been permanently closed.
The objective of the study was to compare the overall survival of glioblastoma patients treated with standard TMZ-based radiochemotherapy alone or TMZ-based radiochemotherapy in combination with marizomib.
For more information please visit the CE8 members trial page.
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