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.
Radiotherapy to Block (CURB2) Oligoprogression In Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
STRIDE (durvalumab + tremelimumab) with Lenvatinib vs STRIDE Alone in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (SLIDE-HCC)
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy with Response-Adapted Treatment vs Standard-Of-Care Treatment For Resectable Stage III/IV Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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.
Venetoclax and HMA-based Therapies for the Treatment of Older and Unfit Adults with Newly Diagnosed FLT3-mutated AML: A myeloMATCH Treatment Trial
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
Delayed Reduced Volume and Dose Elective Ratiotherapy (REVERT) in Patients with HNSCC
CALMS: Combination Therapy with Luspatercept in Lower Risk MDS CTEP approval: 2024AUG27 (date of US Steering Committee Evaluation)
Selective Index Node Resection vs Lymph Node Dissection after Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Stage IIIB-D Melanoma The Multicentre Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial-3 (MSLT-3)
The purpose of this study was to find the highest dose of durvalumab or of durvalumab with tremelimumab that can be tolerated without causing very severe side effects when receiving standard chemotherapy and to see what effects the study drugs has on this type of cancer.
Trial closures for BR16 (NCT00008385) trial: Phase III Chemoprevention Trial of Selenium Supplementation in Persons With Resected Stage 1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and IND222 ( NCT02619864) A Phase I Study of the mTORC1/mTORC2 Kinase Inhibitor AZD2014 in Patients with Previously Treated Glioblastoma Multiforme.
Applicants who have had their research accepted for oral or poster presentation at an international scientific meeting and have not received another award to support their travel are eligible to apply.
Spring application deadline is March 27, 2020
The CCTG Annual Spring Meeting of Participants is almost here, if you are planning meetings and/or attending the Spring Meeting here is some information you should know!
CCTG Patient Representative Bob Taylor discusses the importance of having somebody, that's not the clinical researcher, representing what patients care about and considering the interests of the patients and their family in clinical trial design.
CCTG has been awarded $1,303,560 from the Fall 2019 CIHR Project Grant competition, a program that helps advance health-related research. The funds will support the Canadian contribution to the ME15 international trial, investigating use of smaller surgical margins to reduce the extent of surgery in Stage 2 melanoma patient - Larger margins result in disfigurement, wound discomfort, and time away from work and, if positive, will change practice in Canada and around the world.
The Canadian Cancer Trials Group is seeking nominations for the 2020 Recognition Awards honouring individuals who have contributed significantly to the mission and activities of the Canadian Cancer Trials Group.
The Canadian Cancer Trials Group is actively seeking CRA representatives from Canadian Member sites to sit on the Genitourinary Disease Site Committee Executives as well as Supportive Care Committee.