A Canada Foundation for Innovation Major Science Initiative The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) Operations and Statistics Centre (OSC) based at Queen’s University is a Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Major Science Initiative (MSI). CFI has recognized the CCTG OSC as a nationally significant research facility with unique capabilities to deliver high-impact cancer clinical trials.CFI MSI funding supports the ongoing operations of CCTG's OSC, sustaining the core infrastructure required to deliver innovative, leading-edge research with tangible health and societal benefits for Canadians. This support strengthens and expands clinical trial operations, modern biobanking and data platforms that are essential to conducting innovative clinical trials, including trials that accelerate the development of highly personalized cancer therapies.CCTG trials are designed to rigorously test promising cancer treatments and strategies that address questions important to both researchers and patients. Through its national research network, CCTG has advanced the full spectrum of clinical trials and contributed to new standards of care, diagnostic tests, and therapies that have improved outcomes for cancer patients in Canada and around the world.
