RESOLUTE trial: a community victory for personalised cancer treatment
As GI cancer research progresses, the importance of precise, personalised cancer treatment is becoming increasingly apparent through our... Read More
Community-funded, Phase II trial PALEO helping oesophageal cancer patients swallow without pain
For people with advanced oesophageal cancer, one of the first side effects is dysphagia: difficulty or pain in... Read More
The Innovation Grant: Where your donations go
The GI Cancer Institute Innovation Grant was created to support new research into GI cancer treatments. It is... Read More
Welcoming Christie Ah-Fa as a member of the Community Advisory Panel
In September 2022, the Community Advisory Panel (CAP) welcomed Christie Ah-Fa as a member. Christie was introduced... Read More
Member Spotlight: Professor Rob Ramsay
Professor Rob Ramsay is Head of the Differentiation and Transcription Laboratory at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne. He... Read More
Welcoming Sandra Bahamad to the team
Sandra recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Clinical Trials Project Manager. HOW DID YOU COME TO... Read More
Community Spotlight: Mental Health Month for clinicians
October is Mental Health Month in Australia, and this month we are shining our community spotlight on mental... Read More
Research breakthroughs in stomach and oesophageal cancer
One exciting development has us very hopeful. A novel protein marker known as STING has been found to... Read More
Member Spotlight: Associate Professor Haryana Dhillon
Associate Professor Haryana Dhillon is a behavioural scientist and psycho-oncologist at the University of Sydney, working with people... Read More
Member Spotlight: A/Professor Manju Chandrasegaram
Manju is a HPB and General Surgeon at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane since 2015. She completed... Read More
Member Spotlight: Associate Professor Marion Harris
Associate Professor Marion Harris is a medical oncologist working with GI and breast cancer and has been Director... Read More
Community Spotlight: Sara Rothschild, Life Raft Group
At the GI Cancer Institute, we recognise that it takes a community to make a lasting impact. By... Read More
Member Spotlight: Professor Vicki Whitehall
Professor Vicki Whitehall has researched the molecular basis of colorectal cancer for the past 20 years. She has... Read More
Welcoming Charitha Jayasinghe to the team
Charitha recently joined the AGITG/ GI Cancer Institute team as Direct Marketing Lead. HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK... Read More
Staff Spotlight: Louise Christophersen, Clinical Portfolio Lead
Oncology nurses are central to patient welfare in oncology. Their work ranges from outpatient to palliative care and... Read More
Genesis of a clinical trial: RENO
It takes a considerable amount of effort, time and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams to successfully obtain funding for... Read More
AGITG announces the retirement of Ms Christine McNamee Liddy AO, FAICD, BA
Following on from the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday 13 May, AGITG today announces the... Read More
Member Spotlight: Dr Deborah Wright
Dr Deborah Wright is a General and Colorectal Surgeon. Deborah completed her undergraduate medical degree in the UK,... Read More
Welcoming Sukanya Sathyamurthie
Sukanya recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Clinical Trials Assistant. How did you come to work... Read More
Professor Trevor Leong awarded NHMRC David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award
AGITG wishes to congratulate Professor Trevor Leong from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre who is the inaugural recipient... Read More