Trial Recruitment
AGITG Trial news: The AGITG currently has 17 studies open to recruitment and 10 studies in... 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
August 2022: Research Update
This is August’s research update from the AGITG. MASTERPLAN Study Chairs: Dr Andrew Oar and A/Prof Andrew Kneebone The first patient to achieve a pathological complete response on the MASTERPLAN trial is an outcome worth celebrating! Congratulations to the study team! With this promising result, we encourage members to refer eligible candidates to... Read More
Member Spotlight: Dr Manju Chandrasegaram
Manju is a HPB and General Surgeon at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane since 2015. She completed... Read More
July 2022: Research Update
Welcome to July’s research update from the AGITG. SSGXXII Study Chairs: Prof John Zalcberg and A/Prof Sumitra Ananda With GIST on the agenda this month, we are pleased to announce that SSGXXII has activated a site at Fiona Stanley Hospital, WA. The success of this trial will be dependent upon referral of patients to... 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
The 2022 Neoadjuvant Treatment in Rectal Cancer Idea Generation Workshop
The fifth Idea Generation Workshop was held virtually on 13 May 2022, facilitated by Associate Professor Sam Ngan... Read More
Member Spotlight: Associate Professor Vicki Whitehall
Associate Professor Vicki Whitehall has researched the molecular basis of colorectal cancer for the past 20 years. She... Read More
Welcoming Charitha Jayasinghe to the team
Charitha recently joined the AGITG/ GI Cancer Instutite team as Direct Marketing Lead. HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK... Read More
Welcoming Hanifa Abdiraihan as Content and Digital Specialist
Hanifa recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Content and Digital Specialist. HOW DID YOU COME TO... 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
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
Consumer Advisory Panel: Call for Expressions of Interest
The Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) and GI Cancer Institute are seeking Expressions of Interest from people impacted by Gastro-Intestinal cancer (survivors /patients /carers /family) to join our Consumer Advisory Panel. Established in 2008, our Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) comprises GI cancer survivors, patients and carers. As a volunteer group, the... 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
Member Spotlight: Associate Professor Amitesh Roy
Associate Professor Amitesh Roy is a senior Medical Oncologist at Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders Medical... Read More
Member Spotlight: Dr Andrew Oar
Dr Andrew Oar is a Radiation Oncologist and is currently the clinical research lead at Icon Cancer Centre... Read More
Welcoming Cissy Lau as Administration Co-ordinator
Cissy recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Administration Co-ordinator HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK IN OFFICE... Read More