October 2021: Research Update
A highlight of all our trial and research achievements this past month: DYNAMIC-Rectal closes patient enrolment The Read More
Welcoming Dr Sarah Hayes Translational Research Coordinator
Dr Sarah Hayes recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute in the new Translational Research Coordinator role. HOW... Read More
AGITG Trial News
AGITG Trial news: The AGITG currently has ten studies open to recruitment and six studies in... Read More
September 2021: Research Update
A highlight of all our trial and research achievements this past month: MONARCC protocol published Read More
Member Spotlight: Professor John Mariadason
Professor John Mariadason is a Translational Scientist and is head of the division of gastrointestinal cancers at the... Read More
The 2021 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Idea Generation Workshop
Our fourth Idea Generation Workshop was held virtually on Friday 20 August, where innovative ideas for research and... Read More
Welcoming Rebekka Thompson-Jones as Communications Manager
Rebekka recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Acting Communications Manager covering Erin Burgess’s parental leave. HOW... Read More
Welcoming Alanna Melvin as Communications Coordinator
Alanna recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute as Communications Coordinator. HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK IN... Read More
NEW TRIAL OPENS: RoLaCaRT-1
A new surgical clinical trial comparing robotic surgery to keyhole surgery for people with colon cancer has just... Read More
Member engagement in fundraising
The GI Cancer Institute is focused on raising awareness of GI cancers and... 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... Read More
Impact Spotlight: The AGITG/TROG 01.04 trial
Two options are better than one Rectal cancer affects more than 4,600 Australians every year. With 30% of people... Read More
August 2021: Research Update
RoLaCaRT-1 opening first sites We are thrilled to have RoLaCaRT-1 opening at five sites in the next week.... Read More
Sarah’s fight for funding
Today is GIST Awareness Day. It also marks Sarah McGoram’s 25th year of living with Gastro-Intestinal Stromal... Read More
Should the Age of Bowel Cancer Screening be Lowered?
With a rise in the number of colorectal cancer cases in people younger than 50, a US-based independent... Read More
AGITG Working Party Meeting Updates
The AGITG Upper GI and Lower GI Working Parties met in May to discuss respective concepts and trials. The Upper and Lower GI Working Party meetings are held every two months throughout the year, with members representing the disciplines of medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, statistics, translational science, study coordination... Read More
July 2021: Research Update
Congratulations to TOPGEAR The TOPGEAR trial in resectable gastric cancer has now completed patient recruitment! This... Read More
New Lower GI Working Party Chairs Announced
We are proud to announce Professor Chris Karapetis as the new AGITG Lower GI Working Party Chair and... Read More
Congratulations to TOPGEAR for completing recruitment and NHMRC success
The TOPGEAR trial in resectable gastric cancer has now completed patient recruitment! This significant milestone... Read More
June 2021: Research Update
MASTERPLAN trial Westmead Hospital has just been activated as a site for the MASTERPLAN pancreatic cancer clinical trial. MASTERPLAN... Read More