Trial Recruitment
AGITG Trial news: The AGITG currently has seventeen studies open to recruitment and nine studies in... 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
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 ADMINISTRATION? I returned to work in 2018 after a 17-year break as a housewife. My previous roles were in office coordination and administration. My strength is multitasking, and I enjoy meeting deadlines. BEFORE JOINING... Read More
Dr Jaswinder Samra named Research Expert
Congratulations to Dr Jaswinder Samra who was placed in the top 1% of scholars writing about pancreaticoduodenectomy over... Read More
Grant into Rare Cancer Awarded
New research into rare and neglected cancers to accelerate the pace of new treatment discoveries is always priority... Read More
Community-Funded Grant Awarded to Professor Niall Tebbutt
In October 2021, AGITG awarded the inaugural Gastric Cancer Research Grant (including Linitis Plastica) to Professor Niall Tebbutt... Read More
Welcoming Louise Christophersen as Clinical Portfolio Lead
Louise recently joined the AGITG and GI Cancer Institute in the new role as Clinical Portfolio Lead. HOW... Read More
Meet our New CAP Members
On Friday 26 November, our Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP) met virtually, joining from all corners of Australia... Read More
Our Innovation Grant Winners
The presenting community-funded grants is always momentous occasion, and this year’s Innovation Grant is no exception. This grant... Read More
AGITG 2021 Highlights
As our 30 year celebrations come to an end, it’s a great time to look at the amazing... Read More
Tele-Trials: Improving Access to Rural, Regional and Remote Cancer Patients
Imagine if the barriers for accessing clinical trials, such as location and distance, were removed. Cancer patients across... Read More
New trials opening soon
Since 1991, the GI Cancer Institute has been leading practice-changing clinical trials to improve treatments and survival rates... Read More
A Champion for Stomach Cancer Research
In 2013, Trine lost her husband Matt to a rare type of stomach cancer called Linitis Plastica,... Read More
Member Spotlight: Dr Sarah Maloney
It’s great to be able to showcase our members and the incredible work they are doing. Dr Sarah... Read More
Recognising a pioneer during our 30th Anniversary
Each year, the John Zalcberg OAM Award for Excellence in AGITG Research recognises a member of the... Read More