Congratulations to the 2018 AGITG award winners
The 20th Annual AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting was held from 30 October-2 November. At the Annual Scientific Meeting... Read More
Professor John Simes recognised for a lifetime of commitment to cancer research
Professor John Simes was awarded the John Zalcberg OAM Award for Excellence in AGITG Research at the AGITG... Read More
The 20th AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting
The 20th AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting was held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 31 October-2 November. Cutting-edge... Read More
New research could help unlock immunotherapy for colorectal cancer
Dr Rosemary Habib has been awarded the 2018 Merck-AGITG Kristian Anderson Award for her research that could... Read More
OXTOX fighting side effects of chemotherapy
Congratulations to Professor Janette Vardy who has received the 2018 AGITG Innovation Fund grant for $200,000 to conduct... Read More
What to expect at the 2018 AGITG Annual Scientific Meeting
The Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) is the only research organisation in the Australasian region with a focus... Read More
New numbers from AIHW released for Colorectal and Digestive-tract cancers
A first-of-its-kind report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides a new understanding of all... Read More
John Zalcberg & Chris Jackson call for access to treatment for New Zealand cancer patients
Professor John Zalcberg and the director of the New Zealand Cancer Society, Chris Jackson, have called for a... Read More
CAP member Brian Wall awarded Honorary Doctorate of Science
Brian Wall, a member of the GI Cancer Institute’s Consumer Advisory Panel, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of... Read More
Blood tests could detect cancer DNA: The DYNAMIC-Pancreas trial
Pancreatic cancer is aggressive and has few long-term survivors. Long-term survival can only be achieved by surgically removing... Read More
John Zalcberg & Chris Jackson call for access to treatment for New Zealand cancer patients
Professor John Zalcberg and the director of the New Zealand Cancer Society, Dr Chris Jackson, have called for... Read More
Dietitian Katie Benton: ‘Nutrition plays such a key role’ in patient care
Katie Benton is a dietitian specialising in cancer nutrition who has been working in the area of GI... Read More
Recruitment continues for ACTICCA-1
The AGITG’s ACTICCA-1 trial is studying the best treatment for patients with biliary tract cancer, known as cholangiocarcinoma. Biliary... Read More
NETs forum: Creating a space for discussion of a rare and complex disease
Neuroendocrine tumours are a rare form of cancer – living with this disease can be isolating. On Sunday,... Read More
2018 AGITG Innovation Fund – Applications now closed
The AGITG Innovation Fund is made possible through generous contributions from the Spencer Gibson Foundation, the... Read More
CAP members Gill Worden & Jan Mumford: Going above and beyond for research
Gill Worden & Jan Mumford, members of the AGITG’s Consumer Advisory Panel (CAP), will both trek 60km for... Read More
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Trials and Regorafenib Access Program
This information was prepared for AGITG members by Professor Desmond Yip and Professor John Zalcberg. There are now a... Read More
DYNAMIC-Rectal: Using blood tests to make chemotherapy decisions
The DYNAMIC-Rectal is analysing the presence of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) in the bloodstreams of patients with locally... Read More
Dr Danielle Ferraro: How the Kristian Anderson Award enabled my research
Dr Danielle Ferraro from the University of Melbourne was the recipient of the inaugural Merck-AGITG Kristian Anderson Award... Read More
ICECREAM trial results published
ICECREAM trial results published The results of the ICECREAM trial have been published in the journal Clinical Colorectal... Read More