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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OF CANADA CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP Sarcoma Committee CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP. Chair: Dr. Vivien Bramwell. SARCOMA COMMITTEE/CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP. Objectives - short-term.
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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OF CANADA CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP Sarcoma Committee CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP Chair: Dr. Vivien Bramwell
SARCOMA COMMITTEE/CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP Objectives - short-term • To undertake adjuvant studies to reduce recurrence and mortality due to metastases in early ASTS (Intergroup) • GISTACOSOG Z9001 • - will complete accrual in 6 - 12 months • - Canadian accrual approx. 10% • STSINTERGROUP • - Canadian participation in EORTC 62931 (closed • December 2003) • - several Intergroup proposals for RCT have failed, • no agreement on appropriate control arm, • limited efficacy current regimens in advanced STS
SARCOMA COMMITTEE/CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP Objectives - short-term • To perform empirical screening and/or rationally targeted studies of IND in chemotherapy-naïve patients across spectrum ASTS • four phase II studies completed, published in last 10 yrs • chemo-naïve patients, Intergroup collaboration in EORTC 62012 • – phase III trial of single agent DOX vs dose intense DOX/IFOS • – start Fall 2006
SARCOMA COMMITTEE/CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP Objectives - short-term • To assess molecularly targeted therapies in histology- specific trials in patients who have failed conventional chemotherapy (Intergroup) • ICAS Intergroup Coalition Against Sarcomas • funded through SWOG operating grant • involves NCIC-CTG, ECOG, CALGB • shared studies with RTOG, ACOSOG, COG • S0033 imatinib in GIST (closed September 2001) • – accrued 746 pts in 9 mos (Canadian 7%) • 4 IND studies open – accruing through SWOG • 3 on CTSU (1 awaiting Canadian activation, 2 declined) • 3 future ICAS CTSU studies – Canadian interest • 1 protocol, Canadian PI (Q. Chu) in development
SARCOMA COMMITTEE/CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP Objectives - medium-term • To use research findings generated through the CSG TB/DB and/or IHRT program to plan future correlative science projects/clinical trials • CSG TB/DB (approximately 900 frozen/fixed tumors and data) currently funded and maintained as part of larger TB/DB through IHRT program Mt. Sinai, Toronto • IHRT program may morph into CanSarc (pending funding CIHR) • IHRT/CanSarc projects, in future, may need national clinical trials involvement
SARCOMA COMMITTEE/CANADIAN SARCOMA GROUP Objectives - medium-term • To build on local control, survival and functional outcome data from SR2 study, to plan future studies that will optimize local control and reduce morbidity in locoregional ASTS • translational, pilot studies ongoing through IHRT/CanSarc • also may lead to future proposals for multicentre trials