Roland TowningPort Stephens, NSW Roland Towning is taking part in the TROG 18.01 NINJA trial which is comparing the effectiveness of two different radiation therapy schedules to treat prostate cancer. It was a vigilant GP who alerted Roland Towning that there may be a problem with his prostate in
LATEST NEWS: 27 January 2026 New guidelines to ensure accuracy and quality in clinical trials using stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to treat brain metastases have been published, after being developed by a TROG Working Group. The use of SRS for treating brain metastases has increased rapidly. SRS delivers very high
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN FOCUS: 10 December 2025 Dr Anna Lawless is a Sydney-based Radiation Oncologist working in head and neck cancers, with an interest in using advanced imaging and biomarker-guided approaches to refine radiotherapy and support better outcomes for patients. She was recently appointed as Chair of the
LATEST NEWS: 9 December 2025 As we wrap up our inaugural Km’s for Cancer Research challenge, we want to thank the incredible community who helped make it such a meaningful event and a great success. Throughout October 2025, 90 individual participants and nine passionate teams laced up their shoes,
LATEST NEWS: 4 December 2025 TROG provided a kick-start for a number of exciting new research ideas at the 2025 Concept Development Workshop held on 2 December. A total of 11 research concepts were submitted by TROG members from across a variety of disciplines (radiation oncology, radiation therapy and
LATEST NEWS; 26 November 2025 Medical physics researcher and TROG Member Professor Paul Keall has been honoured with two prestigious Premier’s Awards, recognising excellence and innovation in research in cancer imaging and radiation therapy technology, including in TROG clinical trials. Prof Keall was this month named: Congratulations to Prof
LATEST NEWS: 25 November 2025 Vital quality assurance (QA) processes used in radiation therapy (RT) clinical trials could be automated in the future, to reduce resource and time demands on clinicians and researchers, a new study involving a TROG Cancer Research trial has revealed. Quality assurance is a vital
LATEST NEWS: 12 November 2025 More than 100 golfers teed off for the annual Myall Coast Veteran Golfers fundraising day to support TROG Cancer Research this month. Under blue skies, the golfers enjoyed a fantastic day on the course at Hawks Nest Golf Club. north of Newcastle, NSW. The
LATEST NEWS: 6 November 2025 Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are taking anti-cancer drugs, according to 10-year follow-up from an international trial on which TROG collaborated Findings from the BIG 2-04/MRC/TROG 11.01 SUPREMO trial were
LATEST NEWS: 23 October 2025 TROG Cancer Research has opened the new Australian arm of an international trial aimed at preventing skin cancer recurrence, following a groundbreaking collaboration with the US cancer clinical trials group, NRG Oncology. The NRG-HN014 trial is a phase III clinical trial targeting patients with
