LATEST NEWS: 27 May 2025 A team of five intrepid trekkers are getting ready to hike the arduous 96 km Kokoda Trail next month to raise funds for TROG Cancer Research, driven by the desire to honour Australia’s WWII soldiers while making a difference to the lives of those
LATEST NEWS: 27 MAY 2025 TROG members and staff marked Clinical Trials Day 2025 on 20 May with a range of colourful celebrations, highlighting the crucial value of clinical trials to advance medical science, including in the area of radiation therapy. The annual day is an opportunity to recognise
MEDIA RELEASE: 20 MAY 2025 The world-leading impact of a Newcastle-based cancer research organisation is in the spotlight this International Clinical Trials Day (Tuesday 20 May), after funding was granted for groundbreaking new research projects. The Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group –TROG Cancer Research – has been leading radiation
LATEST NEWS: 15 May 2025 A novel imaging modality aimed at reducing radiation therapy side effects for patients with lung cancer is set to be trialled in Australia, after researchers received a $1.86m National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grant. The NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant
Latest News: 21 April 2025 TROG Cancer Research is among 70 research bodies in Australia that are supporting a national initiative to make existing health and medical research data easier to find, boosting secondary use of valuable clinical trials research data. The Health Studies Australian National Data Asset (HeSANDA)
LATEST NEWS: 15 April 2025 An innovative trial aimed at improving outcomes for patients with brain metastases will progress to the next stage after receiving a $120,000 grant from the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) Centre for Brain Research at the University of Newcastle. Congratulations to Dr Neda Haghighi from
LATEST NEWS: 15 April 2025 A record number of consumers joined us for the 2025 TROG Annual Scientific Meeting, as we focused on ways to boost inclusivity, access and consumer collaboration in clinical trials. We were thrilled that more than 15 consumers from across NSW, Queensland and New Zealand
INTERVIEW: 9 April 2025 Professor Bryan Burmeister is one of TROG’s longest standing members, who has contributed to our work in a myriad of ways over the past 30 years. He was TROG Scientific Committee Chair from 2002-2007, Board President from 2007 to 2010 and has led multiple trials.
Latest news: 28 March 2025. TROG Members who have made significant contributions both to the work of TROG and to advancing radiation medicine clinical trial research more broadly were recognised with our 2025 Research Excellence Awards this month. We congratulate the following winners on their well-deserved awards, which were
Latest news: 27 March 2025 With a theme of inclusivity and innovation, our Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) brought together researchers, health professionals and consumers from across Australia and New Zealand with the common goal of advancing cancer care through vital research. More than 310 delegates gathered for the TROG
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