LATEST NEWS: 20 MAY A number of TROG trials and projects garnered international attention this month, as researchers presented findings at one of the world’s largest radiotherapy and oncology meetings, ESTRO26. Congratulations to the many TROG Members and research teams who contributed to the European Society of Radiotherapy and
LATEST NEWS: 18 MAY 2026 A new non-invasive form of radiation therapy achieves unprecedented 100% effectiveness in treating primary kidney cancers, findings from the world-leading TROG 15.03/ANZUP 6001 FASTRACK II trial reveal. The long-term findings from the phase II multi-centre trial suggest the rapidly emerging Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation
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
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: 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
TRIAL UPDATE: 12 August 2025 Treating inoperable kidney cancer with Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) is both more effective and less expensive than traditional ablative therapies in Australia, according to a new economic analysis of TROG 15.03/ANZUP 16001 FASTRACK II trial data. The findings of the economic evaluation, published
TRIAL UPDATE: 15 July 2025 The TROG 20.01 CHEST-RT trial is set to add to the evidence about whether radiation therapy could be a safe and useful addition in the management of an aggressive form of lung cancer, as outlined in a newly published paper. Congratulations to trial chairs
LATEST NEWS: 11 JUNE 2025 New findings from a trial into treating a common form of skin cancer – cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) – could be a game-changer for many people at high risk of recurrence of disease. Lead investigator Prof Danny Rischin presented results of primary analysis
5 December 2024: Study shows huge improvement in progression-free survival with adjuvant rituximab containing therapy. Newly published findings of extended follow-up from a TROG Cancer Research trial of radiotherapy plus chemo-immunotherapy in follicular lymphoma (TROG 99.03 – Follicular lymphoma) provide valuable evidence in support of changing the current standard
18 September 2024: We’re thrilled to announce the release of globally significant results from the AGITG TOPGEAR study on which TROG collaborated, providing practice-changing evidence about preoperative chemoradiotherapy for gastric cancer. The findings, announced simultaneously at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Barcelona, Spain and published in
