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Trial publications

MASTERPLAN trial shows benefit from SBRT in pancreatic cancer

LATEST NEWS: 27 October 2026 Findings from the AGITG/TROG 18.04 MASTERPLAN trial provide crucial new evidence that adding stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to chemotherapy is ...
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Events

Jess’s deeply personal reason for joining TROG’s Km’s for Cancer Research challenge

LATEST NEWS: 21 October 2026 For Jess Synge, taking part in TROG’s Km’s for Cancer Research challenge is part of a very personal quest to ...
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Trial publications

New FET-PET imaging approach helps target radiotherapy for glioblastoma, FIG trial – TROG 18.06 finds

LATEST NEWS: 14 October 2026 Adding a FET-PET brain scan to standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans could help with planning targeted radiation therapy after ...
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Trial Publications

Trial finds radiation therapy halves risk of brain tumour recurrence after surgery

LATEST NEWS: 26 September 2026 Giving radiotherapy after surgery for atypical meningioma brain cancer can halve the risk of the tumour recurring, according to new ...
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Quality Assurance

Meet the TROG Quality Assurance team

TROG UPDATES: 17 September 2026 Our Quality Assurance team plays a vital role in ensuring every element of clinical trial data collection process is of ...
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Trials

TROG trial of new lung cancer radiation therapy approach opens

LATEST NEWS: 17 September 2026 The first Australian site is now open for a new TROG trial exploring the role of radiation therapy in managing ...
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TROG to run breast cancer trial in Australia after gaining $2.86m grant

LATEST NEWS: 29 July 2026 TROG Cancer Research is set to launch a potentially ground-breaking breast cancer radiation therapy trial in Australia, after the project ...
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TROG Members

New TROG Scientific Committee Chair-Elect and members bring diverse experience

LATEST NEWS: 21 July 2026 The TROG Scientific Committee (TSC) has welcomed a new Chair-Elect and three new members from the fields of medical oncology ...
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Trial publications

TROG 08.03 RAVES sub-study sheds light on quality of life after post-prostatectomy radiotherapy

LATEST NEWS: 16 July 2026 Secondary analysis of data from the TROG 08.03 RAVES randomised phase III trial has provided valuable evidence to inform discussions ...
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TROG 18.01 NINJA prostate cancer trial completes recruitment

LATEST NEWS: 15 July 2026 The TROG 18.01 NINJA trial has achieved the milestone of successfully completing participant recruitment, paving the way for improvements in ...
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Patient Stories

Angelo’s Story

Angelo ZuccarelloMelbourne, Victoria Angelo Zuccarello took part in the TROG 15.03/ANZUP 16001 FASTRACK II trial, which showed that a rapidly emerging radiation therapy technique could ...
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TROG Members

Reclaiming power: a radiation oncologist’s moving story

TROG MEMBER STORY: 14 July 2026 Dominique Lee’s horrific experience of being drugged and sexually assaulted by a senior doctor when she was training to ...
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