CTA News

In mid-November, CTA was pleased to offer a Stress and Resilience Workshop for all staff, delivered by Bailey Opie, a Performance Psychologist at The Mind Room. We were extremely [...]

In late November CTA was pleased to host our second Developmental Therapeutics Update Dinner meeting for 2023, presented with the generous support of the Series sponsors, namely Amgen, AstraZeneca, [...]

In late October CTA was pleased to host our Annual Research Managers’ Day, a site driven, in-person forum that continues to grow in popularity each year.  In 2023 we [...]

I am pleased to share with you our 2022 Annual Report, released at our recent Annual General Meeting on 24 May, 2023.  This Annual Report also takes the opportunity [...]

I am pleased to share with you the 2021 Cancer Trials Australia Annual Report, released at our recent Annual General Meeting on 18 May, 2022. Please click here to access [...]

Welcoming Associate Professor Jayesh Desai as the Incoming Chairperson of the Cancer Trials Australia Board of Directors As his six-year tenure draws to a conclusion, outgoing Cancer Trials [...]

I am pleased to share with you the 2020 Cancer Trials Australia Annual Report, released at our recent Annual General Meeting.Please click here to access the reportAs the report describes, despite [...]

In a major milestone for Australian cancer patients, the not-for-profit, member-based organisation, Cancer Trials Australia (CTA), has recently marked the recruitment of the 10,000th oncology patient to clinical trials [...]

Isolation is tough, especially when your workplace is a great place to be - the lack of incidental chatter and the enjoyment that comes from interacting with our workmates [...]

I am pleased to share with you the 2019 Cancer Trials Australia Annual Report. Download the 2019 Annual Report Here. The 2019 calendar year saw continued growth in both [...]

Cancer Trials Australia (CTA) is pleased to announce that a Phase 1 Oncology Clinical Trials Fellowship Program will be piloted in Victoria throughout 2020 and 2021 in partnership with [...]

Cancer Trials Australia’s CEO, Dr. Kurt Lackovic, was a panelist at the 12th annual ‘China Trials – Clinical Development Leaders’ summit’ in Shanghai this week.  Other panelists included Jayden [...]

Cancer Trials Australia (CTA) is pleased to announce a new project, to be delivered with the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC), providing Victorian sites with an exciting opportunity to [...]

Working closely with Marian Lieschke, Heike Raunow and Kylie Shackleton, CTA’s 2019 Research Manager’s Day was held on 17 October. 18 participants joined this highly productive forum from across [...]

By 2021, the global market for clinical trials is anticipated to grow to $60Bn, a 75% increase over 2015. The largest contributor to this huge growth is the Asia-Pacific region.Cancer [...]

CTA has experienced significant growth over recent years, which has accelerated throughout 2019. Dedicating time to team development activities not only helps to integrate new staff into the wider [...]

I am pleased to share with you the 2018 Cancer Trials Australia Annual Report. Download the 2018 Annual Report Here. The 2018 calendar year saw growth in both CTA [...]

Invest Victoria recently profiled the strength of interactions between Cancer Trials Australia and BeiGene, a rapidly growing Chinese biopharmaceutical company, with over 1,700 staff across four continents and more than [...]

CTA has executed an MOU with ShareRoot Limited (ASX: SRO) to explore the application of ShareRoot’s MediaConsent platform as a tool to improve the dynamics of clinical trial recruitment, patient [...]

CTA announces partnership in delivering coordinated Electronic Document Management for Victorian study sites Cancer Trials Australia (CTA) is pleased to announce a new project funded by the Victorian Comprehensive [...]

Due to an improved partnership between South West Healthcare (SWH) and CTA, cancer patients will have greater access to potentially life-saving therapies they may not have otherwise had access to. SWH medical oncologist Ian [...]

Cancer Trials Australia is pleased to announce the addition of our 26th major healthcare provider member, Calvary Central Districts Hospital, located in South Australia. This partnership builds on Calvary's [...]

Cancer Trials Australia (CTA) is pleased to announce execution of a Services Agreement with the VCCC to provide Site Management Services for the VCCC’s Investigator Initiated Trial Program.  Professor [...]

I am pleased to share the 2017 Cancer Trials Australia Annual Report. Download the 2017 Annual Report Here. 2017 saw expansion of CTA membership and significant growth in CTA services for [...]

Cancer Trials Australia celebrates their support of 1,000 commercially sponsored clinical trials and the recruitment of 8,000 patients, in conjunction with International Clinical Trials Day on May 21st, 2018 Since [...]