Multi-centre Clinical Trials Network

The Australian Lung Foundation, a National not-for-profit community based organisation, established the Multi-centre Clinical Trials Network (MCTN) in 1998. This service works with leading research companies and provides access to fully qualified Investigator site(s) and assists with finding suitable patients predominately in the area of Lung Disease.

For Patients

In early 2009, the Lung Foundation recognised the need to establish a system that would provide information and educate the general community about clinical trials. This need led to the Lung Foundation developing the MCTN Patient Community. Within the Patient Community, patients can:

• Register their interest in participating in clinical trials 
• Access information about clinical trials
• View clinical trials that are currently being conducted in Australia and New Zealand
• Completer a feasibility questionnaire to see if they are potentially suitable

For more information, visit the Patient Community or download the Patient Flyer  Patient Flyer 411.12 Kb

Australasian Lung Cancer Trials Group

The Australasian Lung cancer Trials Group (ALTG) is Australia and New Zealand's lung and thoracic cancer clinical research group. The ALTG is a multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to reducing the incidence, morbidity and mortality of lung and thoracic cancer and improving the quality of life of lung and thoracic cancer patients in Australia and New Zealand through the coordination and facilitation of high quality clinical research.

The ALTG collaborates with a number of organizations including the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Both of these groups are leaders in Australia for the design, conduct, analysis and publication of oncology clinical trials, including working with both Australia and international collaborative groups.

The specific objectives of the ALTG are:

For more information visit www.altg.com.au

Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry

The Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) is an online register of clinical trials being undertaken in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere. The ANZCTR includes trials from the full spectrum of therapeutic areas of pharmaceuticals, surgical procedures, preventive measures, lifestyle, devices, treatment and rehabilitation strategies and complementary therapies.

For more information visit Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry