Concept Outline Form

This is the Concept Outline Form for the New Concepts Symposium, held at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Please complete all relevant sections of the form. If you have any questions, or require assistance completing this form, please contact research@gicancer.org.au and bridget@gicancer.org.au. Late applications will not be considered.

You can choose Save and Complete Later at every page. 

The form consists of 10 pages: 

  • A. Title and administrative information

  • B. Science

  • C. Study design

  • D. Embedded correlative study

  • E. Feasibility

  • F. Equity, diversity and inclusion

  • G. Study drug

  • H. Discussion points and references

  • I. Presentation and publication

  • J. Submission.

Note on submission eligibility

To submit your concept, the person submitting this form, the nominated Study Chair and Co-Chair(s), and the presenter of the concept if selected must be a GI Cancer Trials member and hold a valid COID with GI Cancer Trials. You will be asked about this at the end of the form.

Finalise your concept outline

Congratulations on progressing to the New Concept Symposium!

The following is the application you originally submitted. Please update any relevant details that have since changed.

If you have any questions, or require assistance completing this form, please contact research@gicancer.org.au and bridget@gicancer.org.au.

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The form consists of 10 pages: 

  • A. Title and administrative information

  • B. Science

  • C. Study design

  • D. Embedded correlative study

  • E. Feasibility

  • F. Equity, diversity and inclusion

  • G. Study drug

  • H. Discussion points and references

  • I. Presentation and publication

  • J. Submission.


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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A. Title and administrative information

Trial information

Acronym only. Max: 15 characters
Where applicable.
E.g., pilot, interventional, translational or biomarker

GI Cancer Trials Study Chair



GI Cancer Trials Study Co-Chair(s)

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Funding plans


Please indicate the following:
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  1. Are there funding applications that are planned, pending outcomes, or have been unsuccessful?

  2. Do you plan to apply for funding for this trial from GI Cancer Trials?


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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B. Science

Note on supplementary figures, tables and charts: 

Section B will ask for details on your concept. If you refer to any supplementary figures, tables and/or charts in Section B, please compile them and upload in a single document. This will help streamline the time our team requires in reviewing your concept submission.

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Lay summary


In 250–300 words, please describe the trial in lay terms, specifically how the outcomes from this study will benefit the community, including the following topics:
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  • Overall aim

  • Background and importance of unmet need

  • Brief overview of primary and secondary outcomes

  • Brief overview of study design/methods

  • Expected impact on quality of life, symptoms, or other patient burdens (e.g., time)

  • Anticipated impact (short- and long-term) that this study will have to patients/community

  • Inclusion of patients, carers, or community in proposal development.

If required, please contact Clinical Trial Development Team to be linked in with the Community Advisory Panel for concept development purposes at research@gicancer.org.au.

Max: 350 words (1600 characters)

Expanded answers


Discuss whether the concept includes any of the following value-added components, and the potential impacts as applicable: 
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  • Quality of life

    • If yes, please specify the patient-reported outcomes you are seeking to explore (e.g., aspects, symptoms, or side effects), the Patient Reported Outcome Measures that you are planning to use, and the timepoints where data will be collected.

  • Health economics

  • Supportive care

  • Bioinformatics.


Systematic review

Include Phase I-III trial results, and any pilot or confidential data from companies.


Discuss how this trial fits with the GI Cancer Trials Research Strategy.
*

Our Research Strategy can be found at gicancer.org.au/research.


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A. Title and administrative information B. Science C. Study design D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication J. Submission

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C. Study design

Target population

Include rationale for including or excluding particular cohorts.


Trial design

You have indicated that this will be a Phase I trial.

You have indicated that this will be a Phase II trial.

You have indicated that this will be a Phase III trial.

You have indicated that phases are not applicable to this study.

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Please upload a study schema.

Statistical design


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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D. Embedded correlative study


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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E. Feasibility


Please review current clinical trials listed on the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform to find similar studies.
*

You can search the Registry at trialsearch.who.int.


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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F. Equity, diversity and inclusion


Discuss whether the concept will advance equitable cancer care by increasing clinical trial participation from:
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  • Rural, regional and remote populations

  • Patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

  • Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Māori peoples.


Discuss whether the concept includes a teletrial model.
*

Please provide a rationale if no teletrial model is anticipated.


Describe how the proposed concept promotes equity of care via the following:
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  • Access to trials throughout Australia and New Zealand (including metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas)

  • Equitable trial design

  • Availability and affordability of treatment

  • Sustained access to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and/or medical imaging (as applicable to the study)

  • Sustainability of research benefits following the study completion.


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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G. Study drug


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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H. Discussion points and references


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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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I. Presentation and publication

Presenter information

For promotional purposes, please provide the following for the nominated presenter, should this concept be selected.

If you are unsure about who may present, please provide the following for the nominated Study Chair.

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Publication and promotion

Please note that if this concept is chosen for presentation at the New Concepts Symposium, the following details will be published across promotional materials and content for the Annual Scientific Meeting:

  • the full title of the concept

  • the title and full name of the presenter and nominated Study Chairs and Co-Chairs.

We endeavour to tag relevant individuals to chosen concepts in our social media channels.

If this concept is selected for the New Concepts Symposium, we will tag these pages.

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A. Title and administrative information | B. Science | C. Study design | D. Embedded correlative study | E. Feasibility |
F. Equity, diversity and inclusion
| G. Study drug | H. Discussion points and references | I. Presentation and publication | J. Submission

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J. Submission

Confirmation of membership

The following persons must be members of GI Cancer Trials:

  • the person submitting this concept

  • concept presenter, if this concept is chosen

  • nominated Study Chairs and Study Co-Chairs.

If you are not yet a member, applying for membership is free and takes approximately 5 minutes.

The following people must be current GI Cancer Trials members: 

a. the person submitting this form
b.
presenter of the concept, if this concept is selected
c.
 nominated Study Chair or Co-Chair(s).

 

 Join GI Cancer Trials here 
Avg. completion time: 5 mins

 

You will not be able to submit your concept at present. Please click Save and Complete Later below, then return once you have lodged a membership application. Thank you.


Confirmation of COID submission

The following persons must have submitted a valid Conflict of Interest Declaration (COID) in the past 12 months:

  • the person submitting this concept

  • concept presenter, if this concept is chosen

  • nominated Study Chairs and Study Co-Chairs.

This includes if there are no conflicts or benefits to declare. Submitting your COID takes approximately 3 minutes.

The following people must hold a valid COID with GI Cancer Trials: 

a. the person submitting this form
b.
presenter of the concept, if this concept is selected
c.
 nominated Study Chair or Co-Chair(s).

The COID must have been submitted in the past 12 months. This includes if there are no conflicts or benefits to declare.

 

 Submit a COID here 
Avg. completion time: 3 mins

 

You will not be able to submit your concept at present. Please click Save and Complete Later below, then return once you have lodged a membership application. Thank you.


Confirmation of in-person attendance


Agreement to not record, transcribe or capture

Presenters at the New Concept Symposium are generously sharing their original research and clinical work with attendees. I acknowledge that attendee usage of any technology, including AI technology such as bots and AI personal assistants, to privately record, transcribe, or capture images from the presentation of selected concepts is strictly prohibited. Any breach of this policy will result in immediate removal from the session. Presenters may contact our team for professionally taken event photography after the session.


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