ANZGOG is conducting three Ideas Generation Workshops with its Tumour Working Groups. Members are invited to present an IDEA or CONCEPT for discussion at these workshops.
Date: Friday 16 October 2026, 9:30am – 4:30pm AEDT
Venue: Rydges Airport Hotel, Sydney International Airport
Deadline for Submission: Monday 21 September 2026
Early career researchers are particularly encouraged to bring their idea to the ANZGOG Ideas Generation Workshops. The Tumour Working Group will help you develop the idea at the October session and recommend a working party to work together with you to develop the idea further if required.
More experienced researchers are welcome to bring their idea or a more fully developed concept to the workshops for discussion and fast tracking through to the Research Advisory Committee.
Ideas can incorporate any area of gynaecological cancer research; surgical, medical, and radiation oncology, translational research, research investigating the causes, prevention, and treatment of gynaecological cancers, quality of life and symptom benefit studies.
How to register
The three Tumour Working Groups are listed below. Within those working groups you will find additional details to what is in focus along with a link to an Ideas Form and a Concept Development Form.
We invite you to submit your study idea using the form for discussion with the relevant ANZGOG Tumour Type Working Groups for further development.
Please e-mail your completed New Study Idea Form and/or Concept Development Form to John Andrews at john.andrews@anzgog.org.au
Deadline for Submission: Monday 21 September 2026
Ideas for the OASIS Initiative
Please note that a Concept Development Form must be completed for interest in submitting an idea for the OASIS Initiative.
Ensure that your concept addresses all of the criteria noted in the Concept Development Form and in the Ovarian Tumour Working Group section below.
A checklist is provided in the Concept Development Form to aid investigators in preparing their concept for submission to ANZGOG.
Concepts are reviewed by the ANZGOG Research Advisory Committee and the ANZGOG Consumer Research Panel. Email your completed concept development form to john.andrews@anzgog.org.au.
Deadline for Submission: Monday 21 September 2026
For more information or to discuss your idea prior to submission, please email John Andrews, Manager – Research Programs and Pipeline, john.andrews@anzgog.org.au
Working Groups
UTERINE TUMOUR WORKING GROUP
Chair Dr Janine Lombard, and
Chair Elect, Dr Rachel Delahunty
UTERINE TUMOUR WORKING GROUP
The Uterine Working Group is working closely with ANZGOG’s new EDEN Initiative Steering Committee to enable clinical trials under the four areas of focus for endometrial cancer:
1. Prevention, Risk Factors, Surgery, Early Detection
2. Survivorship, Surveillance and Rehabilitation
3. Advanced and Recurrent Disease
4. Translational – pre and post trials
Uterine and other related cancer research ideas are encouraged.
OVARIAN TUMOUR WORKING GROUP
Chair, A/Prof Kylie Gorringe and
Chair-Elect, Dr Catherine Shannon
OVARIAN TUMOUR WORKING GROUP
The Ovarian Working Group is seeking ideas for prevention, diagnosis, surgical, advanced and recurrent clinical trials as well as quality of life and survivorship.
It also works closely with the OASIS Initiative Steering Committee to help develop Phase 1b and II signal-seeking studies investigating new drug therapies that target individual molecular subtypes of ovarian cancer. OASIS study criteria are:
- “Home grown” studies developed by Investigators from Australia and New Zealand.
- Strong scientific rationale, with preclinical or pilot study data.
- Studies with a translational backbone, within a clinical trial.
- Studies with potential to be expanded to a Phase III study (if primary endpoint met).
- Completion of recruitment within reasonable timeframe ie 2 years or less. (Exceptions permitted for rare tumours).
CERVICAL TUMOUR WORKING GROUP, including Vaginal and Vulval Cancers
Chair, Dr Felicia Roncolato, and
Chair Elect Dr Niveditha Rajadevan
CERVICAL TUMOUR WORKING GROUP, including Vaginal and Vulval Cancers
The Cervical group is encouraging members to consider potential research opportunities for Vaginal and Vulval cancers as well as cervical cancer studies and a focus on quality of life studies for patients with cervical cancer.
Radiation oncology is a key area for research work in these cancers.
F2F preferred but we will have a ZOOM option available for the workshops at the Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel.
Travel support grants available – inquire through Heshani Nesfield, Member Coordinator heshani.nesfield@anzgog.org.au
For more information or to discuss your idea prior to submission please contact John Andrews, Manager – Research and Pipeline, john.andrews@anzgog.org.au
