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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Helen Gregory

President of Hunter-based TROG Cancer Research wins major award

Celebrate: Professor Trevor Leong received the David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award, named in honour of the late HIV/AIDS researcher. He is pictured with Professor Cooper's daughters Ilana Cooper and Becky Cooper.

AN international trial that aims to optimise treatment and improve stomach cancer cure rates has earned the president of Hunter-based TROG Cancer Research a prestigious award.

Consultant radiation oncologist Professor Trevor Leong said it was a "surprise" to be awarded the National Health and Medical Research Council's inaugural David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award - named in honour of the late HIV/AIDS researcher Professor Cooper - which recognised the highest ranked recipient in the Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grant Scheme in 2020.

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