“I have thoroughly enjoyed myself over the past 1 week. My sincere thanks to my entire team of mentors of the PDG and the entire faculty. The
hard work put in by the mentors and the faculty is really commendable. I hope all of us do justice to this hard work” – Prriya Eshpuniyani, Asian
Cancer Institute, Mumbai
 “It was a great learning experience for me. All the mentors were very approachable and helpful. The knowledge acquired in these days will be
useful for me not only for this protocol but all my future research projects”  – Mayur Mantri, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai
“Thank you very much for such a lovely and enriching experience”  Dorothy Lombe, Zambia
“Thanks to the organizers of CReDO for such a wonderful 7 days. It changed my perspective of conducting a clinical trial. So much gained and
these 7 days will help me gain even more” – Sandip Barik, Cuttack
“Thank you so much for mentoring us with so much of patience and passion. It was a wonderful opportunity to be mentored by you all” -  Arpitha
Anantharaju, Chennai
“It was a memorable experience at CReDO for me- learnt a lot. A big shout out to the whole CReDO team and the faculty!!! – Annapurna
Vadaparthy, Bangalore
“Thank you very much for a week full of learning and fun. I hope to make you all proud by getting my study done and publishing it! – Rasmi
Palassery, Bangalore
“Thanks again for organizing such a wonderfully productive, fulfilling, and uplifting week”! – Martin Stockler, Australia
“It was a fascinating, albeit intense, experience! I certainly learned a lot from it, and seeing how the attendees developed from last Sunday
through to their presentations on Friday was remarkable and gratifying in equal measure. You have really created something incredibly
important and transformative.” - David Collingridge, UK

• Research ideas developed at the workshop
  1. A Prospective Comparative Analysis Financial Toxicity Within the Public and Private healthcare Systems of India compared with Canada.
  2. Development Of A Novel Voice Prosthesis Using Indigenous Design For Post Laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation
  3. A phase II study to evaluate the feasibility of a switch TKI strategy in adolescents and adults with De-Novo Philadelphia positive Acute
  Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ ALL).
  4. Comparison of MRI based versus CT based brachytherapy for gynaecological cancers
  5. Prospective assessment of Bone Mineral Density Changes after Pelvic Radiotherapy in women with Cervical or endometrial Cancer.
  6. ERAS in head and neck commando surgery (with a microvascular free flap) : will an evidence based perioperative protocol impact
  perioperative outcome
  7. Self-esteem and quality of life of breast cancer patients following mastectomy and the impact of external breast prosthesis.
  8. Radionuclide therapy with 177Lu-PSMA as second line treatment in hormone sensitive prostate cancer versus docetaxel chemotherapy -
  A prospective, phase 2, randomized controlled trial.
  9. Role of Extensive education about the disease, chemotherapy, benefits of completion of therapy and effective management of side
  effects to avoid abandonment of treatment.
  10. Postoperative intra-peritoneal chemotherapy after primary cytoreduction- a randomised phase three trial
  11. Assessment of High-Risk HPV and p16 expression in Oropharyngeal Cancer for prognostication in North-East India
  12. Development and validation of an automated tool to evaluate radiological response to treatment for lung carcinoma
  13. A prospective study to evaluate the role of imaging to predict shrinkage patterns post neoadjuvant chemotherapy and its correlation
  with histopathological factors.
  14. A mixed-methods study of well-being of cancer caregivers in Nepal
  15. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a pediatric oncology unit with year-round exposure to varicella. Aim: To study the efficacy of pre-
  exposure acyclovir-prophylaxis in pediatric oncology patients at risk of varicella.
  16. Randomised Trial of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation followed by Surgery and Chemotherapy vs Perioperative Chemotherapy in Esophageal
  Adenocarcinoma
  17. Designing Community - based Models for Breast Cancer Risk Stratification for the Indian Population - an initiative to address the
  extremities of low resource settings
  18. Validation of ultrasound-based imaging for 3-D brachytherapy planning in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer in Zambia
  19. Molecular characterization of human papilloma virus (HPV) associated head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in Rwanda
  
  20. A prospective study to evaluate the impact of Narrow Band Imaging(NBI) versus white light directed marginal assessment in achieving
  local control for operable oral cavity cancers.
  21. Comparing the effect of hypomethylating agents versus standard 7/3 protocol as initial induction chemotherapy for young acute myeloid
  leukemia patients.
  22. A randomised study of methotrexate versus paclitaxel followed by methotrexate and celecoxib with or without cyclophosphamide as
  metronomic in recurrent non-nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
  23. Ultrasound Elastography as a predictor of post-operative complications in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy in tertiary care
  cancer hospitals: A multicentric, prospective, observational study.
  24. Effect of early integration of specialist palliative care for adult patients with hematolymphoid cancers versus usual care : a randomized
  controlled trial.
  25. Clinical outcomes and cost analysis of ERAS pathway for ovarian cancer surgery: a randomised control trial
  26. A phase II study to evaluate the activity of 177-Lu-DOTA rituximab in adult patients with relapsed low-grade b-cell lymphomas.
  27. Free Fibula Flap versus PMMC flap for the reconstruction of the lateral mandibular defects: A Prospective two-armed comparative study
  to evaluate the Qol outcomes and Cost utility Analysis
  28. Intravesical BCG: Is Urinary Bladder Ready To Receive It?
  29. To study the relationship between flap ischemia time and flap related complications in free flap reconstruction for Head and Neck
  cancers.
  30. Spectrum of molecular biomarkers in intra-ductal proliferative lesions of breast. Role of Immunohistochemistry in risk stratification of
  the various precancerous lesions of breast.
  31. A prospective Randomized trial of IMRT versus Adaptive Radiotherapy in locally advanced Head and Neck Cancers
  32. Oral metronomic therapy in metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer in second and subsequent lines of therapy
  33. Adjuvant Radiation therapy to Tumour bed alone In oral Cavity cancer (ARTIC study)
  34. A study in elderly patients with Non Hodgkin lymphoma to evaluate the applicability of clinical trial results to the general population: a
  prospective cohort study.
  35. The Indian Paediatric Oncology Group collaborative multicentre treatment protocol for children and adolescents with relapsed acute
  lymphoblastic leukaemia (InPOG ALL R1)
  36. Toxicity and safety of single dose radiotherapy (SDRT) to prostate with 14Gy using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) technique with
  rectal spacers in oligometastatic (1-5 metastases) prostate cancer (Pca) patients
  37. A prospective study analysing surgeries for differentiated thyroid cancers- is less really more?
• 38. Intraoperative ventilatory strategies and its association with postoperative pulmonary complications(PPC) in patients undergoing one
  lung ventilation (OLV) for thoracic surgeries: A randomized controlled trial.
  39. Metronomic therapy in children with recurrent or refractory High Risk Neuroblastoma - A phase 2 study
  40. Information needs and preferences among cancer patients in Ghana: implications for patient-centred care in a low resource setting
  41. Efficacy and safety of pre-operative concurrent chemoradiation in patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
  42. Does addition of proactive intra-peritoneal chemotherapy improve recurrence rates in signet rectal adenocarcinoma ? A RCT.
  43. An Open Label, Randomized Controlled Phase II Trial comparing Preoperative Chemotherapy followed by Chemo-irradiation vs Chemo-
  irradiation alone in Resectable Oesophageal Cancers
  44. Perioperative Serum albumin levels and its effect of postoperative outcomes in operated patients of Carcinoma lung and Carcinoma
  Esophagus
  45. Prospective randomized control Trial to see the association of anesthetic agents and cancer recurrence in primary cancer surgeries by
  measuring the Biomarkers released by Natural killer cells.
  46. A prospective observational study of cancer in adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients to understand the disease pattern, treatment
  outcomes and the voids in treatment adherence and post-treatment rehabilitation.
  47. Efficacy of a Psycho-oncology care model to alleviate psychological distress among patients with head and neck cancer: A non-
  randomized clinical trial from a tertiary cancer hospital
  48. Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with routine counselling more effective for Body Image Dysfunction in Patients with Advanced
  Head and Neck Cancers.
  49. Bayesian Network modeling for the prognosis of Head and Neck cancer
  50. Observation versus Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Post-operative Early Stage Head and Neck Squamous cell Cancer (HNSCC) of Oral Cavity
  51. Granulocyte transfusion for severe sepsis in pediatric oncology
  52. Relevance of Post-treatment surveillance in Oral Cancer: A prospective observational study
  53. Facilitators and barriers in screening for cancers in HIV patients in a community setting in India- A qualitative study
  54. Evaluating the safety and feasibility of outpatient management of children with fever and neutropenia during anti-cancer therapy
  55. A phase 1/ 2 open-label, dose-escalation, safety and efficacy study of mTORC1 inhibitor, rapamycin, combined with cisplatin-
  pemetrexed in KRAS mutant lung cancer.
  56. How cultural & social issues impact patients’ health related behavior in accessing health care services, treatment adherence & symptom
  management.
  57. Optimizing follow up cystoscopy use after bladder preservation in muscle invasive bladder cancer(MIBC)
  
  58. Phase II trial comparing the reduction of radiation dose to the intermediate and low risk region versus conventional radiotherapy doses
  in p16 positive head and neck cancer patients
  59. Prevalence of HPV infection in rural India from urine sample in the community
  60. A randomized control study evaluating the use of oral metronomic chemotherapy versus conventional systemic chemotherapy in LABC;
  to further conduct an RCT trial on patients amenable, to breast conservation surgery versus mastectomy after chemotherapy.
  61. A Phase II randomised study to evaluate the role and efficacy of Post remission therapy in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia(AML)
  62. Levofloxacin prophylaxis in children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) -An open label randomised phase III study.
  63. Phase III, randomized controlled trial of intraperitoneal chemotherapy versus intravenous chemotherapy after neoadjuvant
  chemotherapy and optimal cytoreduction in stage III epithelial carcinoma of ovary/ fallopian tube/ primary peritoneal cancer
  64. Study of immune contexture of gastroesophageal tumours