Breast Cancer Trials

What Breast Cancer Trials does

Breast Cancer Trials (legal entity ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group Limited) is an Australian registered charity founded in 1978 and headquartered in Newcastle, NSW. It is the largest independent oncology clinical trials research group in Australia and New Zealand, running a coordinated multi-centre clinical trials program for breast cancer treatment, prevention, and cure. The organization coordinates approximately 95 clinical trials across recruitment, follow-up, analysis, and publication, engaging 1,068 researchers across 119 institutions in Australia and New Zealand plus 68 international sites, and collaborates with 21 international clinical trial groups including BIG, IBCSG, GBG, SOLTI, and TRIO. Core infrastructure includes the BCT Biobank in Newcastle holding thousands of specimens linked to clinical outcome data, a Remote Telehealth Pre-Screening Process to broaden rural and remote patient access, and a Clinical Fellowship Program supporting four new research clinicians annually.

The organization is funded through a diversified donor and fundraising model rather than commercial pricing. Revenue streams include individual one-time and monthly donations (with donations of $2+ AUD tax-deductible under DGR status), gifts in wills, workplace giving, corporate partnerships, merchandise such as the Australian Women's Health Diary, and a portfolio of national community fundraising events including the Pink Bloom Party, Big Bold Walk, Big Bold Swim, Get Active, and the long-running Tee Off golf initiative. It serves approximately 38,000 supporters and has supported 17,910+ clinical trial participants since inception, contributing to 1,361+ peer-reviewed scientific publications and practice-changing studies such as TAILORx, SOFT & TEXT, OlympiA, HERA, and BIG 1-98. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors under a not-for-profit structure, with no parent company and ACNC charity registration.

Name

Breast Cancer Trials

Legal name

ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group Limited

Website

https://breastcancertrials.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Breast Cancer Trials is an Australian charitable clinical trials research organization founded in 1978 that coordinates breast cancer treatment and prevention trials across 119 institutions in Australia and New Zealand, supported by a 1,068-researcher network, a biobank, and community donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oncology Clinical Trials Research

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gynecologic Oncology & Women’s Cancer Centers (HLAFAJAK), Precision Clinical Trials Enablement (patient matching, site matching, adaptive trials) (HLAAANAI)

Keywords

• Clinical trials research
• Breast cancer research
• Oncology clinical trials
• Cancer treatment research
• Clinical research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individuals, with tax-deductible status for donations of $2 or more in Australia.
2. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated from events including Pink Bloom Party, Big Bold Walk, Big Bold Swim, Get Active sporting events, Tee Off golf events, and community fundraising activities.
3. Gifts in Wills: Legacy giving program where supporters leave a gift in their Will to ensure ongoing support beyond their lifetime.
4. Merchandise Sales: Sale of merchandise including the Australian Women's Health Diary and branded items to raise funds for research.
5. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate donations and sponsorship arrangements with businesses supporting the breast cancer trials research program.
6. Workplace Giving: Employee giving program allowing workers to make regular pre-tax donations through their employer's payroll system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Breast Cancer Trials designs, coordinates, and conducts a multi-centre national and international clinical trials research program for breast cancer treatment, prevention, and cure, encompassing approximately 95 clinical trials across recruitment, follow-up, analysis, and publication stages. The program is delivered through 119 institutions in Australia and New Zealand and 68 international sites, supported by translational research via the BCT Biobank, a Remote Telehealth Pre-Screening service for rural and regional patients, a Clinical Fellowship Program for emerging researchers, and patient-facing decision-support tools (iPrevent and the Neoadjuvant Patient Decision Aid).

Product overview

Breast Cancer Trials operates as a clinical trials research organization conducting a coordinated multi-centre national and international clinical trials program for breast cancer treatment, prevention, and cure. The core offering is the Clinical Trials Research Program encompassing approximately 95 clinical trials, supported by services including the Remote Telehealth Pre-Screening Process for broader patient access, a Translational Research/Biobank for specimen analysis, and a Clinical Fellowship Program for researcher development. The organization also runs a fundraising platform including events (Pink Bloom Party, Big Bold Walk, Big Bold Swim, Tee Off), merchandise (Australian Women's Health Diary), and provides researcher tools including a member portal and publications database. Patient-facing digital tools include iPrevent for risk assessment and a Neoadjuvant Patient Decision Aid. The organization collaborates with 119 institutions in Australia and New Zealand and 21 international clinical trial groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Trials Research Program Coordinated multi-centre national and international breast cancer clinical trials research program encompassing approximately 95 trials across recruitment, follow-up, analysis and publication, delivered through 119 ANZ institutions and 68 international sites. Includes currently recruiting trials such as OLIO, PROSPECTIVE, and ROSALIE.
• Remote Telehealth Pre-Screening Process Remote telehealth service that enables rural, regional and remote patients to complete pre-screening for molecularly targeted breast cancer clinical trials in their local community, including blood test kits and pathology laboratory liaison for tissue samples.
• Translational Research / BCT Biobank Biobank resource located in Newcastle that holds thousands of specimens from Breast Cancer Trials clinical trials, linked to detailed clinical outcome data, supporting local researchers in analyses that influence the development of new BCT clinical research. Funded by BCRF grants since 2010.
• Clinical Fellowship Program Program supporting the next generation of breast cancer researchers through financial assistance for junior research clinicians, with four Clinical Fellows supported annually.
• Fundraising Events Platform National fundraising program encompassing Pink Bloom Party (October), Big Bold Walk (June), Big Bold Swim (February), Get Active sporting events, Tee Off golf initiative (running since 1996 and raising over $4 million), Race For A Cure, and community fundraising activities.
• Australian Women's Health Diary Annual health diary product sold by Breast Cancer Trials to raise funds for breast cancer clinical trials research, targeting women who want to make a difference to their own lives and others.

Quantifiable outcome

• 17,910+ trial participants have contributed to clinical trials research since 1978
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCT is a sustaining member of COSA, the peak national body for health professionals working in cancer control in Australia.
• Breast International Group (BIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration ensuring women and specialists in Australia and New Zealand get early access to new, promising treatments and placing BCT at the forefront of research progress.
• International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with IBCSG (Switzerland and USA) on international clinical trials for breast cancer treatment and prevention.
• German Breast Group (GBG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on international clinical trials with the German Breast Group.
• Alliance Foundation Trials (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational clinical trial collaboration with Alliance Foundation Trials based in the USA.
• Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group (ABCSG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with ABCSG on breast cancer clinical trials.
• Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with Canadian Cancer Trials Group.
• Cancer Trials Ireland (CTI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with Cancer Trials Ireland.
• SOLTI (Spain)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational clinical trial collaboration with SOLTI based in Spain.
• Taiwan Breast Cancer Consortium (TBCC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with Taiwan Breast Cancer Consortium.
• Translational Research in Oncology (TRIO)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration with TRIO (France and Canada) on translational research in oncology.
• Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials RegistrymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBCT clinical trials are registered on the ANZCTR, enabling patients and researchers to access information about breast cancer clinical trials available across Australia and New Zealand.
• 119 Australian and New Zealand InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of hospitals and cancer treatment centres across all Australian states/territories and New Zealand participating in BCT clinical trials research program, coordinated through BCT's head office in Newcastle.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Susan G. Komen: Largest US-based breast cancer charity funding research, community health and advocacy globally. Comparable as a major breast cancer non-profit with similar fundraising and research funding model, but at much larger scale.
• Cancer Research UK: World's largest cancer research charity funding research across all cancer types. Comparable as a major cancer research non-profit with similar mission and fundraising model, though covering all cancers rather than breast alone.
• Cancer Council Australia: Largest Australian cancer charity umbrella organization funding research, advocacy and patient support across all cancer types. Comparable as a major Australian cancer non-profit competing for similar donor funding, but with broader scope.

Direct peers

• International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG): International cooperative group based in Switzerland conducting breast cancer clinical trials. Direct peer as a clinical trials research organization with similar operational model and ongoing partnership with BCT.
• Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology: US-based clinical trials cooperative group and BCT collaboration partner. Comparable as an oncology-focused multi-center trial coordinating organization with academic medical center network.
• Breast International Group (BIG): International non-profit network coordinating breast cancer clinical trials globally. BCT is a member of BIG and they collaborate closely; BIG is the umbrella organization with similar trial-coordination mission across multiple countries.
• ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group: Major US-based clinical trials cooperative group conducting cancer treatment trials. Comparable structure as a large multi-institutional oncology trials network with similar coordination and protocol development functions.
• National Breast Cancer Foundation (Australia): Australia's other major breast cancer-focused non-profit, funding research and clinical trials. Directly comparable as a domestic breast cancer charity with overlapping donor base, though NBCF is more research-grant oriented rather than trial-coordinating.
• NRG Oncology: US-based cooperative group conducting oncology clinical trials across multiple cancer types including breast. Comparable as a multi-center clinical trials research organization with academic institution network and NCI funding.

Regional players

• McGrath Foundation: Australian breast cancer non-profit funding breast care nurses rather than direct clinical trials. Comparable as an Australian breast cancer charity sharing donor base, but focused on patient care services rather than research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BreastCancerTrials
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/breastcancertrials
• Instagraminstagram.com/breastcancertrials
• Xx.com/BCTrialsANZ

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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