Expand the Regional Trial Network Initiative 
— Led by Latrobe Regional Health and Mildura Base Hospital

Prior to the RTN, there were vast populations of regional Victorians not served by centres able to conduct research. ReViTALISE aims to assist Mildura Base Hospital and Latrobe Regional Health to build both capability and capacity, by leveraging mentorship from other regional network member sites, and ultimately delivering research to under-served Victorians.

The Expand initiative will allow Victorians in the Mallee, Wimmera Southern Mallee and Gippsland regions to access cancer research without travelling too far from home.

Mildura Base Public Hospital

A new clinical research unit has been established at Mildura Base Public Hospital. A collaborative approach between the community of Mildura, the RTN-Vic, ReViTALISE, and the Alfred TrialHub has enabled the first clinical research unit in any therapeutic area for the Mallee and Wimmera Southern Mallee region.

Latrobe Regional Health

The initiative continues to increase and improve access to clinical trials in Gippsland, exceeding targets in both the number of trials open and number of patients recruited, with expansion of trials in new specialty areas for medical oncology, including melanoma, and hematology, including lymphoma and leukemia.