The Work We Fund

Funded projects
1,320+
Men's Health Partners
20
Countries
20
We work closely with our global men's health partners to ensure collaboration, transparency and accountability for every project we fund. We monitor this through report cards which detail what we seek to achieve, key measures and the impact.
Prostate Cancer
"Together with the brightest minds in research, we aim to achieve significant breakthroughs in the hope of beating prostate cancer. Our disruptive funding approach identifies revolutionary ways to accelerate health outcomes by creating strong, global collaborative teams." Dr. Colleen Nelson, Global Scientific Chair.
Men's Health
"One Mo can help change the face of men’s health through the powerful conversations created globally during Movember. Men have the chance to confidently discuss men’s health with people around them, resulting in men taking action early, helping change and save lives." Paul Villanti, Executive Director, Programs
Mental health and suicide prevention
“The number of men taking their own lives around the world is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Movember is working to ensure all men and boys look after their mental health and are comfortable to seek help when they’re struggling.”
Brendan Maher, Global Director, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Testicular Cancer
“Despite being the 2nd most common cancer in young men, testicular cancer is often a forgotten cancer due to early detection and treatment. Our projects look at underinvested areas such as improving access to healthcare services and treatment options for relapse” Paul Villanti, Executive Director, Programs.

Movember Clinical Trial Awards

Movember Funding to Date

AUD 2,475,656

What we seek to achieve

The Movember Foundation Clinical Trial Award supports clinical trials initiated in Australia that have the capacity to transform the clinical management of men with prostate cancer within the course of the trial and/or immediately post completion of the trial.

Country
Australia
Co-funded
Distinguished Gentleman's Ride AUD 92,372
Implemented by
Movember Foundation and Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Project start date
January 2015
Project Status
In Progress

About the project

Applications for Movember Foundation Clinical Trial Awards are open to all eligible Australian institutions and must focus on one or more of the following : 1. Better tests for the diagnosis of prostate cancer; 2. Biomarkers for monitoring of treatment: 3. Better imaging; 4. New and improved therapies; 5. Survivorship and palliative care.

This funding scheme recognises the growing capacity for conducting clinical trials in Australia and aims to assist in further building this capacity in collaboration with leading experts globally. These clinical trials will:
•    Provide immediate benefit to men living with prostate cancer (i.e. men with prostate cancer would participate in these clinical trials and reap the benefit of treatments that are in the pipeline).
•    Increase participation in international clinical trials for which Australian men with prostate cancer would not otherwise be eligible.

It is anticipated that the award will achieve its aims via:
•    harnessing existing strengths;
•    seizing present and future opportunities;
•    fostering a collaborative approach between researchers conducting clinical trials in Australia and internationally;
•    enabling the Australian prostate clinical research community to contribute to a near term impact on the clinical        management of prostate cancer.

In June 2015, PCFA and Movember Foundation appointed an international expert review panel comprising the basic science and clinical expertise needed to assess all submitted applications. Two clinical trials were funded: 

Professor Howard Gurney - Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, is working on aPhase II randomised controlled trial of high-dose Vitamin D in localised prostate cancer cases with intermediate risk of progression (ProsD). This intervention has potential to reduce anxiety in men with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Associate Professor Michael Hofman - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre/ The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, is conducting a prospective multicentre study of the impact of Ga-68 PSMA-PET/CT imaging in the management of prostate cancer (proPSMA study). If it can be shown that PSMA-PET/CT has superior diagnostic performance, it should be used as a first-line test for staging prior to surgery or radiotherapy and will result in significant changes to patient management.

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