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The secret to stopping deadly cancer recurrences may be in your blood

OICR-supported clinical trials are using blood tests to find cancer recurrence early and inform personalized treatment strategies. Since being diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer at the age of 40, Adina Isenberg has been poked, prodded,…

ArticleAug 11, 2023

TechnologyDiagnosis

OICR introduces groundbreaking test proven to find traces of cancer in blood

The highly sensitive Plasma Whole Genome Sequencing assay is available for clinical research studies for any tumour type through OICR’s accredited genomics lab. A new blood test proven to detect residual signs of cancer could…

ArticleJul 25, 2023

TechnologyClinical trials

Fecal transplants bolster melanoma treatment in unique clinical trial

A trial led by OICR Investigator Dr. Saman Maleki used fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) to improve how melanoma patients respond to immunotherapy. People with advanced melanoma who get a fecal transplant before starting immunotherapy could…

ArticleJul 07, 2023

CollaborationClinical trials

Navigating hope: Helping cancer patients find and enrol in clinical trials

A Windsor-based ‘Clinical Trials Navigator’ program aims to boost trial participation among Canadian cancer patients. Clinical trials represent hope for many cancer patients, offering access to promising new treatments and a chance to impact the…

ArticleNov 24, 2022

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How patients can improve the way new cancer therapies are assessed

Researchers are bringing patient perspectives on new health technologies into the health economic evaluation process. What is a potentially life-saving cancer treatment worth? It may depend on who you ask. Health economists try to answer…

ArticleNov 17, 2022

CollaborationClinical trials

Patient perspectives fuelling translational OICR studies

People with lived experience of cancer are bringing crucial insights to studies aimed at making a clinical impact. Gary Davis. The early days after Gary Davis’s leukemia diagnosis were all a blur. The retired Ottawa…

ArticleOct 05, 2022

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