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Large-scale genomic study helps set new course for paediatric brain cancer research

Today’s therapies for medulloblastoma, a highly aggressive form of childhood brain cancer, bring benefits to young patients but also come with serious side effects. Dr. Michael Taylor and a team of international collaborators recently published…

ArticleSep 06, 2017

CollaborationBrain cancer

New research group aims to exploit genomic differences within brain cancer to develop new treatments

This year, almost 3,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with brain cancer – one of the hardest forms of cancer to treat. In May, OICR launched its Brain Cancer Translational Research Initiative (TRI) to leverage recent…

ArticleJul 11, 2017

CollaborationMultiple cancers

OICR launches five all-star teams of Ontario scientists to tackle some of the deadliest forms of cancer

Great strides have been made in cancer research, but much work remains to develop better treatments for the most lethal cancers and to advance new anti-cancer technologies. OICR is taking on a new approach, building…

ArticleMay 25, 2017

CollaborationMultiple cancers

OICR launches five large-scale Ontario research initiatives to combat some of the most deadly cancers

Toronto (May 25, 2017) - Reza Moridi, Ontario’s Minister of Research, Innovation and Science, today announced the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research is launching five unique, cross-disciplinary, multi-institutional Translational Research Initiatives (TRIs), each focused on…

ArticleMay 25, 2017

TechnologyClinical trials

From our Annual Report: Improving screening for patients with brain cancer

Evaluating new therapies for cancer through clinical trials is one of the most important steps in moving novel drugs from the lab to clinical use. Recently Dr. Michael Taylor and his collaborators discovered a way…

ArticleNov 01, 2016

CollaborationBrain cancer

Stand Up To Cancer Canada Announces New Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team To Attack Brain Cancer in Children and Adults

Pan-Canadian Team of Researchers Will Receive CA $11.7 Million in Funding from Stand Up To Cancer Canada, Genome Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Cancer Stem Cell Consortium, and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research February,…

ArticleFeb 04, 2016

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