The Oncology Clinical Trials Department was founded by Dr. Brian Findlay in February 1985. Over the course of 40 years, the department has participated in various Canadian, American and global clinical trials that have contributed to numerous practice changing systemic and radiation treatments for cancer patients. We participate in phase II, III and IV clinical trials in the areas of hematology, breast, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, lung, neuroendocrine, prostate and ovarian among others.
Dr. Michael Levesque
Research Lead
Dr. Jennifer Bisson
Gynecologic Site Lead
Dr. Katrin Conen
Supportive Care Site Lead
Dr. Linda Lee
Melanoma Site Lead
Dr. Cameron Phillips
Breast Site Lead
Dr. Huma Qawi
Hematologic Site Lead
Dr. Rachael VanderMeer
Lung Site Lead
Dr. David Wasserman
Genitourinary Site Lead
Dr. Radhika Yelamanchili
Gastrointestinal Site Lead
Khadija Al-Harazi
Clinical Research Coordinator
Caitlin Leblanc
Clinical Trials RN
Additional Medical and Radiation Oncologists and Hematologists:
Dr. Robert Clayden (Hematology)
Dr. David Cuthbert (Radiation)
Dr. Robert Dinniwell (Radiation)
Dr. Abhi Hallock (Radiation)
Dr. Adrian Ishkanian (Radiation)
Dr. Nardeen Kodous (Medical)
Dr. Reem Maida (Hematology)
Dr. Eric Nguyen (Radiation)
Dr. Mary Salib (Hematology)
Dr. Mithula Tharmabala (Medical)
Dr. Yi Ying Regina Li (Hematology)
CIRCULATE-NORTH AMERICA: Colon Adjuvant Chemotherapy Based on Evaluation of Residual Disease
This study will evaluate what kind of chemotherapy to recommend to patients based on the presence or absence of circulating tumor DNA after surgery for colon cancer.
NCT06182774: A Phase III Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial of Fixed Duration versus Continuous Daratumumab Among Transplant Ineligible Older Adults with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
The standard of care for individuals with myeloma who are not having a stem cell transplant is a treatment which includes the combination of drugs until they are no longer effective or cause major side effects. This study will assess whether a shorter duration of treatment for one of the drugs, daratumumab is as effective as continuous treatment.
SABR-COMET-3: Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Comprehensive Treatment of Oligometastatic (1-3 Metastases) Cancer
Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) is a modern Radiotherapy technique that delivers high doses of radiation to small tumor targets using highly conformal techniques. This method is non-invasive and administered on an outpatient basis. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of SABR relative, to the standard of care alone on patient outcomes.
TAILOR: Multicohort Study to Customize Ibrutinib Treatment Regimens for Participants With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the drug combination ibrutinib + venetoclax (I+V) compared to ibrutinib alone regimens in which dosing of ibrutinib is either proactively reduced or reactively modified in response to adverse events (AEs).
TAILOR RT: A Randomized Trial of Regional Radiotherapy in Biomarker Low Risk Node Positive and T3N0 Breast Cancer
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects on low risk breast cancer receiving usual care (including regional radiation therapy), with receiving no regional radiation therapy. It is of interest to know if not giving this type of radiation treatment works as well at preventing breast cancer from coming back.
VIKTORIA-1: Gedatolisib Plus Fulvestrant with or Without Palbociclib vs Standard-of-Care for the Treatment of Patients with Advanced or Metastatic HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
The efficacy and safety of gedatolisbib plus fulvestrant with or without palbociclib will be assessed in this study for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Negative (HR+/HER-) breast cancer following progression on or after CDK4/6 and aromatase inhibitor therapy.
BWEL: Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluation the Role of Weight Loss in Adjuvant Treatment of Overweight and Obese Women with Early Breast Cancer
12 participants enrolled
CHALLENGE: A Phase III Study of the Impact of a Physical Activity Program on Disease-Free Survival in Patients with High Risk Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
16 participants enrolled
COBRA: Phase II/III Study of Circulating tumor DNA as a Predictive Biomarker in Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients in Stage IIA Colon Cancer
12 participants enrolled
DYNAMIC-III: Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis Informing Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Colon Cancer: A Multicentre Phase II/III Randomised Controlled Study
13 participants enrolled
INSIGNA: A Randomized, Phase III Study of Firstline Immunotherapy Alone or in Combination with Chemotherapy in Induction/Maintenance or Post Progression in Advanced Non-squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with Immunobiomarker SIGNature-driven Analysis
2 participants enrolled
KEYNOTE-564: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) as Monotherapy in the Adjuvant Treatment of Renal Cell Carcinoma Post Nephrectomy
1 participant enrolled
LUMINA: A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating Risk of Local Recurrence Following Breast Conserving Surgery and Endocrine Therapy in Low-Risk Luminal A Breast Cancer
15 participants enrolled
NCT01150045: A Phase III Trial of 6 versus 12 Treatment of Adjuvant Folfox Plus Celecoxib or Placebo For Patients With Resected Stage III Colon Cancer
10 participants enrolled
NCT02273375: A Phase III Prospective Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Randomized Study of Adjuvant MEDI4736 in Completely Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
1 participant enrolled
NCT02879318: A Randomized Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine and Nab-Paxlitaxel vs Gemcitabine, Nab-Paclitaxel, Durvalumab and Tremelimumab as 1st Line Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
5 participants enrolled
PACE: International Randomised Study of Prostatectomy vs. Stereotactic Bosy Radiotherapy (SBRT) and Conventional Radiotherapy vs. SBRT for Early-Stage Organ-Confined Prostate Cancer
9 participants enrolled
PALLAS: PALbociclib CoLlaborative Adjuvant Study: A randomized phase III trial of Palbociclib with standard adjuvant endocrine therapy versus standard adjuvant along for hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative early breast cancer
6 participants enrolled
PBS: Prostate Boost Irradiation with Stereotactic Body RT (SBRT). A randomized phase II trial investigating Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate boost irradiation in the treatment of high-risk prostate cancer
54 participants enrolled
POLARGO: A Phase III, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Polatuzumab Vedotin in Combination with Rituximab Plus Gemcitabine Plus Oxaliplatin (R-GEMOX) Versus R-GEMOX Along in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
1 participant enrolled
PROSPECT: A Phase II/III Trial of Neoadjuvant FOLFOX, with Selective Use of Combined Modality Chemoradiation versus Preoperative Combined Modality Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Low Anterior Resection with Total Mesorectal Excision
6 participants enrolled
SABR-COMET-10: Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Comprehensive Treatment of 4-10 Oligometastatic Tumors
9 participants enrolled
SORENTO: A randomized, multi-center, open-label, active-controlled phase 3 trial to assess the efficacy and safety of octreotide subcutaneous depot (CAM2029) versus octreotide LAR or lanreotide ATG in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
1 participant enrolled
ALLTO: A Randomised, Multi-centre, Open-label, Phase III Study of Adjuvant Lapatinib, Trastuzumab, Their Sequence and Their Combination in Patients With HER2/ErbB2 Positive Primary Breast Cancer
1 participant enrolled
APHINITY: A Randomized Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Comparison of Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab Plus Placebo Versus Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab Plus Pertuzumab as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With Operable HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer
1 participant enrolled
AROW: Accelerated Radiotherapy Outcomes in Women (Long Term Outcomes of a Randomized Trial of Breast Irradiation Schedules After Lumpectomy in Women With Node-Negative Breast Cancer)
85 participants enrolled
BL.5: A Phase III Study of Primary Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
3 participants enrolled
BOLERO-2: Everolimus in Combination With Exemestane in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Estrogen Receptor Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Are Refractory to Letrozole or Anastrozole
BR.6: A Clinical Trial of Early Versus Late Radiotherapy for Treatment of Limited Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
5 participants enrolled
BR.8: A Randomized Phase III Study of CODE Plus Thoracic Irradiation Versus Alternating CAV and EP for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
3 participants enrolled
BR.9: A Phase III Prospective Randomized Study of Combination Chemotherapy and Surgery Versus Radiotherapy for Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
2 participants enrolled
CL.1: A Phase III Comparison of Fludarabine Phosphate (NSC #312887) vs Chlorambucil vs Fludarabine Phosphate + Chlorambucil in Previously Untreated B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
5 participants enrolled
CO.6: Intergroup Rectal Adjuvant Protocol: A Phase III Study
25 participants enrolled
CO.7: Phase III Clinical Trial of Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil and L-leucovorin Following Potentially Curative Resection of Liver or Lung Metastases from Colorectal Cancer
1 participant enrolled
CO.9: A Phase III Evaluation of High-Dose Levamisole Plus 5FU and Leucovorin as Surgical Adjuvant Therapy for High Risk Colon Cancer
19 participants enrolled
HD.5: Treatment of Advanced Hodgkin’s Disease a Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing ABVD versus MOPP/ABV Hybrid
5 participants enrolled
HORIZON III: First Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Therapy in Combination With FOLFOX
LISA: Lifestyle Intervention Study in Adjuvant Treatment of Early Breast Cancer
25 participants enrolled
LUSTRE: A Randomized Trial of Medically-Inoperable Stage 1 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Conventional Radiotherapy
2 participants enrolled
MA.11: A Phase I Study of Escalating Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide in Combination with 5-FU Using Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor Support in Premenopausal Women With Axillary Node Positive Operable Breast Cancer
10 participants enrolled
ME.8: A Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Randomized Phase III Study Comparing the Complete and Partial Response Rates of a Combination of Carmustine (BCNU), Dacarbazine (DTIC) and Cisplatin With and Without Tamoxifen in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma
MYSTIC: A Phase III Randomized, Open-Label, Multi-Center, Global Study of MEDI4736 in Combination With Tremelimumab Therapy or MEDI4736 Monotherapy Versus Standard of Care Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in First Line Treatment of Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
3 participants enrolled
MY.4: Etidronate Disodium (EHDP) Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
1 participant enrolled
MY.5: Modified VAD (m-VAD-VINCRISTINE, ADRIAMYCIN, DEXAMETHASONE) in Primary Refractory and Relapsed Plasma Cell Myeloma
1 participant enrolled
MY.6: Clinical Trial of Interferon versus no Additional Treatment in Multiple Myeloma Patients Who Have Responded to Melphalan and Prednisone
14 participants enrolled
NCT00002542: Tamoxifen in Treating Women With High-Risk Breast Cancer
NCT00002550: A Phase III Comparison Between Concurrent Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy Plus Radiotherapy Followed by Surgical Resection for Stage IIIA (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
2 participants enrolled
NCT00002570: A Phase III Study of Immediate Versus Delayed Chemotherapy for Asymptomatic Advanced Colorectal Cancer
11 participants enrolled
NCT00002583: Vinorelbine + Cisplatin or No Further Therapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Been Surgically Removed
NCT00002678: Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients with Multiple Myeloma
NCT00002864: Tamoxifen With or Without Octreotide in Treating Postmenopausal Women With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage III Breast Cancer
NCT00002878: Combination Chemotherapy With or Without PSC 833 in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
2 participants enrolled
NCT00003011: A Phase III Study of Marimastat in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer Following a Response to First Line Chemotherapy
6 participants enrolled
NCT00003032: High Dose Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Compared With Standard Therapy in Treating Women With Metastatic or Recurrent Breast Cancer
NCT00003140: Letrozole After Tamoxifen in Treating Women With Breast Cancer
NCT00003422: Radiation Therapy Before Surgery Compared With Chemotherapy Plus Radiation After Surgery in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer That Can Be Surgically Removed
NCT00003653: Hormone Therapy in Treating Patients With Rising PSA Levels Following Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
NCT00003833: Genetic Study in Patients With Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer
NCT00003892: ISIS 5132 in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
NCT00004179: Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Rituximab in Treating Patients With Relapsed Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
NCT00004934: A Randomized Trial of Paclitaxel/Epirubicin/Carboplatin Combination (TEC) Versus Paclitaxel/Carboplatin (TC) in the Treatment of Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
2 participants enrolled
NCT00005957: Radiation Therapy in Treating Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer
NCT00006229: Paclitaxel + Carboplatin With/ut BMS-275291 in Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT00006890: Thalidomide and Prednisone Following Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Multiple Myeloma
NCT00014222: Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Colony-stimulating Factors in Treating Women With Breast Cancer
NCT00026338: Gemcitabine With/Out Erlotinib in Unresectable Locally Advanced/Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
NCT00028743: Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Primary Peritoneal Cancer, or Fallopian Tube Cancer
NCT00045032: Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in Treating Women With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) 2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer (HERA)
NCT00049075: A Phase II Study of Oral Fludarabine Phosphate in Patients With Previously Untreated B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
2 participants enrolled
NCT00052910: Phase III Intergroup Trial of Adjuvant Chemoradiation After Resection of Gastric or Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma
1 participant enrolled
NCT00056446: Study of Oxaliplatin/5-FU/Leucovorin Plus Vatalanib Versus Oxaliplatin/5-FU/Leucovorin in Patients With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
NCT00066313: A Phase II Study Of ZD6474 Or Placebo In Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Who Have Complete Or Partial Response To Induction Chemotherapy +/- Radiation Therapy
7 participants enrolled
NCT00066573: Exemestane or Anastrozole in Treating Postmenopausal Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Primary Breast Cancer
NCT00079066: A Phase III Randomized Study of Cetuximab (Erbitux™, C225) and Best Supportive Care Versus Best Supportive Care in Patients With Pretreated Metastatic Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR)-Positive Colorectal Carcinoma
NCT00156052: Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Post-Lumpectomy in Women With Node Negative Breast Cancer
NCT00201929: A Decision Aid for Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer
NCT00238316: A Randomized Feasibility Study of Letrozole in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk for Development of Breast Cancer as Evidenced by High Breast Density
8 participants enrolled
NCT00245154: Paclitaxel + Carboplatin With/Out Cediranib Maleate in Stage III or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT00265850: Cetuximab and/ or Bevacizumab Combined With Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
NCT00640471: Cetuximab With or Without Brivanib in Treating Patients With K-Ras Wild Type Tumours and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
NCT00667251: Chemotherapy and Lapatinib or Trastuzumab in Treating Women With HER2/Neu-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
NCT00754845: Letrozole in Breast Cancer Who Have Received 5 Years of Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
NCT00795340: Cediranib, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT01000025: PF-00299804 in Stage IIIB or Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Not Responding to Standard Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Cancer
NCT01101438: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Metformin vs Placebo in Early Stage Breast Cancer
36 participants enrolled
NCT01286233: Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Fatigue in Patients Treated on NCIC CTG MA.32: A Phase III Randomized Trial of Metformin Versus Placebo on Recurrence and Survival in Early Stage Breast Cancer
9 participants enrolled
NCT01423890: A Prospective Cohort Study to Evaluate the Oncotype DX® Test in Early Stage Breast Cancer (ONCOTYPEDX)
NCT01526135: Multicentric Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine Versus 5-fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan and Oxaliplatin (mFolfirinox) in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
4 participants enrolled
NCT02630693: Randomized Phase II Study Comparing Two Different Schedules of Palbociclib Plus Second Line Endocrine Therapy in Women With Estrogen Receptor Positive, HER2 Negative Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer
4 participants enrolled
NCT03057106: A Randomized Trial of Durvalumab and Tremelimumab ± Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Patients With Metastatic (Stage IV) Squamous or Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
3 participants enrolled
OV.9: A Multicentre, Randomized Comparative Study of Taxol in Platinum Treated Ovarian Cancer (High vs. Low Dose; Long vs. Short Infusion)
1 participant enrolled
OV.11: A Phase II Trial of Intraperitoneal Cisplatin and Intravenous and Intraperitoneal Paclitaxel in Women with Optimally-Debulked Stage III Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
1 participant enrolled
OV.12: A Phase III Comparison of BAY 12-9566 versus Placebo as Consolidation After Standard Chemotherapy in Patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
4 participants enrolled
PA.1: A Phase III Study of Bay 12-9566 Versus Gemcitabine in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas
2 participants enrolled
PALOMA-3: Palbociclib (PD-0332991) Combined With Fulvestrant In Hormone Receptor+ HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer After Endocrine Failure
RAPID: Randomized Trial of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
36 participants enrolled
SC.7: A Randomized Double-Blind Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Six Doses of the Antiemetic BMY-25801 and Methylprednisone Along Out-Patients Receiving Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy
SC.8: A Double-Blind Comparator Study for the Prophylactic Use of Granisetron Both Alone and in Combination With Dexamethasone Over a 7 Day Period in Controlling Nausea and Vomiting Associated With High Dose Cisplatin Therapy in Patients With Malignant Disease
SC.9: An Assessment of the Effect of Schedule and Maintenance on the Antiemetic Efficacy and Safety of Ondansetron Combined With Dexamethasone as Acute and Maintenance Therapy in Patients Receiving Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy
SC.11: A Phase III Double-Blind Comparison of Dolasetron Mesylate With Ondansetron and an Evaluation of the Additive Role of Dexamethasone in the Prevention of Acute (IV) and Delayed (Oral) Emesis Due to Moderately Emetogenic Chemotherapy