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While many animals have a single, permanent home, octopuses are rather nomadic, travelling along the seafloor and adapting – changing their shape, size and colour – to hide and thrive in their new surroundings. Glioblastoma (GBM) cells are one such cancer cell, which is partly why they’re one of the most aggressive and devastating forms of br... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl0_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Terry Fox New Investigator dives deeper into understanding brain tumour spread" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/novel-insights-into-tumour-invasion-mechanisms-in-malignant-brain-tumours">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl1_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/loucks_catrina_cropped425b3b826168616da574ff000044313a.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=dc335ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Harnessing pharmacogenomics to reduce opioid-induced harm and ineffectiveness in children with cancer</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl1_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Catrina Loucks</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl1_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl1_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of British Columbia</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> When treating a child with cancer, saving their life is the primary concern. However, childhood cancers and the therapies used to treat them often come with significant pain, making effective pain management crucial. Opioids are commonly used to alleviate this pain, but their effectiveness varies widely from patient to patient. As a result, many children suffer; some don’t get enough relief,... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl1_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="New Investigator awardee aims to ease the burden of pain for children with cancer" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/harnessing-pharmacogenomics-to-reduce-opioid-induced-harm-and-ineffectiveness-in-children-with-cancer">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl2_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/lim_emelia_cropped.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=2d335ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Environmental oncogenomics - Investigating how air pollution promotes lung cancer at the molecular level</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl2_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Emilia Lim</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl2_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl2_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of British Columbia</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in Canada, and air pollution is becoming an increasingly significant risk factor. While we know that environmental pollutants, such as wildfire smoke and traffic-related pollution, contribute to the development of lung cancer, we still don’t fully understand how or why they do so. “Climate change and its impact on human h... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl2_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="BC-based New Investigator is decoding the link between air pollution and lung cancer" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/environmental-oncogenomics---investigating-how-air-pollution-promotes-lung-cancer-at-the-molecular-level">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl3_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/houston_brett.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=6a335ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Evaluation of antibiotic prophylaxis in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia: a multicentre pilot trial</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl3_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Brett Houston</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl3_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl3_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of Manitoba</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Le français suit l’anglais. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are aggressive blood cancers with complex treatment challenges and significant risk of complications. Among the most dangerous of these complications is the heightened risk of infections, which significantly impacts quality of life and often leads to hospitalization and, in some cases, death. ... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl3_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Manitoba-funded New Investigator will pilot new approach to prevent infections in blood cancer patients" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/evaluation-of-antibiotic-prophylaxis-in-myelodysplastic-syndromes-and-acute-myeloid-leukemia-a-multicentre-pilot-trial">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl4_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/elkrief_arielle_lab_cropped.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=fe335ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">The tumour microbiome as a novel biomarker to cancer immunotherapy</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl4_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Arielle Elkrief</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl4_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl4_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Centre de recherche de Centre hospitalier de L’Université de Montréal</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Le français suit l’anglais. Immunotherapy has quickly become a cornerstone in cancer treatment, offering a less-toxic approach that trains the patient’s own immune system to fight cancer. But while immunotherapy holds great promise, it’s not universally effective. For the tens of thousands of Canadians currently diagnosed with lung cancer and melanoma annually, only half r... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl4_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Quebec-based New Investigator will map the tumour microbiome to predict immunotherapy response and validate novel biomarker" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/the-tumour-microbiome-as-a-novel-biomarker-to-cancer-immunotherapy">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Implementing a pan-Canadian standardized mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach for the analysis of clinical cancer samples: validation using archived breast cancer specimens for biomarker discovery</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Paola Marcato</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Dalhousie University</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Gregg Morin</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of British Columbia</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl03_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Karama Asleh</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl03_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl03_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Dalhousie University</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl04_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Christopher Hughes</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl04_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl04_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Dalhousie University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> If your body were a factory line, DNA would be the blueprint, containing all the instructions needed to build and maintain it. Downstream you would find RNA, which acts as the factory supervisor, taking instructions from DNA and guiding the production process. Finally, you get to the workers – proteins – which actually build structures and perform specific tasks based on the instructi... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl5_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Using a standardized approach to map proteins to search for new therapeutic targets" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/implementing-a-pan-canadian-standardized-mass-spectrometry-based-proteomics-approach-for-the-analysis-of-clinical-cancer-samples-validation-using-archived-breast-cancer-specimens-for-biomarker-discovery">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl6_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Metabolomics standardization process</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl6_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Anne-Marie Mes-Masson </a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl6_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl6_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Centre de recherche de Centre hospitalier de L’Université de Montréal</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> A pan-Canadian team of researchers is collaborating on new tools to help better understand cancers, thanks to new funding from the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN).   The research consortium, funded through the TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards, will seek to standardize a cutting-edge approach using metabolomics to un... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl6_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Pioneering metabolomic assessments: A new frontier in cancer precision medicine" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/metabolomics-standardization-process">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl7_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">A modular platform for harmonized, multiplex immune profiling of MOHCCN Gold Cohorts across Canadian institutions</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl7_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Jeanette Boudreau</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl7_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl7_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Dalhousie University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Over the last two decades, researchers have discovered that long-term cancer survivors often have high numbers of immune cells within their tumours. This has led them to conclude that the immune system plays an important role in combating cancer and has been the basis for the development of new therapies that harness the immune system to fight it.   Current immunotherapies are already... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl7_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Harmonizing immune profiling across Canada to further precision immunotherapies" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/a-modular-platform-for-harmonized-multiplex-immune-profiling-of-mohccn-gold-cohorts-across-canadian-institutions">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl8_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Deciphering heterogeneity of rare metaplastic breast carcinoma Gold Cohort through spatialomics</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl8_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Morag Park</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl8_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl8_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">McGill University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> In Canada, less than one per cent of breast cancer patients are diagnosed with metaplastic breast cancer (MpBC), a rare yet highly aggressive form of the disease. Due to its rarity, MpBC has remained largely understudied, leaving patients with few treatment options and a high risk of poor outcomes.  Thanks to funding from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN), a pan-Canadian... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl8_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Pan-Canadian team will use new funding to better understand rare breast cancers" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/deciphering-heterogeneity-of-rare-metaplastic-breast-carcinoma-gold-cohort-through-spatialomics">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Cell-free whole genome and epigenome sequencing to detect and classify cancers from plasma circulating DNA</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Trevor Pugh</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University Health Network</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Samuel Aparicio</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of British Columbia</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> A team of researchers in Ontario and BC is hoping to transform how we detect, diagnose and monitor cancer thanks to new funding from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN) and the Terry Fox Research Institute.  The team, which is led by Drs. Trevor Pugh (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network) and Samuel Aparicio (BC Cancer Research Institute), will use th... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl9_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Advancing early detection, diagnosis and monitoring of cancer through liquid biopsies" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/cell-free-whole-genome-and-epigenome-sequencing-to-detect-and-classify-cancers-from-plasma-circulating-dna">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">A collaborative approach to characterizing tumour immune microenvironments with multiplex immunofluorescence</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Amber Simpson</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Queen's University</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Lillian Siu</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of Toronto</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> A team of researchers led by Drs. Amber Simpson (Queen’s University) and Lillian Siu (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network) is hoping to develop a new technology to map the immune landscape of tumour cells, thanks to new funding from the Terry Fox Research Institute and the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network.  The project, which is supported by the TFRI-MOH... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl10_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Mapping the Tumour Immune Landscape: A New Frontier in Precision Oncology" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/a-collaborative-approach-to-characterizing-tumour-immune-microenvironments-with-multiplex-immunofluorescence">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl11_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Plasma whole genome sequencing in pancreatic and biliary cancers</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl11_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Erica Tsang</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl11_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl11_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University Health Network</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Pancreatic and biliary cancers are some of the most challenging to treat using precision medicine approaches, in part due to the difficulty in obtaining sufficient tissue for genetic testing, which is crucial for identifying therapeutic targets.  To close this gap and advance precision for these cancers, a new pan-Canadian team led by Dr. Erica Tsang at the University Health Network and fu... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl11_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Advancing plasma whole genome sequencing to better treat and monitor patients with pancreatic and biliary cancers" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/plasma-whole-genome-sequencing-in-pancreatic-and-biliary-cancers">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl12_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Orthogonal pangenome sequencing to unveil genetic cancer susceptibility diagnostic odysseys: a Return of Results Working Group new technology assessment study</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl12_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">George Zogopoulos</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl12_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl12_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">McGill University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> The first thing most doctors think about when one of their patients is diagnosed with cancer at a young age or has a strong family history of the disease is that they carry a hereditary predisposition to cancer. Confirming this suspicion has big implications for both the patient and their family members, as targeted therapies and screening protocols can be activated by identifying the mutations t... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl12_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Using long-read sequencing to reveal unknown hereditary links to cancer" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/orthogonal-pangenome-sequencing-to-unveil-genetic-cancer-susceptibility-diagnostic-odysseys-a-return-of-results-working-group-new-technology-assessment-study">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl13_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/rogers_dakota.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=65755ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Investigating how the time of day impacts immune cell function to improve lung cancer treatment</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl13_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher" href="/about/team/bio/dakota-rogers">Dakota Rogers</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl13_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl13_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">McGill University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Dakota Rogers is analyzing how the time of day impacts immune cell function in lung cancer treatment and the chance of the cancer spreading to improve treatments and outcomes. Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in Canada and despite recent treatment advances that prolong life in some people with lung cancer, therapies still fail to work for a significant number of people.... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl13_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Investigating how the time of day impacts immune cell function to improve lung cancer treatment" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/investigating-how-the-time-of-day-impacts-immune-cell-function-to-improve-lung-cancer-treatment">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl14_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/kulathunga_nilakshi.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=22755ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Understanding how a specific protein influences progression in neuroendocrine cancers</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl14_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Nilakshi Kulathunga</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl14_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl14_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Sunnybrook Research Institute</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Nilakshi Kulathunga is studying a protein found at high levels in neuroendocrine tumours to understand how it affects cancer progression and response to treatment. Neuroendocrine tumours are generally slow-growing tumours that arise from hormone-producing cells and are most commonly found in the pancreas and intestines. Although rare, accounting for only 1 in 50 cases of cancer, the incidence is r... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl14_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Understanding how a specific protein influences progression in neuroendocrine cancers" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/understanding-how-a-specific-protein-influences-progression-in-neuroendocrine-cancers">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl15_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/swaby_anikka.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f1755ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Investigating different diets and the impact on the response to immunotherapy</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl15_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Anikka Swaby</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl15_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl15_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">McGill University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Anikka Swaby is analyzing how different diets affect the composition of microorganisms in the gut and the effect of nutrition on immune cells to better understand how immunotherapies work for people with cancer. A type of immunotherapy called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have been very effective for the treatment of some cancers, greatly increasing survival. However, only a minority of peopl... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl15_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Investigating different diets and the impact on the response to immunotherapy" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/investigating-different-diets-and-the-impact-on-the-response-to-immunotherapy">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl16_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/lindo_lorenzo.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=b2755ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Improving cellular therapies for people with multiple myeloma</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl16_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Lorenzo Lindo</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl16_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl16_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University of Calgary</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Lorenzo Lindo is analyzing why some people with multiple myeloma become resistant to immune cell-based therapies and how to modify these therapies to make them more effective, improving outcomes. Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that currently has no curative therapies. Despite this, many people with multiple myeloma are now living longer after diagnosis thanks to treatment advances. One... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl16_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Improving cellular therapies for people with multiple myeloma" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/improving-cellular-therapies-for-people-with-multiple-myeloma">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl17_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/madhuri-koti-queen-s-2023_cropped.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=81715ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Tumour-host immunodynamics of Bacillus Calmette Guérin refractory bladder cancer</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl17_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Madhuri Koti</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl17_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl17_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Queen's University</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in Canada, with 12,300 Canadians diagnosed in 2023. Smokers, men and older adults are at a higher risk, and numbers are expected to rise as our population ages. “Treating bladder cancer is costly, resource intensive and often unsuccessful,” explains Dr. Madhuri Koti, associate professor in the department of biomedical and molecular scienc... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl17_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="New research aims to improve bladder cancer treatment and outcomes" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/tumour-host-immunodynamics-of-bacillus-calmette-gu%C3%A9rin-refractory-bladder-cancer">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl18_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/brad-nelson-2023.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=44715ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Integrated immunotherapy for ovarian cancer</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl18_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Brad Nelson</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl18_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl18_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">BC Cancer Research Institute</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> You've heard the saying, "It takes a village." This adage rings especially true in the battle against high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC), the most common form of ovarian cancer. Just as a village thrives through the contributions of its members, our immune system depends on a variety of cells to fight this formidable cancer. Some cells, like killer T cells, play a more prominent role, but th... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl18_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="It takes a village: Unleashing the power of the immune system to fight ovarian cancer" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/integrated-immunotherapy-for-ovarian-cancer">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/zheng-wilson-irish_web-banner.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=5b735ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Porphysome nanoparticle enabled image-guided cancer interventions - III</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Jonathan Irish</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University Health Network</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Brian Wilson</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl02_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University Health Network</span> </li> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl03_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Gang Zheng</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl03_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl03_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">University Health Network</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> It’s been over a decade since the groundbreaking lipid nanoparticles (Porphysomes) were first discovered in the lab of Dr. Gang Zheng’s team at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM), University Health Network. With funding from Terry Fox, the team has explored the potential of these amazing tiny, non-toxic particles to transform image-guided cancer treatments. With a veterinary cli... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl19_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Porphysome-focused PPG receives renewal funding for project that will begin clinical trial, study metastasis and explore “next-gen” nanoparticles" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/porphysome-nanoparticle-enabled-image-guided-cancer-interventions-ii">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="researchProject slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl20_ResearchProjectSlide_pnlBackgroundImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/researchers/karsan_aly-pdf861b3b826168616da574ff000044313a.tmb-cfthumbbnr.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=18735ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <h3 class="title">Strategies to divert malignant potentials in acute leukemia</h3>  <ul class="keyResearchers simple"> <li> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl20_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_hypKeyResearcher" class="researcher">Aly Karsan</a> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl20_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblSeparator">/</span> <span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl20_ResearchProjectSlide_rptKeyResearchers_ctl01_lblPrimaryInstitution" class="partner">Canada's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre</span> </li> </ul> <p class="summary"> Understanding acute leukemia is like trying to solve a complex puzzle. The DNA sequence of our cells forms the puzzle pieces, but these pieces can change their appearance – and alter the overall appearance of the puzzle – depending on the colours they acquire. These colours represent epigenomic changes, and a long-funded team of blood-cancer researchers in BC believe the key to better ... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ctrl20_ResearchProjectSlide_hypReadMore" title="Newly renewed Terry Fox PPG will focus on epigenome and how it may enhance treatment for acute leukemia" class="button readMore" href="/our-research/research-project/strategies-to-divert-malignant-potentials-in-acute-leukemia">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <input id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ClientState" name="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems_ClientState" type="hidden" /><span id="ctl00_Body_C042_lvItems" style="display:none;"></span> </div> <div class="pageSection"> <ul class="tiles pageTiles"> <li class="item"> <article class="tile pageTile"> <div class="bgImg lazy" style='background-image:url(https://www.tfri.ca/images/default-source/page-images/funding-opportunities-landing-page.tmb-.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=f28854d5_2)' Visible='True'></div> <div class="content"> <h4 class="title"><a href="/funding-opportunities/funding-programs">Funding Programs</a></h4> <p class="summary">The Terry Fox Research Institute functions as the research arm of The Terry Fox Foundation. In this capacity, the Institute invests and manages approximately $27 million in combined funding for discovery and translational research and training for future scientists and clinicians in cancer research.</p> <a href='/funding-opportunities/funding-programs' class="button readMore" title="Funding Programs">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item"> <article class="tile pageTile"> <div class="bgImg lazy" style='background-image:url(https://www.tfri.ca/images/default-source/page-images/our-research-landing-page.tmb-.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=a58b54d5_2)' Visible='True'></div> <div class="content"> <h4 class="title"><a href="/our-research">Our Research</a></h4> <p class="summary">We know more about cancer today thanks to the biological, molecular and genomic discoveries, new technologies, tests and treatments made possible with research funding from The Terry Fox Foundation and through the translational work undertaken by TFRI. As a result, we have better ways to detect, diagnose and treat cancer today. This is helping cancer patients to live, to live longer and with a better quality of life.</p> <a href='/our-research' class="button readMore" title="Our Research">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item"> <article class="tile pageTile"> <div class="bgImg lazy" style='background-image:url(https://www.tfri.ca/images/default-source/page-images/terry-fox-landing-page.tmb-.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1e7357d5_2)' Visible='True'></div> <div class="content"> <h4 class="title"><a href="/about/terry-fox">Terry Fox and the Terry Fox Foundation</a></h4> <p class="summary">Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west coast. An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.</p> <a href='/about/terry-fox' class="button readMore" title="Terry Fox and the Terry Fox Foundation">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item"> <article class="tile pageTile"> <div class="bgImg lazy" style='background-image:url(https://www.tfri.ca/images/default-source/dhdp-images/dhdp_twitter_2101_blank.tmb-.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=d8a259d5_0)' Visible='True'></div> <div class="content"> <h4 class="title"><a href="/our-research/digital-health-and-discovery-platform">Digital Health and Discovery Platform</a></h4> <p class="summary">The Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP) is a pan-Canadian initiative that seeks to improve health outcomes for Canadians by deploying cutting-edge technologies that advance precision medicine.</p> <a href='/our-research/digital-health-and-discovery-platform' class="button readMore" title="Digital Health and Discovery Platform">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item"> <article class="tile pageTile"> <div class="bgImg lazy" style='background-image:url(https://www.tfri.ca/images/default-source/news/190711-tfri-092.tmb-.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=adc256d5_0)' Visible='True'></div> <div class="content"> <h4 class="title"><a href="/our-research/marathon-of-hope">Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network</a></h4> <p class="summary">The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network is a bold vision led by The Terry Fox Research Institute and The Terry Fox Foundation with support from dozens of research and funding partners across Canada.</p> <a href='/our-research/marathon-of-hope' class="button readMore" title="Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item"> <article class="tile pageTile"> <div class="bgImg lazy" style='background-image:url(https://www.tfri.ca/images/default-source/page-images/contact-landing-page.tmb-.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=b28b54d5_2)' Visible='True'></div> <div class="content"> <h4 class="title"><a href="/contact">Contact</a></h4> <p class="summary">Contact The Terry Fox Research Institute</p> <a href='/contact' class="button readMore" title="Contact">Read More</a> </div> </article> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="sf_cols homeFeaturedNewsSection"> <div class="sf_colsOut sf_1col_1_100" style=""> <div id="Body_C057_Col00" class="sf_colsIn sf_1col_1in_100"><div class='sfContentBlock'><h2 class="sectionHeading" style="text-align: center;">Updates</h2> </div><div>  <div class="pageSection featuredNewsSliderWrapper"> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="resources news slickSlider featuredNewsSlider"> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/finish-it/finish-it-linkedin-banner-2_cropped4e2613b826168616da574ff000044313a.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=7c095ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">March 08, 2025</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/celebrating-women-in-the-marathon-of-hope-cancer-centres-network">Celebrating women in the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network</a></h3> <p class="summary"> In 1980, Terry Fox started a marathon against cancer. Forty-five years later, the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN) continues his visio... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="Celebrating women in the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/celebrating-women-in-the-marathon-of-hope-cancer-centres-network">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/content-images/funding-opportunities/translational-research.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4a8a54d5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">February 27, 2025</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/terry-fox-research-institute-names-five-2025-terry-fox-new-investigator-awardees">Terry Fox Research Institute names five 2025 Terry Fox New Investigator awardees</a></h3> <p class="summary"> The Terry Fox Research Institute has named five early-career scientists as the 2025 Terry Fox New Investigator awardees. Each recipient will receive $... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="Terry Fox Research Institute names five 2025 Terry Fox New Investigator awardees" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/terry-fox-research-institute-names-five-2025-terry-fox-new-investigator-awardees">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/content-images/funding-opportunities/translational-research.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4a8a54d5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">February 27, 2025</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/institut-de-recherche-terry-fox-nomme-cinq-laur%C3%A9ats-2025-des-bourses-terry-fox-pour-nouveaux-chercheurs">Institut de recherche Terry Fox nomme cinq lauréats 2025 des bourses Terry Fox pour nouveaux chercheurs</a></h3> <p class="summary"> Cinq scientifiques en début de carrière sont les lauréats 2025 des bourses Terry Fox pour nouveaux chercheurs octroyées par l’Institut de recherche Te... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="Institut de recherche Terry Fox nomme cinq lauréats 2025 des bourses Terry Fox pour nouveaux chercheurs" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/institut-de-recherche-terry-fox-nomme-cinq-laur%C3%A9ats-2025-des-bourses-terry-fox-pour-nouveaux-chercheurs">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/finish-it/finish-it-facebook.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=433b5ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">February 04, 2025</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/on-world-cancer-day-terry-fox-foundation-and-research-institute-unveil-bold-new-finish-it-brand-platform-and-a-moving-short-film-featuring-music-by-the-tragically-hip">On World Cancer Day, Terry Fox Foundation and Research Institute Unveil Bold New ‘Finish It’ Brand Platform and a Moving Short Film Featuring Music by The Tragically Hip</a></h3> <p class="summary"> In 1980, Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope united Canadians in a country-wide movement to end cancer. Forty-five years later, Terry Fox Foundation and Terr... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="On World Cancer Day, Terry Fox Foundation and Research Institute Unveil Bold New ‘Finish It’ Brand Platform and a Moving Short Film Featuring Music by The Tragically Hip" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/on-world-cancer-day-terry-fox-foundation-and-research-institute-unveil-bold-new-finish-it-brand-platform-and-a-moving-short-film-featuring-music-by-the-tragically-hip">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/finish-it/finish-it-facebook.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=433b5ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=Press Release">Featured Press Release</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">February 04, 2025</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/%C3%A0-l-occasion-de-la-journ%C3%A9e-mondiale-contre-le-cancer-fondation-et-institut-de-recherche-terry-fox-d%C3%A9voile-la-nouvelle-plateforme-de-marque-terminons-le-et-un-touchant-court-m%C3%A9trage-o%C3%B9-l-on-entend-la-musique-du-groupe-the-tragically-hip">À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale contre le cancer, Fondation et Institut de recherche Terry Fox dévoile la nouvelle plateforme de marque « Terminons-le » et un touchant court métrage où l’on entend la musique du groupe The Tragically Hip</a></h3> <p class="summary"> En 1980, le Marathon de l’espoir de Terry Fox créait une vague de solidarité dans tout le Canada pour mettre un terme au cancer. 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government announced in its fall economic statement (FES) that Terry Fox will be featured on the next $5 bill. </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl5_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="Terry Fox will appear on the next $5 bank note: Statement from the Terry Fox Family" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/terry-fox-will-appear-on-the-next-5-bank-note">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl6_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/research-images/techdev-photo.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4e475ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl6_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl6_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl6_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">November 12, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl6_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/eight-pan-canadian-research-teams-receive-newly-created-tfri-mohccn-technology-development-awards">Eight pan-Canadian research teams receive newly created TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards</a></h3> <p class="summary"> New joint funding initiative from TFRI and the MOHCCN will support the deployment of novel technologies to accelerate precision medicine for cancer. </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl6_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="Eight pan-Canadian research teams receive newly created TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/eight-pan-canadian-research-teams-receive-newly-created-tfri-mohccn-technology-development-awards">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl7_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/content-images/5.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=8f425ad5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl7_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl7_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl7_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">October 30, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl7_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/tfri-partners-with-the-canadian-cancer-society-to-co-fund-four-research-training-awards">TFRI partners with the Canadian Cancer Society to co-fund four Research Training Awards</a></h3> <p class="summary"> The Terry Fox Research Institute has once again partnered with the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) to co-fund two PhD students and two postdoctoral fell... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl7_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="TFRI partners with the Canadian Cancer Society to co-fund four Research Training Awards" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/tfri-partners-with-the-canadian-cancer-society-to-co-fund-four-research-training-awards">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl8_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/links-newsletter-images/2019-10-15-siulapointe.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=8dbd56d5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl8_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl8_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl8_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">September 10, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl8_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/tfri-reaches-record-high-of-20-active-ppgs-with-nearly-20-million-awarded-to-four-teams-in-2024-competition-for-prestigious-terry-fox-new-frontiers-program-project-grants">TFRI reaches record high of 20 active PPGs with nearly $20 million awarded to four teams in 2024 competition for prestigious Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants</a></h3> <p class="summary"> Four Canadian research teams will receive a total of $19.8 million in new and renewal funding to advance cancer research and improve treatments as the... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl8_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="TFRI reaches record high of 20 active PPGs with nearly $20 million awarded to four teams in 2024 competition for prestigious Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/tfri-reaches-record-high-of-20-active-ppgs-with-nearly-20-million-awarded-to-four-teams-in-2024-competition-for-prestigious-terry-fox-new-frontiers-program-project-grants">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl9_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/content-images/istock-909176662.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=419c5bd5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl9_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl9_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl9_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">April 15, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl9_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/2025-funding-competitions-are-open">2025 funding competitions are open!</a></h3> <p class="summary"> The Terry Fox Research Institute is pleased to announce the launch of its 2025 cancer research programs, funded by the Terry Fox Foundation. </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl9_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="2025 funding competitions are open!" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/2025-funding-competitions-are-open">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl10_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/content-images/funding-opportunities/translational-research.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=4a8a54d5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl10_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">Featured TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl10_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl10_NewsItemCard_Slide_lblDates" class="dates">February 14, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl10_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/seven-outstanding-early-career-researchers-named-2024-terry-fox-new-investigators">Seven outstanding early-career researchers named 2024 Terry Fox New Investigators</a></h3> <p class="summary"> Seven talented, early-career scientists in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia will each receive $450,000 over the next three years to support impact... </p> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl10_NewsItemCard_Slide_hypReadMore" title="Seven outstanding early-career researchers named 2024 Terry Fox New Investigators" class="button readMore" href="/updates/news/news-item/seven-outstanding-early-career-researchers-named-2024-terry-fox-new-investigators">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="newsItem slide"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl10_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl11_NewsItemCard_Slide_Related_PrimaryImageBackground1_pnlPrimaryImage" class="bgImg" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/links-e-newsletter/5.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=48d65bd5_1);"> </div> <div class="innerWrapper"> <div class="slideContent"> <div class="innerContent"> <div class="meta"> 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class="title"><a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl0_NewsItemCard_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/dr-marco-marra-terry-fox-leader-in-cancer-genome-science-appointed-officer-of-the-order-of-canada">Dr. Marco Marra, Terry Fox Leader in Cancer Genome Science, appointed Officer of the Order of Canada</a></h3> <p class="summary"> It is with heartfelt congratulations that we share that Dr. Marco Marra has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.). </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item slide"> <article class="newsItem card"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_pnlImage" class="bgImg lazy"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl1_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_hypLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/drug-discovery-could-prevent-spread-of-childhood-bone-cancer" 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a potential drug that could halt the spread of osteosarcoma. </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item slide"> <article class="newsItem card"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_pnlImage" class="bgImg lazy"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_hypLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/researchers-develop-promising-therapy-treatment-that-can-kill-glioblastoma-cells-in-newly-discovered-brain-pathway" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/links-newsletter-images/sheilasingh_labcoat_mcmaster-with-permission.tmb-cfthumbmed.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=e9425ad5_1);"></a> </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=Research Highlight">Research Highlight</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_lblDates" class="dates">October 30, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"><a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl2_NewsItemCard_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/researchers-develop-promising-therapy-treatment-that-can-kill-glioblastoma-cells-in-newly-discovered-brain-pathway">Researchers develop promising therapy treatment that can kill glioblastoma cells in newly discovered brain pathway</a></h3> <p class="summary"> A team of Canadian and US-based research groups co-led by the Singh Lab at McMaster University have discovered a new pathway that is used by cancer ce... </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item slide"> <article class="newsItem card"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_pnlImage" class="bgImg lazy"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_hypLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/researchers-raise-more-than-157k-for-cancer-research-in-2024-terry-fox-run-challenge" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/2018-run-photos/2024-tf-run---stanley-park.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=78415ad5_1);"></a> </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=TFRI News">TFRI News</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_lblSeparator" class="separator">|</span><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_lblDates" class="dates">October 30, 2024</span> </div> <h3 class="title"><a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl3_NewsItemCard_hypTitleLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/researchers-raise-more-than-157k-for-cancer-research-in-2024-terry-fox-run-challenge">Researchers raise more than $157k for cancer research in 2024 Terry Fox Run Challenge</a></h3> <p class="summary"> TFRI-funded researchers raised $157,874 as part of this year’s Terry Fox Run Challenge – an annual competition among Terry Fox-funded researchers to d... </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item slide"> <article class="newsItem card"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_pnlImage" class="bgImg lazy"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl4_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_hypLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/identifying-immune-patterns-to-personalize-ovarian-cancer-therapy" 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cancer, has shown success in some cancers, but so far, it hasn’t been successful for... </p> </div> </article> </li> <li class="item slide"> <article class="newsItem card"> <div id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl5_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_pnlImage" class="bgImg lazy"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl5_NewsItemCard_Related_PrimaryImageBackgroundLinked_hypLink" href="/updates/news/news-item/decoding-the-spread-of-lung-cancer" style="background-image:url(/images/default-source/links-newsletter-images/lung-unsplash-nci.tmb-cfthumbmed.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=47435ad5_1);"></a> </div> <div class="bottom"> <div class="meta"> <a id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl5_NewsItemCard_hypNewsType" class="type" href="updates/news/?NewsType=Research Highlight">Research Highlight</a><span id="ctl00_Body_ctl11_ctl00_ctl00_dynamicContentListView_ctrl5_NewsItemCard_lblSeparator" 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