Collaborative Research Seed Grant Competition

To apply, fill out and submit the Application Form (Fillable PDF). Applications are due on Friday, October 7, 2022 at 5:00pm.

Consolidative Use of Radiotherapy (CURB2) for Oligoprogressive Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer – A Prospective Randomized Phase 3 Study

Award Winners:

• C. Jillian Tsai (PI)
• Anthony Brade (Credit Valley ‐ Carlo Fidani
• Andrea Bezjak (Princess Margaret)
• Laura Dawson (Princess Margaret)
• Meredith Giuliani (Princess Margaret)
• Alexander Louie (Sunnybrook)
• Mojgan Taremi (Stronach – Southlake)

Dose De‐Escalation in Human Papilloma Virus‐Associated Anal Cancer

Award Winners:

• Amandeep Taggar (PI)
• Anthony Brade (Credit Valley – Carlo Fidani)
• Charles Cho (Stronach – Southlake)
• William Chu (Sunnybrook – Odette)
• Matthew Follwell (Royal Victoria)
• Shun Wong (Sunnybrook – Odette)

A multi‐institutional approach for treatment of refractory ventricular tachycardia using stereotactic radiotherapy.

Award Winners:

• Mojgan Taremi (Southlake)
• Daria Comsa (Southlake)
• Leigh Conroy (UHN)
• Jay Detsky (OCC)
• Yaariv Khaykin (Southlake)
• Ken Le (Southlake)
• Benjamin Lok (UHN)
• Idan Roifman (OCC)
• Sheldon Singh (OCC)
• Graham Wright (Sunnybrook Research Institute)

Automated AI‐based imaging pipeline for quantifying MRI data in RT

Award Recipients: 

• Teodor Stanescu (UHN)
• Anthony Brade (CVH)
• Tatiana Conrad (Southlake)
• Jenna King (RVH)
• Eric Leung (OCC)

Duration of enzalutamide and adt with metastasis directed therapy in oligometastatic cancer of the prostate (DIRECT)

Award Recipients:

• Rachel Glicksman (UHN)
• Peter Chung (UHN)
• Andrew Feifer (CVH)
• Andrew Loblaw (OCC)
• Jasper Yuen (CVH)

Post-Prostatectomy Linac-Based Ultrahypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer. A Treatment Feasibility and Outcomes Multicenter Study (PLUTO-MPC).

Award Recipients:

Chia-Lin (Eric) Tseng (PI)
Melanie Davidson (OCC)
Adam Gladwish (RVH)
Joelle Helou (Princess Margaret)
Stanley Liu (OCC)
Andrew Loblaw (OCC)
Danny Vesprini (OCC)
Jasper Yuen (CVH)

Integrated Use of Wearable Diagnostics in Lung Cancer

Award Recipients:

Srinivas Raman (PI)
Anthony Brade (CVH)
Patrick Cheung (OCC)
Tatiana Conrad (Southlake)
Jennifer Croke (Princess Margaret)
Andrew Hope (Princess Margaret)
Geoffrey Liu (Princess Margaret)
Alexander Louie (OCC)
Philip Wong (Princess Margaret)
Frederick Yoon (RVH)
Robert Wu (Toronto General)

SPARTACUS II – A Randomized Phase II Feasibility Trial on Hypofractionated Radiation versus Conventional Fractionation in Endometrial Cancers

Award Recipients:

Eric Leung (OCC)
Toni Barnes (OCC)
Patrick Cheung (OCC)
Melanie Davidson (OCC)
Elysia Donovan (OCC)
Anthony Fyles (UHN)
Adam Gladwish (RVH)
Kathy Han (UHN)
Andrew Loblaw (OCC)
Julia Skilarenko (RVH)
Amandeep Taggar (OCC)
Jasper Yuen (CVH)

Patient-Reported Financial Toxicity in Cervical Cancer Survivors Treated with Definitive Chemo-Radiation

Award Recipients:

Jessica Conway (Simcoe Muskoka)
Jennifer Croke (PM)
Adam Gladwish (RVH)
Eric Leung (OCC)
Alexander Louie (OCC)
Sarah Rauth (CVH)

Development of a Decision Aid for Patients with Extensive Brain Metastases – A Collaborative Study

Award Recipients:

Tatiana Conrad (Southlake)
Luluel Khan (CVH)
David Shultz (UHN)
Derek Tsang (UHN)
Tiffany Tam (RVH)

Reducing Acute Rectal Toxicity for Hypofractionated Prostate Radiotherapy – An Multi-institution Investigation of Reduced PTV Margin

Award Recipients:

Beibei Zhang (Southlake)
Charles Cho (Southlake)
Timothy Craig (PM)
Danny Vesprini (OCC)
Melanie Davidson (OCC)

Development and implementation of a brachytherapy discharge education program to build healthcare provider patient teaching competency toward improving patient engagement and quality of care

Award Recipients:

Jennifer Croke (PM)
Meredith Giuliani (PM)
Janet Papadakos (UHN)
Sarah Rauth (Trillium)
Julia Skliarenko (Royal Victoria)
Tina Papadakos (PM)

Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Renal Tumors

Award Recipients:

Joelle Helou (PM)
Christiaan Stevens (Royal Victoria)
Charles Catton (PM)
Antonio Finelli (PM)
Laura Dawson (PM)
Abhijat Kitchlu (Toronto General Hospital)

SIMAC Software Assessment

Award Recipients:

Marco Carlone (PM)
Nicole Harnett (PM)

Feasibility and Acceptability of Measuring Cervical Cancer Specific Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Practice

Award Recipients:

Jennifer Croke (PM)
Lisa Barbera (OCC)
Eric Leung (OCC)
Matthew Follwell (OCC)
Doris Howell (OCC)
Helen MacKay (OCC)

Metformin with neoadjuvant chemoradiation to improve pathologic responses in rectal cancer: a phase I-II trial.

Award Recipients:

Marianne Koritzinsky (PM)
Shun Wong (OCC)
Juhu Kamra (Simcoe Muskoka)

FAZA PET

Award Recipients:

Brad Wouters (PM)
Ian Poon (OCC)
Jason Wong (Stronach)

Circulating HPV DNA in Patients with Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Treated with Definitive Chemoradiation

Award Recipients:

Kathy Han (PM)
Scott Bratman (PM)
Eric Leung (OCC)

The Toronto Brief Neurocognitive Battery (BNB) Development of a novel brief telephone battery for neurocognitive assessment of patients with brain metastases

Award Recipients:

Caroline Chung (PM)
May Tsao (OCC)
Jason Wong (Stronach)

Prospective Collection of Tolerance Outcomes in Women receiving Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: A Multi-Institutional Initiative

Award Recipients:

Tom Purdie (PM)
Mark Ruschin (OCC)
Beibei Zhang (Stronach)