Research Support

Among our funding priorities is support for the Paediatric Oncology Research Unit at Children’s Hospital, LHSC. As a member of a collaboration of the 16 paediatric hematology/oncology teams across Canada tasked with providing greater access to clinical trials to children across the country, the paediatric oncology team requires support to enhance their research unit and provide our children with investigational treatments closer to home. Without this, children and families from our region had to travel to Toronto or more distant centres to participate in any such trial – participation that could be economically and logistically difficult, if not impossible. We have been able to successfully support the Paediatric Oncology Research Unit for several years now, helping these investigators initiate many clinical trials and studies, including several local and provincial “firsts”. Dr. Alexandra Zorzi’s September 2021 update provides additional information on the work being conducted and progress being made.

If you are interested in other newly published paediatric research, see this page.