Genitourinary radiation oncology
Highlights
- Oldest and largest active surveillance program in Canada (1995)
- 2nd prostate brachytherapy program in Canada (1998)
- First clinical IMRT prostate treatment in Canada (2001)
- First and largest CT-based (2001) and US-based (2009) HDR prostate brachytherapy program in Canada
- First and largest prostate stereotactic ablative radiotherapy program in Canada (2006)
- Largest GU Radiation Oncology Trials Unit in Canada (by accrual)
Site members
Physician |
Role |
Profiles |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Patrick Cheung | Member | University of Toronto |
| Dr. William Chu | Member | University of Toronto |
| Dr. Hans Chung | Brachytherapy lead | University of Toronto Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| Dr. Stanley Liu | Member | University of Toronto Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| Dr. Andrew Loblaw | GU Radiation Oncology Team Lead | University of Toronto Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| Dr. Gerard Morton | Member | University of Toronto Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| Dr. Ewa Szumacher | Member | University of Toronto Sunnybrook Research Institute |
| Dr. Danny Vesprini | Member | University of Toronto Sunnybrook Research Institute |
Clinical trials
- We currently have 15 prospective clinical trials open
- 9 of these trials were investigator-initiated studies (IIS)
- Since 2012, we accrue an average of 300 patients per year
Study Name (PI) |
Study Design | |
|---|---|---|
| RT Technical | Bowel Prep (D'Alimonte) Immobilization (D'Alimonte) |
IIS, phase 2 RCT IIS, phase 2 RCT |
| Low Risk Pr Ca | ASIST (Loblaw) PHART10 / 2STAR (Loblaw) |
IIS, phase 3, multicentre RCT IIS, phase 2 |
| Int Risk Pr Ca | PACE (Chu) HDR mono (Morton) RTOG 0815 (Morton) NCIC PR15 (Loblaw) |
Coop, phase 3, international RCT IIS, phase 2 RCT Coop, phase 3, international RCT Coop, phase 3, multicentre RCT |
| High Risk Pr Ca | PHART2 RCT (Cheung) PHART11 / SATURN (Loblaw) RTOG 0924 (Chung) RTOG 0526 (Morton) |
IIS, phase 2 RCT IIS, phase 2 Coop, phase 3, international RCT Coop, phase 3, international RCT |
| Salvage Pr Ca | NCIC PR13 RADICALS (Chung) HDR salvage (Chung) CROP (Cheung) |
Coop, phase 3, international RCT IIS, phase 2 IIS, phase 2 multicentre |
