Steven Gallinger

Researcher
  • Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
  • Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • Sinai Health
  • University Health Network
  • University of Toronto
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Related Research

  • Multiple Cancers

    Plasma whole genome sequencing in pancreatic and biliary cancers

    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 i...

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  • All Cancers

    Orthogonal pangenome sequencing to unveil genetic cancer susceptibility diagnostic odysseys: a Return of Results Working Group new technology assessment study

    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 predispositio...

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  • Pancreatic Cancer

    Enhanced pancreatic cancer profiling for individualized care (EPPIC)

    Canadian pancreatic cancer researchers are joining forces under a Terry Fox initiative bringing new hope for patients with this deadly disease. “For many years it’s been hopeless from a pa...

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  • Completed
    Colorectal Cancer

    Pan-Canadian colorectal cancer consortium (C4)

    Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in Canada, with about one in every 14 people likely to develop the disease. TFRI’s Pan-Canadian Colorectal Cancer Consortium (C4) is...

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Related News & Events

  • Research Highlight|February 10, 2022

    Gut bacteria linked to immune suppression in pancreatic cancer: Study

    Lactobacillus – a type of bacteria thought to promote gut health – can alter the function of immune cells called macrophages in the pancreatic tumour ...

  • Research Highlight|June 08, 2021

    Study identifies biomarkers that predict which pancreatic cancer patients with germline BRCA mutations will benefit from personalized therapies using platinums and PARP inhibitors

    A new study published in Clinical Cancer Research (October 2020) provides insight into which pancreatic cancer patients with germline BRCA mutations w...

  • Research Highlight|December 14, 2020

    Study reveals unique mutational pattern in patients with early-onset pancreatic cancer

    TFRI-funded researchers have found that patients with early-onset pancreatic cancer have a distinct mutational pattern in a gene called CDKN2A. This d...

  • Research Highlight|April 20, 2020

    Pancreatic cancer researchers encouraged by new T-cell finding that identifies patients with hallmarks of an antitumour response

    A small subset of patients with pancreatic cancer exhibit a T-cell inflamed profile, a finding that could open the door for the potential use of immun...

  • Research Highlight|January 14, 2020

    Toronto-based clinical trial reveals new subtypes of advanced pancreatic cancer

    Toronto-based researchers partly funded by the TFRI have discovered detailed new information about the subtypes of pancreatic cancer.

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