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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

the Princess Margaret

LeadS the Way

Tumor Immunotherapy Program (TIP)

key Features of tip

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is home to

Canada’s first and most comprehensive immunotherapy

program. Our cutting-edge research expertise spans

basic immunology discoveries to clinical trials. We focus

on improving our knowledge of the immune system to

better detect, diagnose and target cancers.

“There’s a lot of expertise that needs to come together

to really move us forward in this field. The special thing

about Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is that we have

an excellent team of experts who are really in this to be

game-changers,” says Dr. Pamela Ohashi.

Cancer Experts

Next generation

of immune

therapies:

We’re conducting studies

to understand how a

T-cell response can be

regulated and augmented

to improve its ability to

kill cancer cells.

New clinical trials

of combination

therapies:

We’re combining

different therapeutic

strategies to improve the

immune response and

provoke a stronger attack

on a patient’s cancer.

TCR gene

transfer trial:

We have opened

the first clinical trial

in Canada that uses

genetically engineered

T-cells to kill off cancer

cells when given to

patients.

TIP Database:

We’re developing

a comprehensive

database of clinical

data from patients

who have undergone

immunotherapy that

will inform future

treatments.

This is the perfect place

to do things that are

considered impossible.

We have the brainpower,

we have the resources,

we have the patients and

we have support from

the Foundation.”

– Dr. Lillian Siu