Labs and Groups

Urologic Oncology Group

Urologic Oncology Group

Team Leader

Luke Lavallee

Luke Lavallee

Scientist, Acute Care Research

What We Do


We are a group of physicians and researchers who are passionate about improving patient care in surgical urologic oncology. Please explore our website for more information.

If you are interested in becoming involved with our urologic oncology research activities, please do not hesitate to contact us. Most research opportunities are limited to health care professionals, medical residents, fellows, and other academic researchers. Unfortunately, we cannot offer research or summer student positions to undergraduate students at this time.

Research Activities

 

Current Studies

  1. Multi-center randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing renal hypothermia during partial nephrectomy (recruitment completed)
  2. Multi-center RCT assessing the effectiveness of tranexamic acid during radical cystectomy (TACT)
  3. RADICAL PC Study evaluating cardiovascular risk and prostate cancer
  4. PETMUSE Study evaluating PET-CT imaging for muscle-invasive bladder cancer staging
  5. Canadian Kidney Cancer Information System (CKCis)
  6. National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)
  7. SUREP (Surgical Report Cards) for prostate cancer and bladder cancer surgery
  8. VTE Program evaluating venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk and peri-operative care for cancer patients
  9. Decision Aid Program, developing patient decision aids for kidney and bladder cancer

Groups and Committees

  • International Evidence Based Urology Group
  • Evidence Based Reviews in Urology (American Urological Association)
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