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Liver cancer

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The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of liver cancer and develop better treatments. This page includes selected news stories about our liver cancer research, links to researchers working in this area and related resources. Learn more below.

Labs and Groups

These research teams may include multiple scientists, investigators, staff and trainees all working towards a common goal, or they can represent a single scientist and their team.

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Research Group
Ardolino Cancer Immunology Lab
Why don't the Killers kill? Understanding the immune system to develop better immunotherapy The immune system is an incredible weapon against...
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Research Group
Crawley Lab
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is established in 80% of infected individuals and leads to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and ...
Research Group
Gage Lab
We explore what makes the cells that line your blood vessels (endothelium) different and special in each organ, especially the liver. This knowledg...
Michele Ardolino
Scientist

Michele Ardolino

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Angela Crawley
Scientist

Angela Crawley

Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Kristopher Dennis
Clinician Investigator

Kristopher Dennis

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Blair Gage
Scientist

Blair Gage

Scientist, Regenerative Medicine
Richard Gilbert
Clinician Investigator

Richard Gilbert

Clinician Investigator, Acute Care Research
Guillaume Martel
Scientist

Guillaume Martel

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research
Matthew McInnes
Scientist

Matthew McInnes

Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Vimoj Nair
Clinician Investigator

Vimoj Nair

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research
Sondos Zayed
Clinician Investigator

Sondos Zayed

Clinician Investigator, Cancer Research

Clinical Trials

The following list of clinical trials at The Ottawa Hospital is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and only available in English. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. If you email the study team directly, we can guarantee a response. Learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of OC-001 in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancers (NCT04260802)
Cancer, Neoplasms, Metastatic Cancer, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Urothelial Carcinoma, Urothelial Neoplasm, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Locally Advanced Solid Tumor, Locally Advanced Malignant Neoplasm, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Bladder Cancer View Details

Publications

The following research publications from The Ottawa Hospital are pulled from PubMed, with publication date of 2020 or later. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

Canadian Association of Radiologists Cancer Diagnostic Imaging Referral Guideline.

2025-08-01 Go to publication

Do Risk Factors for HCC Impact the Association of CT/MRI LIRADS Major Features With HCC? An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

2025-08-01 Go to publication

Impact of LI-RADS CT and MRI Ancillary Features on Diagnostic Performance: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

2025-07-01 Go to publication

Diagnostic Performance of CT/MRI LI-RADS Version 2018 Major Feature Combinations: Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

2025-06-01 Go to publication
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