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Prostate cancer

The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research to improve our understanding of prostate cancer and develop better approaches for treatment and prevention. This page includes selected news stories about our prostate 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
Addison Cancer Research Lab
Our laboratory focuses on two main themes; 1) the role of the tumour extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment in modulating tumour growth and an...
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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
Urologic Oncology Group
We are a group of physicians and researchers who are passionate about improving patient care in surgical urologic oncology. Please explore our website
Christina Addison
Scientist

Christina Addison

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Michele Ardolino
Scientist

Michele Ardolino

Senior Scientist, Cancer Research
Rodney Breau
Scientist

Rodney Breau

Senior Scientist, Acute Care Research
Luke Lavallee
Scientist

Luke Lavallee

Scientist, Acute Care Research
Scott Morgan
Clinician Investigator

Scott Morgan

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.

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.

Metformin Active Surveillance Trial in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer.

2025-12-01 Go to publication

Phase 3 Trial of Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy and Standard Androgen Deprivation Therapy Versus Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy and Enhanced Androgen Deprivation Therapy With Orteronel for Men With High-Risk Prostate Cancer (NRG/RTOG 1115).

2025-12-01 Go to publication

Optimal Duration of Androgen Deprivation Therapy With Definitive Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.

2025-11-20 Go to publication

Repertoire and clinical hierarchy of AR locus alterations in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

2025-10-27 Go to publication

Assessing Quality and Adherence to PI-RADSv2.1 Minimum Technical Standards of Prostate MRI in NRG-GU005.

2025-10-08 Go to publication
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