2023 CUOG-ASTELLAS $10K Research Grant Awards:

CUOG with the generous support of Astellas Canada has provided  5 research awards to support research in Urological Oncology valued at $10,000 each to the following Recipients:

 PROJECT: Significance of MR visibility vs invisibility in a large active surveillance cohort

  • RECIPIENTS: Dr. Laurence Klotz and Dr. Ravi Kumar
  • AMOUNT: $10,000

PROJECT: Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Dissection for Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumors: Review of Oncologic Outcomes and the Role of Adjuvant Chemotherapy

  • RECIPIENTS: Robert Hamilton and Dr. Ahmad Mousa
  • AMOUNT: $10,000

 PROJECT: The kinetics of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in advanced prostate cancer patients while receiving treatment: A retrospective chart review

  • RECIPIENTS: Ricardo Rendon and Dr. Martha Foley
  • AMOUNT: $10,000

 PROJECT: The association of circulating tumor DNA with tumor control and toxicity in prostate cancer patients treated with EBRT and HDR brachytherapy boost

  • RECIPIENTS: Eric Vigneault and Dr. Maimouna Diarra
  • AMOUNT: $10,000

 PROJECT: Evaluating the Association of Marginalization and Socioeconomic Status with Access to Androgen-Deprivation Therapy Intensification in Ontarians with de novo Metastatic Prostate Cancer

  • RECIPIENTS: Christopher Wallis and Dr. David-Dan Nguyen
  • AMOUNT: $50,000

 

2023 CUOG-ASTELLAS $50K Research Grant Awards:

CUOG with the generous support of Astellas Canada has provided  3 research awards to support research in Urological Oncology valued at $50,000 each to the following Recipients:

PROJECT: Urothelial Cancer Screening in Individuals with Lynch Syndrome Using a Urine Tumor DNA Panel: LS-URO Clinical Trial

  • RECIPIENT: Dr. Peter Black
  • AMOUNT: $50,000

PROJECT: Relevance of antibody-mediated selection of the urinary microbiome in the response to bladder-sparing therapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer

  • RECIPIENT: Dr. Wassim Kassouf
  • AMOUNT: $50,000

PROJECT: The gut-prostate axis in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer

  • RECIPIENT: Dr. Robert Sabbagh
  • AMOUNT: $50,000