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PROFYLE: Important Information for Patients and Families
PROFYLE (PRecision Oncology For Young peopLE) is a pan-Canadian research project for children and young adults ages 29 and under who have been told they are out of treatment options, giving them another chance.
Only oncologists can enroll patients in PROFYLE -- please check with your doctor for more information. Your oncologist can work with the site leads listed below to determine if your child meets the project's eligibility criteria.
PEDIATRIC AND YOUNG ADULT SITES
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia
Drs. Rod Rassekh and Rebecca Deyell
BC Cancer
Vancouver, British Columbia
Drs. Alannah Smrke and Janessa Laskin
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta
Drs. Victor Lewis and Geoff Cuvelier
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary, Alberta
Dr. Jan-Willem Henning
Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta
Dr. Lucie Pecheux
Saskatoon Cancer Centre / Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Dr. Saima Alvi
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Drs. Issai Vanan, Stephanie Villeneuve and Sapna Oberoi
Children’s Hospital London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario
Dr. Alexandra Zorzi
McMaster Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Carol Portwine
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario
Drs. Anita Villani and David Malkin
University Health Network (Princess Margaret Cancer Centre)
Toronto, Ontario
Drs. Mark Minden, Philippe Bedard, Warren Mason and Christine Elser
Sinai Health (Mount Sinai Hospital)
Toronto, Ontario
Dr. Rebecca Gladdy
Kingston General Hospital
Kingston, Ontario
Dr. Laura Wheaton
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Drs. Donna Johnston, Lesleigh Abbott, Sarah Sawyer and Raveena Ramphal
CHU de Québec (Laval University)
Québec, Québec
Drs. Lamia Naccache and Raoul Santiago
Montreal Children’s Hospital (McGill University)
Montreal, Québec
Drs. Nada Jabado and Catherine Goudie
CHU Sainte-Justine (University of Montreal)
Montreal, Québec
Drs. Thai Hoa Tran and Nicolas Prud-homme
CHU de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke University)
Sherbrooke, Québec
Dr. Josée Brossard
IWK Health Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dr. Meghan Pike
Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre and Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland
Drs. Paul Moorehead, Erin Powell and Jacqueline Costello
PROFYLE Consortium Sites
CLINICAL TRIALS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
For more information about clinical trials, please see the U-Link Canada website.
For more information about financial support for families who have to travel to access an early phase clinical trial, please see the U-Link Patient and Family Fund.
For more information about financial support programs for families, please see the resources listed on the U-Link Canada website.
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