The Clinical Research Department at BC Cancer was established to be the central point of contact for investigators wanting to undertake clinical research at BC Cancer. 

The goals of the department are to improve the quality and productivity of clinical research at BC Cancer while encouraging a culture of innovation, responsibility and accountability.  The Clinical Research Department is committed to ensuring BC Cancer clinical research is operationally efficient and of high quality.  We will achieve this by standardizing practices across the province, providing comprehensive education programs and quality and metrics reporting and administrative support for clinician-investigators.

From Research to Treatment

Many of the treatments we have in Canada today are available thanks to people who volunteer to take part in a clinical trial​.  

News & Events

New national survey study aims to improve equity in Canadian cancer clinical trials

A new Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) survey study, SC32S, has opened across Canada to collect sociodemographic data from cancer clinical trial participants and assess whether asking questions about this information feels appropriate to patients. The patient survey will ask CCTG trial participants about different parts of everyday life that can affect patient health and experience with cancer care.

Recent Publications

Identifying Rare Germline Variants Associated with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Through an Extreme Phenotype Study.

medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025
Lin YY, Noghabi HS, Volik S, Bell R, Sar F, Haegert A, Chung HC, Fazli L, Oo HZ, Daugaard M, Kuo MH, Hsu SC, Imeda EL, Zanettini C, Queiroz L, Schlotmann B, Gheybi K, Cooper C, Kote-Jarai Z, Eeles R; Pan Prostate Cancer Group (PPCG); Kung HJ, Marchionni L, Weischenfeldt J, Miller KD, Rabinowitz A, Wang Y, Zhang HF, Sorensen PH, Carey MS, Gleave M, Hayes VM, Gibson WT, Collins CC.

DNA Methylation Epitypes of Burkitt Lymphoma with Distinct Molecular and Clinical Features.

Blood Cancer Discov. 2025
Thomas N, García-Prieto CA, Dreval K, Hilton LK, Abramson JS, Bartlett NL, Bethony J, Bowen J, Bryan AC, Casper C, Dyer MA, Gastier-Foster JM, Gerrie AS, Greiner TC, Griner NB, Gross TG, Harris N, Irvin JD, Jaffe ES, Leal FE, Mbulaiteye SM, Mullighan CG, Mungall AJ, Mungall KL, Namirembe C, Noy A, Ogwang MD, Orem J, Ott G, Petrello H, Reynolds SJ, Swerdlow SH, Traverse-Glehen A, Wilson WH, Marra MA, Staudt LM, Scott DW, Esteller M, Morin RD.
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