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Oncolytic rhabdovirus immunotherapy for brain cancer

Project Overview

Dr David Stojdl’s lab has custom‑built an oncolytic virus biotherapy specifically for the treatment of the devastating brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Maraba‑LG kills brain cancer cells but leaves normal healthy tissue intact, and is one of the only oncolytic viruses in the world that can be safely injected at high doses into the brain. This project will enhance the cancer‑killing capacity of Maraba‑LG by improving its ability to activate a patient’s own immune system against their tumour. This approach holds great promise, since it is based on a single agent designed to activate large immune cell populations that are already established in most individuals. Almost all GBM patients in Canada will be eligible for this therapy.

Principal Investigator

David Stojdl , Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)

Partners and Donors

Canadian Cancer Society

Project Ongoing

Oncolytic rhabdovirus immunotherapy for brain cancer

  • Program Type

    Team grants

  • Area of research

    Cancer

  • Disease Area

    Brain Cancer

  • Competition

    Canadian Cancer Society Impact Grants

  • Province

    Ontario

  • Start Date

    2015

  • Total Grant Amount

    $1,016,157

  • Health Canada Contribution

    $508,079

Contact Us

1200 McGill College Avenue
Suite 1600, Montreal, Quebec
H3B 4G7

+1 (514) 989-2989 info@braincanada.ca

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