The majority of medical oncologists are based at the Cancer Centre, while two are located at St. Joseph's Health Centre and one at University Hospital. Most participate in the regional outreach program in conjunction with the radiation oncologists. Members of the University's Division of Haematology hold cross-appointments in the Division of Medical Oncology. Through disease site specific multidisciplinary teams, medical oncologists work together with radiation oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists and other professionals to provide care and expert treatment to 4,000 new patients each year. Three medial oncologists at the Centre chair provincial disease site committees and several have national and international reputations.
Clinical research is a department strength.
Several members are the principal investigators for large multi-centre clinical trials. Outside cooperative group trials, the department focuses its clinical research efforts on new drug development and applications of biological response modifiers, dose intensive chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Several medical oncologists have laboratory programs studying various aspects of the biology and genetics of cancer. Others, through their association with basis scientists, are developing and testing new cancer therapies. The neuro-oncology program specializing in the treatment of CNS tumors in adults and children, neurological complications of cancer and pain problems in cancer patients, is a unique feature of medical oncology at the London Regional Cancer Centre.