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Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, London Health Sciences Centre
The Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre is the regional cancer centre for south-western Ontario; with Western University it led SABR-COMET, the Canadian trial of stereotactic radiotherapy for patients with a few metastases.
Also called: London Regional Cancer Program
Overview
The Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, formerly the London Regional Cancer Program, is the Ontario Health regional cancer centre for south-western Ontario, located at London Health Sciences Centre's Victoria Hospital. It provides radiation oncology, medical oncology, haematology and stem cell transplantation, surgical oncology and supportive care, and hosts a large clinical trials programme. Research with Western University and Lawson Research Institute includes radiotherapy trials (the centre led the Canadian trials of stereotactic radiotherapy for oligometastatic disease, SABR-COMET), imaging and translational oncology, and Western's Cancer Research Laboratory Program.
Location
London, ON, CA
Type
hospital · Western University
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#652 · 4 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 4 from 2 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-15.
Matched to London Health Sciences Centre, including child institutions. 183 works · 1,067 citations · 68% open access · 13% clinical trials · 4% reviews.
Oncology works per year
372022
412023
372024
392025
292026
Most works
- Jacques Raphael13 works
- Phillip Blanchette10 works
- Stephen Welch10 works
- Daniel Breadner9 works
- Morgan Black8 works
- David A. Palma8 works
- Mark Vincent8 works
- Richard B. Kim6 works
- Ana Elisa Lohmann5 works
- Benjamin H. Lok5 works
Most cited
- Regional cancer centre
- Radiotherapy trials (SABR-COMET)
- Stem cell transplantation
Anthony C. Nichols
Head and neck surgeon, Western University and London Health Sciences Centre, Ontario
Oropharyngeal cancerTransoral robotic surgeryRandomised surgical trials
Canadian surgeon who led ORATOR, the first randomised trial to compare robotic surgery with radiotherapy for early throat cancer, which found swallowing was slightly better after radiotherapy.
David A. Palma
Radiation Oncologist, London Health Sciences Centre; Professor, Western University
Oligometastatic diseaseStereotactic radiotherapyPragmatic trial design
Led SABR-COMET, the trial that showed treating a few metastases with high-dose radiation can prolong survival.
Tammy Quigley
Vice President, Cancer, Renal, Mental Health and Patient Flow, London Health Sciences Centre; Regional Vice President, South West Regional Cancer Program
Cancer programme leadershipHospital operationsRegional cancer services
Hospital executive who leads the cancer programme at London Health Sciences Centre, home of the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, and the South West Regional Cancer Program in Ontario.
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