Centre Leon Berard

This study explores whether equicoaching—coaching sessions with horses—can help young adults (ages 15-25) who finished cancer treatment feel more confident, independent, and socially connected. Ten participants will be interviewed before and after the program to see how their soc…

This study tests whether listening to a hypnosis recording during a 4D CT scan can reduce blurry images (artifacts) in people receiving precise radiation therapy for lung cancer. About 25 adults with lung lesions will have scans with and without the recording. The goal is to see …

This study looks at whether a blood test that counts and analyzes circulating tumor cells can predict how well certain cancer drugs (PARP inhibitors) work in people with advanced breast, prostate, pancreatic, or ovarian cancer. Researchers will collect blood samples from 300 adul…

This study talks to 30 children with cancer and their parents about how changes in taste, smell, and food texture affect eating. The goal is to learn what strategies families use to cope, so doctors can offer better nutrition advice. No new treatment is tested—just interviews to …

This study looks at tumor samples from 300 people who had surgery for rectal cancer. Researchers want to understand how the immune system reacts to different treatments, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy. The goal is to find ways to predict which patients might avoid surgery in…

This study aims to develop a better method for detecting cancer cells in the blood of patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Researchers will collect blood samples from 100 patients before and during their standard chemotherapy treatment to test this new detection technology…

This study is testing whether a new automated blood test can predict how well immunotherapy works for people with advanced solid tumors. The test measures immune cell activity by checking interferon-gamma levels in about four hours. Researchers want to see if this test result cor…