Mission and vision
Why we're uniting patients, researchers, clinicians and administrators from institutions across the country like never before.
About Us
Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network
The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network is the realization of a long-standing vision of the Terry Fox Research Institute. Inspired by Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope, the network represents a powerful collaborative platform that aims to close the gap between research in the lab and patient care in the clinic. Just as Terry Fox united Canadians with his run and dream to end cancer, the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network aims to unite our cancer researchers to pursue that same goal with precision medicine.
Photo of Terry Fox by Gail Harvey
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Our Projects
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Members and partners
Meet the institutions that are helping us build the Team Canada of Cancer Research. -
Our people
Meet the experts across the country who make up the Team Canada of Cancer Research.
Our Network
MOHCCN Data Dashboard
IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
*A case will be considered complete when full genomic profiling and clinical data are deposited into the MOHCCN. Collection and deposition of clinical data is currently underway.
† Full genomic profiling includes whole-genome sequencing and, when possible, whole-transcriptome sequencing.
**Fiscal year goals are expected to increase on a yearly basis with the inclusion of new sites and projects.
Numbers in green indicate change from previous month.
LAST UPDATE: Dec. 9, 2024
Learn more about the MOHCCN Gold Cohort
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Regional Consortia
Atlantic Cancer Consortium
We have rallied our region’s leading cancer researchers, institutions and care facilities to unite around this vision to enhance inter-institutional and inter-provincial cancer research collaboration,...Read more
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Regional Consortia
BC Cancer Consortium
The overall vision of the BC Cancer Consortium is to further strengthen our province-wide research capabilities and partnerships, to improve our ability to support innovation in clinical care, and fir...Read more
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Regional Consortia
Marathon of Hope - Québec
The Marathon of Hope – Québec (MOH-Q) brings together leading scientists and clinicians from hospitals and research centres including the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-...Read more
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Regional Consortia
Pan-Canadian Projects
Building on work done by Regional Consortia across the country, the Pan-Canadian Projects program unites researchers and clinicians from multiple provinces to work on projects that accelerate precisio...Read more
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Regional Consortia
Prairie Cancer Consortium
The overall vision of the PR2C is to create a collaborative, inclusive, equitable, and sustainable multiprovincial initiative that works towards developing new treatment strategies for patients facing...Read more
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Regional Consortia
Princess Margaret Cancer Consortium
The Princess Margaret Cancer Consortium coalesces the expertise and efforts of clinicians, pathologists, software developers and data and translational scientists to help accelerate precision medicine...Read more
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Recent News & Network Voices
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News ItemDr. Marco Marra, Terry Fox Leader in Cancer Genome Science, appointed Officer of the Order of Canada
It is with heartfelt congratulations that we share that Dr. Marco Marra has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.). -
Press ReleaseNew Terry Fox research program developed BY cancer patients FOR cancer patients – the first in Canada – supports ten teams addressing gaps and disparities in care, access, treatment
The program, known as the Patient Voices in Research initiative, will address current gaps in precision oncology identified by those closest to it: cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. -
Patient StoryHow a new program designed by patients, survivors and caregivers is paving the way for patient-centric research
The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network announced today that it would be investing $1.8M to fund 10 research projects selected through the Patient Voices in Research Initiative, the first cancer r... -
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News ItemTerry Fox will appear on the next $5 bank note: Statement from the Terry Fox Family
The federal government announced in its fall economic statement (FES) that Terry Fox will be featured on the next $5 bill. The Terry Fox Family has shared the following statement in response. -
Patient Story“I can imagine a day when all cancer patients have access to treatments with less side effects, even if their cancers are rare”
Patient Working Group member Sarah Hunt was diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma in 2017. Now, she advocates to improve outcomes and care for patients with other rare cancers. -
MOHCCN NewsPM2 CAN-IMPACT-IO a national immunotherapy biospecimen collection study has now opened
PM2 CAN-IMPACT-IO is a unique national initiative to measure, predict and assess cancer treatment outcomes in patients who have been treated with immunotherapy. Patients on CCTG clinical trials who co... -
Press ReleaseEight pan-Canadian research teams receive newly created TFRI-MOHCCN Technology Development Awards
Eight outstanding research teams from across the country will receive a total of $2.2M from the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN) to develop,...
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“When Terry dipped his prosthetic leg in the Atlantic Ocean and set out on his Marathon of Hope, his goal was to raise awareness and money for cancer research so that one day we would be able to find cures for all cancers. The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network is a huge step in that direction and is something I know Terry would be very proud of.”
Darrell Fox, on Behalf of the Fox Family