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What we have built
The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation

‘We are most grateful for the generous • Expanded and streamlined Biobanks

support of our community’ • Opened the Guided Therapeutics Operating Room
• Established the Cancer Genomics Program

• Enhanced the Cancer Informatics Program
• Accelerated the Epigenetics Program
• Amplified the Cancer Clinical Research Unit

• Expanded to the Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower
• Established the Global Institute of Psychosocial, Palliative and End-of-Life Care
• Created the Tumour Immunotherapy Program (TIP)

• Built the Magnetic Resonance Guided Radiation Therapy suite
• Enhanced the Myeloproliferative Neoplasms program
• Established the Techna Institute

Celebrating the success of the Billion Dollar Challenge at an event on the 7th Floor Atrium are: (L to R) Dr. Mary
Gospodarowicz, Medical Director at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Tom Ehrlich, former Chairman of the Board
of Directors at The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (TPMCF), Dr. Peter Pisters, President and CEO of UHN,
Dr. Brad Wouters, UHN’s EVP Science & Research, Marnie Escaf, Executive Lead of the cancer centre, Karen Maident,
Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of TPMCF, and Paul Alofs, President and CEO of TPMCF. (Photo: TPMCF)

It was the largest single fundraising campaign in the “We are most grateful for the generous support of our
history of Canadian healthcare. community, which totaled over 1,802,000 gifts and the
And, the intent was to support the creation and purchase of over 3,000,000 mega-lottery tickets over
delivery of Personalized Cancer Medicine. the past five years,” said Paul Alofs, President and CEO
of the TPMCF.
On April 12, 2012, The Princess Margaret Cancer The Princess Margaret Cancer Research
Tower, which officially opened in June 2015,
Foundation (TPMCF) launched our Billion Dollar This significant achievement has enabled the cancer includes several research laboratories where
Challenge in partnership with Princess Margaret centre to expand its scientific and clinical research in Princess Margaret scientists are harnessing
Cancer Centre. The goal was to secure $500 million key areas including epigenetics, bioinformatics, drug new technology such as genetic sequencing and
through philanthropy and another $500 million development, and immunotherapy. 3D printing to develop more effective cancer
through research grants. Personalized Cancer Medicine is a multi-faceted, therapies and procedures. (Photo: TPMCF)

On Jan. 11, 2017, we announced the challenge was integrated approach that involves finding the right
completed ahead of schedule. treatment, for the right patient, at the right time. We
are now in the early days of delivering on our promise
Glenn Ives, Chairman of the Board of Directors of of personalized cancer medicine.
TPMCF, said $532 million was secured through
philanthropic support and $520 million in research With the continued support of our community, we will
grants by the cancer centre for a total of $1.052 billion. conquer cancer in our lifetime

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