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Derek Tsang

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Toronto

Derek Tsang

Associate Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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5 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Education

MS, Epidemiology
MD
BSc, Biological Chemistry and Linguistics

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Research

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Clinical oncology Cancer Solid cancer tumours Pediatric cancer

Latest papers

Cost-Effectiveness of Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Versus Standard Chemotherapy in BRAFV600E-Mutant Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma.
JCO oncology practice · 2026
Correction to: Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.
Journal of neuro-oncology · 2023
Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.
Journal of neuro-oncology · 2023

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Lattice Radiation Therapy versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for the Palliation of Large Tumors (LATTICE-PAL)
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$960,076
Next generation precision oncology for pediatric-type AYA gliomas
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,342,576
Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$23,000,000

All 5 grants and awards

10 publications.

Cost-Effectiveness of Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Versus Standard Chemotherapy in BRAFV600E-Mutant Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma.

Gascon B, Gauvreau C, Yang A, Bennett J, Nobre L, Tabori U, Hawkins C, Tsang D, Pechlivanoglou P, Denburg A

JCO oncology practice2026

DOI: 10.1200/op-25-01263 PMID: 41740060

Correction to: Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.

Malhotra AK, Nobre LF, Ibrahim GM, Kulkarni AV, Drake JM, Rutka JT, Bouffet E, Taylor MD, Tsang D, Ramaswamy V, Dirks PB, Dewan MC

Journal of neuro-oncology2023

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04321-7 PMID: 37115469

Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.

Malhotra AK, Nobre LF, Ibrahim GM, Kulkarni AV, Drake JM, Rutka JT, Bouffet E, Taylor MD, Tsang D, Ramaswamy V, Dirks PB, Dewan MC

Journal of neuro-oncology2023

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04258-x PMID: 36757527

Adult Head and Neck Rhabdomyosarcoma: Management, Outcomes, and the Effect of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy on Locoregional Control.

Hahn E, Barot S, O'Sullivan B, Huang SH, Gupta A, Hosni A, Razak AA, Waldron J, Irish J, Gullane P, Brown D, Gilbert R, de Almeida JR, Tsang D, Shultz DB

Advances in radiation oncology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2022.101055 PMID: 36420200

Pan-Canadian consensus recommendations for proton beam therapy access in Canada

Mitera G, Tsang D, McCurdy B, Goddard K, Ebacher A, Craig T, Greenland J, Kentish S, Koul R, Logie N

Radiotherapy and Oncology20228 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.10.004

Equivalent Efficacy and Safety of Radiosurgery for Cystic and Solid Vestibular Schwannomas: A Systematic Review.

Massaad E, Hamidi N, Goetz J, Padmanaban V, Mau C, Tsang D, de Moraes FY, Chung C, Zacharia BE, Mansouri A

World neurosurgery2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.040 PMID: 33212274

E.coli Nissle increases transcription of flagella assembly and formate hydrogenlyase genes in response to colitis.

Dacquay LC, Tsang D, Chan D, Parkinson J, Philpott DJ, McMillen DR

Gut microbes2021

DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2021.1994832 PMID: 34751631

Requirement for the intestinal epithelial insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in the intestinal responses to glucagon-like peptide-2 and dietary fat.

Markovic MA, Srikrishnaraj A, Tsang D, Brubaker PL

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2020

DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000169r PMID: 32212202

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-4 inhibits epithelial growth and proliferation in the rodent intestine.

Austin K, Tsang D, Chalmers JA, Maalouf MF, Brubaker PL

American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology2018

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00349.2017 PMID: 29631376

Monte Carlo-driven predictions of neurocognitive and hearing impairments following proton and photon radiotherapy for pediatric brain-tumor patients.

Fortin D, Tsang D, Ng A, Laperriere N, Hodgson DC

Journal of neuro-oncology2017

DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2597-3 PMID: 28825228

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Derek Tsang

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Cost-Effectiveness of Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Versus Standard Chemotherapy in BRAFV600E-Mutant Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma.

Correction to: Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.

Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.

Adult Head and Neck Rhabdomyosarcoma: Management, Outcomes, and the Effect of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy on Locoregional Control.

Pan-Canadian consensus recommendations for proton beam therapy access in Canada

Equivalent Efficacy and Safety of Radiosurgery for Cystic and Solid Vestibular Schwannomas: A Systematic Review.

E.coli Nissle increases transcription of flagella assembly and formate hydrogenlyase genes in response to colitis.

Requirement for the intestinal epithelial insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in the intestinal responses to glucagon-like peptide-2 and dietary fat.

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-4 inhibits epithelial growth and proliferation in the rodent intestine.

Monte Carlo-driven predictions of neurocognitive and hearing impairments following proton and photon radiotherapy for pediatric brain-tumor patients.

Lattice Radiation Therapy versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for the Palliation of Large Tumors (LATTICE-PAL)

Next generation precision oncology for pediatric-type AYA gliomas

Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Towards a low-cost, optimized proton therapy accelerator

Improving outcomes across the cancer journey for adolescents and young adult with central nervous system tumours: The IMPACT-CNS Cohort

Frequent collaborators

Eric Bouffet

Vijay Ramaswamy

Cynthia Hawkins

Cindy Gauvreau

John Parkinson

Jonathan Irish

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Abha Gupta

Scott Tyldesley

Jonathan Sussman

Avram Denburg

Uri Tabori

Derek Tsang

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Cost-Effectiveness of Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib Versus Standard Chemotherapy in BRAFV600E-Mutant Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma.

Correction to: Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.

Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular&#xa0;era.

Adult Head and Neck Rhabdomyosarcoma: Management, Outcomes, and the Effect of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy on Locoregional Control.

Pan-Canadian consensus recommendations for proton beam therapy access in Canada

Equivalent Efficacy and Safety of Radiosurgery for Cystic and Solid Vestibular Schwannomas: A Systematic Review.

E.coli Nissle increases transcription of flagella assembly and formate hydrogenlyase genes in response to colitis.

Requirement for the intestinal epithelial insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor in the intestinal responses to glucagon-like peptide-2 and dietary fat.

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-4 inhibits epithelial growth and proliferation in the rodent intestine.

Monte Carlo-driven predictions of neurocognitive and hearing impairments following proton and photon radiotherapy for pediatric brain-tumor patients.

Lattice Radiation Therapy versus Conventional Radiation Therapy for the Palliation of Large Tumors (LATTICE-PAL)

Next generation precision oncology for pediatric-type AYA gliomas

Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium

Towards a low-cost, optimized proton therapy accelerator

Improving outcomes across the cancer journey for adolescents and young adult with central nervous system tumours: The IMPACT-CNS Cohort

Frequent collaborators

Eric Bouffet

Vijay Ramaswamy

Cynthia Hawkins

Cindy Gauvreau

John Parkinson

Jonathan Irish

Petros Pechlivanoglou

Abha Gupta

Scott Tyldesley

Jonathan Sussman

Avram Denburg

Uri Tabori

Outcomes following management of relapsed pediatric posterior fossa ependymoma in the molecular era.