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Fei-Fei Liu

ResearcherRadiation OncologyUniversity of Toronto

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Fei-Fei Liu

Researcher

Radiation Oncology

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
34 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2015.

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169

Publications

653

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Grants

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Research

Inflammation Lymphedema Metabolism Pharmacogenomics Therapeutics Treatment-Related Side Effects Biomarkers Circulating Biomarkers

Latest papers

Identification of a Cytokine Biomarker for Prognostic Modeling of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.
Cancer research communications · 2026
Time to fund exercise programmes for cancer survivors: the evidence is mounting.
British journal of sports medicine · 2026 · first author
Clinical Outcomes and Institutional Experience of Ultrahypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer.
Advances in radiation oncology · 2026

All 169 publications

Latest funding

The characterization and therapeutic targeting of aberrant metabolic and inflammatory signaling in chronic lymphedema
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$971,550
The characterization and therapeutic targeting of metabolic and inflammatory signaling in chronic lymphedema
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Virtualizing survivorship: Implementing a more timely and comprehensive model of follow-up care
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,081,093

All 14 grants and awards

From the 150 most recent of 169 publications.

Identification of a Cytokine Biomarker for Prognostic Modeling of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Wu AJ, Lin N, Su J, Lin C, Hossack MS, Shi W, Abbas-Aghababazadeh F, Xu W, Haibe-Kains B, Shaitelman SF, Aldrich MB, Liu FF, Kwan JYY

Cancer research communications2026

DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-25-0541 PMID: 41640157

Time to fund exercise programmes for cancer survivors: the evidence is mounting.

Liu FF, Khan KM, Yeung RS

British journal of sports medicine2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-110638 PMID: 41249029

Clinical Outcomes and Institutional Experience of Ultrahypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer.

Othman H, Barry A, Fyles A, Rodin D, Hahn E, Liu FF, Helou J, Han K, Glicksman R, Isfahanian N, Baskurt Z, Chan M, Purdie T, Koch A, Croke J

Advances in radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2025.101948 PMID: 41541755

The role of stereotactic body radiotherapy in oligoprogressive breast cancer: A site-specific analysis of the prospective, phase-II RADIANT trial.

Ruicci KM, Helou J, Barry A, Ye XY, Koch CA, Croke J, Han K, Rodin D, Hahn E, Kwan JYY, Yan M, Liu FF, Lindsay P, Javor J, Bedard P, Cescon D, Kumar V, Amir E, Nadler MB, Lee R, Glicksman RM

Clinical and translational radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2026.101164 PMID: 42011409

Impact of excluding internal mammary node coverage on musculoskeletal dosimetry in breast radiotherapy.

Ciocon SL, de la Pena Villarreal A, Lee G, Kamel R, Rahman M, Conroy L, Bleakney R, Croke J, Koch A, Mauti E, Jones J, Chang E, Weidman M, Leong W, Liu ZA, Ye XY, Yee Kwan JY, Liu FF

Clinical and translational radiation oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2025.101077 PMID: 41377100

HPV Serology and Circulating Viral DNA for Detection, Genotyping, and Measurement of Disease Burden in Oropharyngeal Cancer.

Penny L, Stutheit-Zhao EY, Michels BE, Rosing F, Zhao Z, Zheng Y, Zou J, Huang SH, Carlton J, McPartlin A, de Almeida JR, Goldstein D, Hope A, Hosni A, Kim J, Liu FF, Tsai CJ, Waldron JN, Spreafico A, Sanz-Garcia E, Siu LL, Waterboer T, Liu G, Bratman SV

International journal of cancer2026

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.70619 PMID: 42380047

Pan-cancer N-glycoproteomic atlas of patient-derived xenografts uncovers FAT2 as an actionable surface target

Govindarajan M, Mejia-Guerrero S, Chafe SC, Khan S, Shi W, Waas M, Rossotti MA, Khoo A, Liu LY, Ignatchenko V

Cell Reports Medicine20262 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102578

Development of small molecule inhibitors of ECM collagen secretion.

Mancini RS, Bissey PA, Massignan L, Mane V, Weaver DF, Yip KW, Liu FF, Reed MA

RSC medicinal chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1039/d5md00284b PMID: 41098837

External Validation of a 5-Factor Risk Model for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Lin C, Su J, Wu AJ, Lin N, Hossack MS, Shi W, Xu W, Liu FF, Kwan JYY

JAMA network open2025

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.55383 PMID: 39836421

Exploring radiation-induced fibrosis: biological mechanisms and new frontiers in research and therapeutics.

Kreuder L, Bissey PA, Yip KW, Liu FF

International journal of radiation biology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2025.2540353 PMID: 40892055

The characterization and therapeutic targeting of aberrant metabolic and inflammatory signaling in chronic lymphedema

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Inflammation; Lymphedema; Metabolism; Pharmacogenomics; Therapeutics; Treatment-Related Side Effects

$971,550

The characterization and therapeutic targeting of metabolic and inflammatory signaling in chronic lymphedema

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity

Principal investigators: Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Inflammation; Lymphedema; Metabolism; Pharmacogenomics; Therapeutics; Treatment-Related Side Effects

$100,000

Virtualizing survivorship: Implementing a more timely and comprehensive model of follow-up care

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: CCS/CIHR Cancer Survivorship Team Grants

Principal investigators: Cafazzo, Joseph A; Bender, Jacqueline L; Berlin, Alejandro; Brown, Ian R; Bryant-Lukosius, Denise E; FEIFER, ANDREW; Gotto, Geoffrey; Rendon, Ricardo

Keywords: Advanced Practice Nurses; Breast Cancer; Cancer Care Continuum; Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes; Models Of Care Delivery; Patient-Centred Care; Prostate Cancer; Service Design; Survivorship; Virtual Care

$1,081,093

Seeking Molecular Signatures for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Biomarkers; Circulating Biomarkers; Distant Metastases; Genomics; Head And Neck Cancer; Micro-Rna; Molecular Signature; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Prognostic Signatures; Translational Medicine

$100,000

Seeking Molecular Signatures for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Nominated PICIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Biomarkers; Circulating Biomarkers; Distant Metastasis; Genomics; Head And Neck Cancer; Microrna; Molecular Signature; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; Prognostic Signatures; Translational Medicine

$1,147,500

Epigenetic Reprogramming of Radiation Fibrosis using Adipose Derived Stromal Cells

SupervisorCIHR2015CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Zhao, Xiao

Keywords: Adipose Derived Stromal Cells; Cancer Survivorship; Epigenetic Reprogramming; Radiation Fibrosis; Reducing Side Effects Of Radiotherapy; Regenerative Medicine

$110,000

Novel Ultrasound-Activated Microbubble Enhancement of Radiation Response: Optimization of Response

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Czarnota, Gregory J; Kolios, Michael C

Keywords: Microbubble; Radiation; Ultrasound; Vasculature

$706,608

Discovery and Characterization of UROD Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Cancer Therapy; Chemical Biology; Chemo-Sensitization; High Throughput Screen; Iron Homeostasis; Radiation Sensitizer; Ros

$457,488

A Systematic Proteomic Analysis Strategy for Biomarker Discovery in Head & Neck Cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Kislinger, Thomas; Boutros, Paul C; Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Biomarker; Cancer; Proteomics

$437,079

Avoidance of Radiotherapy in Luminal A Breast Cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Whelan, Timothy J; Fyles, Anthony W; Liu, Fei-Fei

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cohort Study; Instrinsic Subtypes; Radiotherapy

$339,130

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Fei-Fei Liu

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Identification of a Cytokine Biomarker for Prognostic Modeling of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Time to fund exercise programmes for cancer survivors: the evidence is mounting.

Clinical Outcomes and Institutional Experience of Ultrahypofractionated Radiation Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer.

The role of stereotactic body radiotherapy in oligoprogressive breast cancer: A site-specific analysis of the prospective, phase-II RADIANT trial.

Impact of excluding internal mammary node coverage on musculoskeletal dosimetry in breast radiotherapy.

HPV Serology and Circulating Viral DNA for Detection, Genotyping, and Measurement of Disease Burden in&#xa0;Oropharyngeal Cancer.

Pan-cancer N-glycoproteomic atlas of patient-derived xenografts uncovers FAT2 as an actionable surface target

Development of small molecule inhibitors of ECM collagen secretion.

External Validation of a 5-Factor Risk Model for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Exploring radiation-induced fibrosis: biological mechanisms and new frontiers in research and therapeutics.

Frequent collaborators

Wei Xu

John Kim

Benjamin Haibe-Kains

Andrew Hope

Michael Milosevic

Thomas Kislinger

Jennifer Croke

Kathy Han

Jonathan Irish

Lawson Eng

Mary Gospodarowicz

Lillian Siu

Igor Jurisica

Laurie Ailles

Philip Wong

Payam Zahedi

Mark Minden

Danielle Rodin

Eitan Amir

Meredith Giuliani

Ming-Sound Tsao

Geoffrey Liu

Aaron Schimmer

Timothy Whelan

Ian Stuart Dayes

James Wright

Gregory Pond

Daipayan Guha

Mark Norman Levine

Anita Bane

Gelareh Zadeh

Engy Abbas

Sameer Parpia

Leyla Soleymani

Sheila Singh

HPV Serology and Circulating Viral DNA for Detection, Genotyping, and Measurement of Disease Burden in Oropharyngeal Cancer.