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  • World’s largest sarcoma research database aims to revolutionise sarcoma treatment after multi-million pound investment

    World’s largest sarcoma research database aims to revolutionise sarcoma treatment after multi-million pound investment

    Researchers at the ICR and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, working alongside collaborators from around the globe, are set to begin work on the world’s largest digital hub of sarcoma clinical and research data after receiving a £2.5m grant.

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  • ICR experts show Discovery Club how to build the cancer drugs of the future

    ICR experts show Discovery Club how to build the cancer drugs of the future

    Members of the ICR’s Discovery Club saw first-hand the delicacy and complexity of techniques used to sculpt new drug molecules, as they learned how our scientists design the cancer drugs of the future.

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  • Scientists identify drug fragments that could lead to new cancer drugs

    Scientists identify drug fragments that could lead to new cancer drugs

    Researchers have found drug fragments, which could help improve our understanding of the function of a key cancer protein and ultimately lead to new drug treatments.

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  • Cancer close-up – how the latest imaging technology is helping us understand how cancer spreads

    Cancer close-up – how the latest imaging technology is helping us understand how cancer spreads

    We spoke to the ICR’s Professor Chris Bakal to learn how cutting-edge imaging is helping him to look at cancer cells in unprecedented detail to understand how they move.

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  • Let’s finish it: help us revolutionise cancer treatment

    Let’s finish it: help us revolutionise cancer treatment

    We aim to discover a new generation of cancer treatments so smart and targeted, that more patients will defeat their cancer and finish what they started.

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  • Clinical trial leads the way to side-stepping side effects using state of the art radiotherapy

    Clinical trial leads the way to side-stepping side effects using state of the art radiotherapy

    A major clinical trial has shown that changing the way radiotherapy is delivered could significantly reduce the side effects associated with radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer.

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Let’s finish it: help us revolutionise cancer treatment

Help us discover a new generation of cancer treatments so smart and targeted, that more patients will defeat their cancer and finish what they started.

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We work in close partnership with industry to take results into the clinic as soon as possible, and make sure our research delivers for cancer patients.

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For more than 100 years, the ICR has played an important role in shaping understanding of cancer and how it can be treated.

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The Drug Discoverer

Our Chief Executive and President, Professor Paul Workman, shares his experiences on his blog, The Drug Discoverer.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy has played a key role in the progress we have made over the years and there are many opportunities to play a part in the future of cancer research.

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