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Chemistry, computers and cancer drugs
Drug discovery is a complex business – particularly in a field like cancer, where new-style treatments are increasingly aimed at specific molecular features of tumours.
Genes help shape-shifting skin cancer cells to spread
Scientists at the ICR have identified a set of genes that allow melanoma cells to change rapidly between two shapes in order to escape from the skin and spread around the body.
Supreme Court of the United States ruling on gene patenting
The ICR's Chief Executive Professor Alan Ashworth has made a statement regarding gene patenting in advance of an upcoming Supreme Court decision.
Mechanism of cell cycle regulation molecules revealed
Key insights into the workings of regulatory molecules that are implicated in the development of solid tumours have been revealed by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London.
New cancer drug shows impressive results in patients with BRCA mutations
A new potential cancer drug designed to fight tumours with faulty BRCA genes has generated impressive responses in an early-stage clinical trial.
ICR researchers present at global cancer conference
Researchers from the ICR will be presenting their findings at the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, which opens today in Chicago.
Flower shape and new treatments for myeloma
ICR scientists find a genetic process that determines a flower's shape could also underlie the development of blood cancer.
A new model for genetic testing in cancer patients
An ICR research programme that will lay the foundations for anyone with cancer to have access to genetic testing has been launched with £2.7 million funding from the Wellcome Trust.
High-tech scans monitor activity of new drug treatments
Monitoring lactate within tumours using high-tech scans could tell doctors whether or not cancer drugs are working, new research reveals.
Statement about BRCA genetic research and testing
Statement from the ICR about BRCA genetic research and testing, in the light of the announcement by Angelina Jolie that she has had a double mastectomy to reduce her BRCA1-associated risk of developing breast cancer.
Large study identifies nine new genomic regions linked to testicular cancer
A study from the ICR involving over 2,000 men has identified nine new regions of the genome associated with testicular cancer.
Timing of Hodgkin lymphoma radiotherapy to women’s first period critical for breast cancer risk
ICR scientists find radiotherapy near a woman's first period increases breast cancer risk, but pregnancy doesn't increase danger.
