Women with high-risk, early-stage breast cancer who also have inherited faults in their BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have shown a remarkable response to the targeted drug olaparib in a major clinical trial.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has strongly welcomed the approval by the European Commission of the targeted drug olaparib for men with advanced prostate cancers with genetic alterations in BRCA1 or BRCA2.

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has again been the most successful academic institution in the UK at making income from its intellectual property – for the seventh successive year.