Major collaborative childhood cancer research programme launched with £5.5 million funding from Children with Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK 20 Nov 2023 Leading charities Children with Cancer UK and Cancer Research UK come together to co-fund a second cancer research programme aiming to help treat relapsed childhood cancers through precision medicine. The SMPaeds2 project will be led by Professor Louis Chesler at The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Find out more Show/Hide
Gene test could guide use of cancer chemotherapy 02 Mar 2023 A gene test already used routinely in the NHS can guide use of chemotherapy in people with bowel cancer by predicting whether or not they will benefit. Find out more Show/Hide
ICR welcomes MHRA approval of 'search and destroy' prostate cancer treatment 11 Aug 2022 The Institute of Cancer Research, London, strongly welcomes the news that 177Lu-PSMA-617, a highly targeted radioactive drug, has been approved by the medicines regulator, the MHRA, for some patients with advanced prostate cancer. Find out more Show/Hide
All patients’ cancers should be genetically profiled to improve care, say leading health experts 08 Aug 2022