'Olive oil' drug shows early promise for some brain cancer patients 21 Feb 2024 A unique drug derived from oleic acid – which naturally occurs in animal and vegetable fats such as olive oil – has shown promise for patients with an advanced form of the most common type of brain cancer, following a study led by The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Find out more Show/Hide
Charity funding could help establish new clinical trials for deadliest of all childhood cancers 14 Mar 2023 The Institute of Cancer Research, London has been awarded £2.5 million by the charity Brain Tumour Research to help find new treatments and pave the way towards a cure for the childhood cancer high grade glioma, a type of brain tumour. Find out more Show/Hide
ASCO 2021: Early promise for first targeted brain cancer treatment 20 Jun 2021 A new drug could become the first ever targeted brain cancer treatment, with encouraging early results from a phase 1 trial suggesting it could treat some patients with advanced disease. Find out more Show/Hide
AACR Annual Meeting 2021: Immunotherapy combination shows early promise in aggressive brain cancers 11 Apr 2021
ICR forms collaboration with AI drug discovery company to develop new possible treatments in rare childhood cancer DIPG 03 Oct 2019
New radiotherapy system that moves patients in sync with x-ray beam can deliver accurate treatment for brain cancer 14 May 2019
New treatment could become first ever targeted therapy designed for ‘untreatable’ childhood brain cancer 09 May 2019
New study discovers inhibitors of protein linked to the devastating childhood brain cancer DIPG 16 Oct 2018