A computer model that uses the principles of evolution to map the growth of populations of cancer cells in tumours could help doctors choose where to take biopsies from tumours, improving decisions about treatment.

Supercharging the mutation rate in cancer cells can create a powerful vaccine that is able to boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy, a major new study reports.

The world’s first ‘Darwinian’ drug discovery programme specially designed to tackle cancer’s lethal ability to evolve resistance to treatment is to be launched in a state-of-the-art new building in London.