Clinical trials

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

World-first clinical trial launches for advanced bowel cancer

Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type  Patients with advanced bowel cancer are set to benefit from the launch of a new clinical trial targeting treatments to their specific cancer type 

2 April 2014

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• Science & Technology

#nomakeupselfie – some questions answered

What does £8m pay for? And what about the polar bears? We answer your questions about #nomakeupselfie. What does £8m pay for? And what about the polar bears? We answer your questions about #nomakeupselfie.

25 March 2014

• Health & Medicine
• Science & Technology

Joining forces to fight lung cancer

What has the shape of a protein got to do with giving lung cancer patients the best treatments? A team of our researchers have the answer. What has the shape of a protein got to do with giving lung cancer patients the best treatments? A team of our researchers have the answer.

25 March 2014

• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK launches trial to fight cancer caused by a common virus

Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office (DDO) has launched a vaccine trial to treat some forms of cancer caused by the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office (DDO) has launched a vaccine trial to treat some forms of cancer caused by the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV).

25 March 2014

• Health & Medicine

Experimental breast cancer drug to be trialled in lung cancer patients

A clinical trial using an experimental drug originally designed to treat breast cancer launches for patients with advanced lung cancer  A clinical trial using an experimental drug originally designed to treat breast cancer launches for patients with advanced lung cancer 

11 March 2014

• Health & Medicine

Helping to choose which trials Cancer Research UK funds: a patient's perspective

Shirley Harrison is a patient representative on one of our science funding committees - she explains her role and shares her story. Shirley Harrison is a patient representative on one of our science funding committees - she explains her role and shares her story.

30 January 2014

• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK launches trial of new lymphoma treatment

CRUK has launched a trial to treat lymphoma using the body’s own immune system to attack B-cells growing out of control.    CRUK has launched a trial to treat lymphoma using the body’s own immune system to attack B-cells growing out of control.   

29 January 2014

• Health & Medicine

New drug extends life in women with advanced ovarian cancer

Women with ovarian cancer that returned after treatment had their life extended by almost three months after treatment with the drug cediranib. Women with ovarian cancer that returned after treatment had their life extended by almost three months after treatment with the drug cediranib.

5 November 2013

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• Science & Technology

A new age of cancer classification and treatment

Large-scale studies from across the globe are providing genetic clues that link different tumours - but what does this mean for how we define and treat cancer? Large-scale studies from across the globe are providing genetic clues that link different tumours - but what does this mean for how we define and treat cancer?

15 October 2013

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• Science & Technology

MPs call for clinical trials to be easier to run and more transparent

27 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

Less is more for radiotherapy in early breast cancers

Giving radiotherapy in fewer, larger treatments is at least as safe and effective at treating early breast cancer as the international standard dose. Giving radiotherapy in fewer, larger treatments is at least as safe and effective at treating early breast cancer as the international standard dose.

19 September 2013

• Health & Medicine

A groundbreaking clinical trial for children with aggressive neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer and our researchers are pioneering new clinical trials to tackle aggressive forms of the disease - how does it work? Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer and our researchers are pioneering new clinical trials to tackle aggressive forms of the disease - how does it work?

13 August 2013