Clinical trials

• For Researchers

Recognising the essential role of clinical research nurses

We hear from Rosie Lomas - the 'Excellence in Cancer Research Nursing Award' winner - and the other shortlisted nurses about their work and the vital role they play in delivering clinical trials. We hear from Rosie Lomas - the 'Excellence in Cancer Research Nursing Award' winner - and the other shortlisted nurses about their work and the vital role they play in delivering clinical trials.

13 October 2021

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Precision drug slows progression of advanced breast cancer

Patients taking the drug trastuzumab deruxecan were 72% less likely to see their cancer grow significantly or to die than those on an existing breast cancer treatment. Patients taking the drug trastuzumab deruxecan were 72% less likely to see their cancer grow significantly or to die than those on an existing breast cancer treatment.

21 September 2021

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK reports record levels of investment in its spinouts

The charity’s commercial arm saw the amount of money from both internal and external sources invested in its spinouts more than double in the last year. The charity’s commercial arm saw the amount of money from both internal and external sources invested in its spinouts more than double in the last year.

24 August 2021

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

Scientists trial new way to boost CAR T-cell therapy

Cancer Research UK is collaborating with Aleta Biotherapeutics (Aleta) to trial a new therapy that ‘reboots’ a treatment for some people with blood cancer whose cancer starts to come back. Cancer Research UK is collaborating with Aleta Biotherapeutics (Aleta) to trial a new therapy that ‘reboots’ a treatment for some people with blood cancer whose cancer starts to come back.

23 June 2021

• Health & Medicine

Cancer Research UK spin-out gets US approval to trial unique T-cell therapy

Cancer Research UK’s spin-out, GammaDelta Therapeutics, has been given approval to trial its unique T-cell therapy in the US.   Cancer Research UK’s spin-out, GammaDelta Therapeutics, has been given approval to trial its unique T-cell therapy in the US.  

18 June 2021

• Science & Technology
• Health & Medicine

ASCO 2021 news: follow-up treatments pave the way

One of the biggest meetings of the world’s cancer specialists took place this weekend. Here’s a flavour of the some of the top research presented. One of the biggest meetings of the world’s cancer specialists took place this weekend. Here’s a flavour of the some of the top research presented.

9 June 2021

• Health & Medicine

‘A significant step forwards’ – treating patients with advanced biliary tract cancers

An existing combination of chemotherapy could be used to provide a new option for biliary tract cancer patients. An existing combination of chemotherapy could be used to provide a new option for biliary tract cancer patients.

30 March 2021

• Health & Medicine

Could proton beam therapy improve throat cancer treatment?

The first proton beam therapy clinical trial in the UK is finding out if this innovative new form of radiotherapy can improve throat cancer treatment. The first proton beam therapy clinical trial in the UK is finding out if this innovative new form of radiotherapy can improve throat cancer treatment.

15 March 2021

• Health & Medicine

Immunotherapy improves survival for people with aggressive, asbestos-linked lung cancer

People with an aggressive form of lung cancer that’s come back after treatment could live longer when treated with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab. People with an aggressive form of lung cancer that’s come back after treatment could live longer when treated with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab.

30 January 2021

• Health & Medicine

New treatment could spare early-stage rectal cancer patients life-altering side effects

A new and less invasive treatment developed by Cancer Research UK researchers is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer. A new and less invasive treatment developed by Cancer Research UK researchers is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer.

10 December 2020

• Health & Medicine

What's happened to cancer clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic?

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the UK, we look at how cancer clinical trials have been affected by the pandemic. As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the UK, we look at how cancer clinical trials have been affected by the pandemic.

4 November 2020