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New initiative with the Synthetic Biology CDT

New initiative with the Synthetic Biology CDT
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Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre Announces Prof. Xin Lu as New Co-Director

The Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Xin Lu as Co-Director of the Centre.
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Simon Leedham awarded the Cancer Research UK Future Leaders in Cancer Research Prize

Today at the NCRI Annual Conference Professor Simon Leedham was…
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Oxford University scientist developing new treatments to tackle breast cancer that has spread to the brain

Professor Nicola Sibson of the Department of Oncology has been awarded a grant worth almost £200,000 by research charity Breast Cancer Now to fund cutting-edge research to uncover novel treatment combinations to control breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
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John Findlay wins Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS) Prize

John Findlay wins Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS) prize for his presentation ’Staging gastric cancer with 18F-FDG PET-CT identifies frequent unsuspected metastases and patients of high risk of incurable disease, early recurrence and death’
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From bench to bedside in two years: collaborative science opens the way for a new drug for bowel cancer patients across the UK

Today a new drug will become available for patients with bowel cancer as part of a national clinical trial; based on a scientific discovery made only two years ago at the University of Oxford.
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Researchers Make Breakthrough Discovery in Fight against Colorectal Cancer

Professor Tim Maughan, Professor of Clinical Oncology at the University of Oxford and Principal Lead of the S:CORT Consortium said: “This research emphasises how a collaborative approach can give significant insight into bowel cancer disease biology, but also to begin to translate this knowledge into clinically-relevant applications. As part of the work of the S:CORT consortium, we will now focus on making sure that the research is put into practice so that it can become part of the standard of care for patients.”
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FOXFIRE Combined Analysis Update

FOXFIRE Combined Analysis indicates no benefit in overall survival from adding selective internal radiotherapy [SIRT] to first-line oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. Secondary analyses confirm improved control of liver metastases with liver-directed SIRT and show clinical benefit in patients with liver metastases originating from difficult-to-treat right-sided colon cancer.
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New Era in Precision Medicine for Pancreatic Cancer

The development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer is set to be transformed by a network of clinical trials, aiming to find the right trial for the right patient, after a £10 million investment from Cancer Research UK today.
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Oxford University is first and foremost an institution dedicated to education and is consistently the world’s best university for clinical, pre-clinical and health training. It is within this enriched environment that the Centre is able to implement its strategy for training the next generation of cancer researchers.

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Through our networking and events programme, the Centre brings together the individual components of the Centre into a cohesive community for cancer research.

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