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Latest news 

New network Oxford Cancer launches

A new pan-divisional initiative has launched at the University of Oxford. Bringing together the collective force of cancer research, outreach and care that happen across the city of Oxford.

The next step in personalised cancer medicine

Botnar Research Centre researchers have developed standalone long-read sequencing of single cells technology that could open new avenues into the causes of diseases like cancer.

Ludwig Oxford and Oxford University welcome Professor Stefan Constantinescu

Professor Stefan Constantinescu joins Ludwig Oxford to expand his research programme in cancer epigenetics.

Study investigating targeted drug delivery by focused ultrasound for pancreatic cancer opens

University of Oxford researchers have begun recruitment to a study looking at whether chemotherapy medication can reach pancreatic tumours more effectively if encapsulated within a heat-sensitive shell and triggered with focused ultrasound.

14 new CRUK Oxford Centre Development Fund Awardees

The awardees from the 2021 round of the CRUK Oxford Centre Development fund have been announced. Read about what research they will be undertaking.

Dr Lennard Lee awarded ACP McElwain Prize for contributions to medical oncology

Dr Lee has received the award to acknowledge his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the establishment of the UK Coronavirus Cancer Monitoring Project.

Two clinical academic research partnerships awarded to Oxford researchers

Congratulations to Dr Karthik Ramasamy & Dr John Jacob on their CARP awards from the Medical Research Council. Find more about their work that is being funded

Potential for radiotherapy and VTP multimodality therapy for prostate cancer

A recent collaborative study from the University of Oxford has investigated the potential benefit of a combined therapy approach to prostate cancer treatment, using radiotherapy and vascular targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP), which could lead to first-in-man early phase clinical trials.

Reduced antibody response to COVID vaccination in myeloid blood cancers patients

Oxford researchers have found that antibody responses to the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine in people with chronic myeloid blood cancers are not as strong as those among the general population.

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The Centre supports researchers at every stage of their career and are committed to facilitating more excellent science in Oxford.

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Research

We have achieved a critical mass of investment here in Oxford and the opportunities for cancer research are immense.

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Graduate studies

Oxford is consistently ranked the world’s best for clinical, pre-clinical, and health training. It is within this rich environment that the Centre implements 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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Oxford Centre Films

Participating in an early phase clinical trial (Part 1) – being recruited to a trial

Participating in an early phase clinical trial (Part 2) – during the trial

CRUK Oxford Centre International Symposium on Oesophageal Cancer

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