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£3.1 million for PROTECT trial

6th May 2022

Yorkshire Cancer Research has announced a £3.1 million grant for research led by Ranjit Manchanda to investigate the risks, benefits, and feasibility of introducing population-based genetic testing for ‘all’ women to find out if they are at high risk of cancer. Thousands of women living in Yorkshire and other parts of the UK will be offered tests as part of the PROTECT (Population based germline testing for early detection and cancer prevention) clinical trial.

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Investigating new treatment targets for lymphoma, and beyond

5th May 2022

We spoke with Dr John Riches, Clinical Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Haemato-Oncology at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, about his team’s recent publication, which describes a new potential treatment target for a subset of lymphomas.

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Introducing Dr Diu Nguyen

29th April 2022

We would like to wish a very warm welcome to Dr Diu Nguyen who has recently joined the Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London as a Lecturer and Group Leader. Dr Nguyen joins us from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, USA, where she completed her postdoctoral training investigating the role of post-transcriptional regulation in normal and malignant cancer stem cells.

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Study suggests simple blood test could help to monitor pancreatic cancer patients

28th April 2022

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London have found it is possible to identify and track genetic variations in the tumours of patients with pancreatic cancer using a simple blood test.

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Rewiring the biology of leukaemia cells to reverse drug resistance

20th April 2022

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London have identified a way to reverse resistance to a group of cancer drugs, known as kinase inhibitors, in leukaemia cells. By rewiring the inner workings of the cancer cells, the team was able to prime leukaemia cells for sensitivity to treatment in the laboratory.

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Prof Manchanda receives prestigious recognition from India’s leading medical school

17th March 2022

Congratulations to Professor Ranjit Manchanda from the CRUK Barts Centre who has been awarded the Distinguished Infosys Chair in Oncology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.

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