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Scientists uncover a promising strategy to combat leukaemia resistance
18th May 2023
Research reveals a vulnerability in leukaemia cells that causes them to fill with toxic fatty acids
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Clinical trial shows tumour-starving drug improves survival of mesothelioma
16th April 2023
An innovative therapy provides new hope to patients with malignant mesothelioma – a rare but rapidly fatal type of cancer with few effective treatment options – according to results presented by Professor Peter Szlosarek and his team at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London.
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Vitamin B5 could improve red blood cell production in people with myelodysplastic syndromes
2nd March 2023
Scientists from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London and the Francis Crick Institute, have uncovered why patients with a rare type of blood cancer suffer from ineffective red blood cell production, and how vitamin B5 could be combined with existing drugs to improve outcomes.
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In conversation with Professor Marco Gerlinger
20th May 2022
This International Clinical Trials Day, we spoke with Professor Marco Gerlinger. Professor Gerlinger and his team’s laboratory research focuses on understanding and overcoming drug resistance in bowel and gastro-oesophageal cancers, and identifying new and more effective ways to treat these cancers using immunotherapies and combination therapies.
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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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Clinical study to investigate new personalised treatment for ovarian cancer
14th March 2022
Dr Michelle Lockley from Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London has received funding from Barts Charity and the Anticancer Fund to investigate a new personalised treatment approach for ovarian cancer that has returned after previous chemotherapy.
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