Latest news Back to 'Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences' Bayer to invest in childhood cancer trial at the University of Birmingham DescriptionSignificant funding from Bayer enables the University of Birmingham to deliver a new study arm of an international clinical trial which aims to identify more effective treatments for a rare type of childhood cancer.Date:10/05/2021 University of Birmingham joins drug discovery collaboration with Evotec and Bristol Myers Squibb DescriptionThe University of Birmingham is part of a new industry collaboration launched to accelerate drug discovery projects that will fast track research from lab to patient.Date:06/05/2021 Birmingham Health Innovation Campus takes another step forward after planning permission granted DescriptionWork is set to begin on the first phase of Birmingham Health Innovation Campus this Summer after planning permission was granted by Birmingham City Council.Date:21/04/2021 Drug dosing technology to improve children's cancer treatment DescriptionA new project has been launched in collaboration with the University of Birmingham aimed at aiding more precise drug dosing in children with cancer.Date:15/03/2021 COVID positive patients should delay surgery to reduce death risk DescriptionSurgery should be delayed for seven weeks after a patient tests positive for COVID-19 – as operations taking place up to six weeks after diagnosis are associated with increased risk of death.Date:11/03/2021 University Hospitals Birmingham's Brain Tumour Centre awarded Centre of Excellence status DescriptionUniversity Hospitals Birmingham's brain tumour centre has been recognised as a Tessa Jowell Centre of Excellence following rigorous expert-led assessments by the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission.Date:04/03/2021 New study launches into COVID-19 vaccine responses in patients with impaired immune systems DescriptionA UK study sponsored and run by the University of Birmingham has launched aiming to better understand the immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations in patients with certain immunosuppressed conditions including cancer.Date:03/03/2021 Research paves way for rapid non-invasive diagnosis of some childhood brain tumours DescriptionA study led by the University of Birmingham has found combining advanced imaging and artificial intelligence techniques can accurately classify the characteristics of common types of childhood brain tumours.Date:19/02/2021 Birmingham Brief: What happened to cancer while COVID-19 took the front seat? DescriptionProfessor Pam Kearns, Director of the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, writes an opinion piece on how COVID-19 has replaced cancer as 'the big C'.Date:29/01/2021 Better post-surgical care would boost cancer survival chances DescriptionPatients' chances of survival after cancer surgery is strongly linked with the standard of post-operation hospital care, a major international study suggests.Date:25/01/2021 Displaying 1 to 10 of 153 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next