Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences Using fundamental research and the power of genomics to develop better therapies in cancer and other complex diseases.
News TREATWolfram clinical trial to unlock a potential treatment for a rare disease Birmingham is making a real-world impact on rare diseases, with a comprehensive multi-facility network for research helping to find new treatments for patients like those with Wolfram syndrome.
News Stopping the awakening of sleeping Acute Myeloid Leukaemia stem cells to prevent disease relapse
News Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit: Celebrating 40 Years of Funding From Cancer Research UK
09 January 2024 Combining anti-tumour drugs with chemo may improve rare children’s cancer outcomes Phase 2 trial found adding Bevacizumab to different chemotherapy drugs led to more patients’ tumours shrinking, which has helped to change routine UK treatment.
20 December 2023 Finding and targeting a tumour’s sweet spot to eradicate aggressive form of leukemia Screening research found that removal of RUNX1 transcription factor and target gene could lead to network collapse and cancer cell death
19 December 2023 Professor Amos Burke appointed Director of the Birmingham Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit Professor Amos Burke has been appointed as the new Director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, based at the University of Birmingham.
30 November 2023 Birmingham Researchers Visit Parliament to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness Birmingham researchers were invited to the UK Parliament to take part in the Breast Cancer Awareness Day, "Wear It Pink", as representatives of the Midlands.
23 November 2023 Where DNA copying into RNA starts could determine whether cancer cells are receptive to treatment Study found 59 cancer types that could have transcript start site switching weakness
23 November 2023 Early epigenetic instructions anticipate next steps of gene activity during blood cell development The complex catalogue of interactions between genes that enable proper blood cell development to begin has been identified in a new study.