24 August 2021
A significant proportion of clinically at-risk patients with certain immunocompromised or immunosuppressed conditions mount a low or undetectable immune response after two doses of the same COVID-19 vaccine
29 January 2021
Professor 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'.
14 January 2021
A new and less invasive treatment developed by researchers is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer, giving patients a better quality of life with fewer life-altering side effects.
11 December 2020
Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
05 November 2020
A new study from the University of Birmingham has found that 50% of patients with a rare type of cancer that has spread into the lining of their abdomen may be suitable for immunotherapy treatment.
05 November 2020
A new research centre which aims to overcome barriers for a common, but often overlooked cancer has opened at the University of Birmingham.
27 August 2020
A newly published study led by the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham has found that, compared to other cancers, patients with blood cancers are more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
15 July 2020
A pioneering lung cancer study has highlighted important factors that will need to be considered in the next wave of precision medicine studies particularly in treating genomically complicated cancers.
29 May 2020
During this period of uncertainty, we spoke to some of our researchers in a series of blog posts to find out what it's like to be a scientist and working from home.
28 May 2020
A new study led by the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford has found the mortality rate in cancer patients who are assessed or treated in hospital with COVID-19 is not significantly affected by anti-cancer treatments.
12 May 2020
A clinical trial from the University of Birmingham has found that a new group of patients with lung cancer could benefit from immunotherapy treatment.
06 May 2020
Sarcoma UK: Professor Andrew Beggs hopes to use the DNA of cancer cells to answer a very pressing question – why don't sarcomas respond well to immunotherapy?