Cancer Research UK
Samra Turajlić appointed director of Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute
June 18, 2025Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, Oncology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester, cancer research
Cancer Research UK has announced the appointment of Samra Turajlić as the new director of the Cancer Research UK Manchester …
Scientists discover reason for resistance to bowel cancer treatment
June 17, 2025Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Oncology, The Institute of Cancer Research, bowel cancer, drug resistance
Scientists funded by Cancer Research UK have demonstrated what may cause some treatments to stop working in people living with …
Sosei Heptares and Cancer Research UK announce first patient dosed in phase 1/2a trial
August 10, 2023Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Oncology, Sosei Heptares, clinical trial, immunology
Sosei Heptares and Cancer Research UK have announced that the first patient has been dosed in their phase 1/2a clinical …
Cancer Research UK joins forces with Teon to develop new cancer drug
March 2, 2021Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Cancer Research UK, Teon
Cancer Research UK and Teon Therapeutics have entered a collaboration agreement to progress the early phase clinical development of Teon’s new cancer drug. The partnership …
Scientists develop new drug to target KRAS mutations in cancer
January 5, 2021Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Cancer Research UK
In a study funded by Cancer Research UK and Wellcome, scientists have developed a new drug that effectively targets the …
Women who take statins could be less likely to develop ovarian cancer, study finds
February 19, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, cholesterol, ovarian cancer, statins
A study by Cancer Research UK has found that women who take statins, drugs that lower cholesterol, are less likely …
Elderly cancer cases to increase 80% by 2035, says CRUK
June 21, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development CRUK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, NHS, UK, pharma
A new report from Cancer Research UK has indicated that the number of UK citizens over the age of 75 …
Cancer Research UK unveil new Chief Business Officer
June 8, 2018Medical Communications Cancer Research UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Cancer Research UK has appointed Tony Hickson to the position of Chief Business Officer. He arrives to the business from …
UK media coverage vastly underrepresents older cancer patients and their risk, study finds
April 26, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, Cancer Research UK, UK, University of Glasgow, pharma
A Cancer Research UK-funded study undertaken by the University of Glasgow has revealed that representation and coverage of cancer patients …
Lifestyle factors to blame for 38% of cancers
March 23, 2018Medical Communications Cancer, Cancer Research UK, UK government, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
A new study by Cancer Research UK has found that more than 135,500 cases of cancer every year in the …
New Year, new goals
February 8, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer Research UK, Chiesi, EMA, FDA, Genetic Alliance, pharma
With the New Year begun in earnest, Pharmafocus speaks to a range of players in pharma and the life sciences …
UK breast cancer mortality falls 10% over five years, overtaken by prostate deaths for first time
February 5, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, breast cancer, pharma, prostate cancer
Breast cancer deaths in the UK have fallen by 10% in the past five years, according to research released by …
Cancer Research UK agrees largest drug discovery collab to date
December 15, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Celgene, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Cancer Research UK has announced that its subsidiary, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), and Celgene have agreed a drug discovery collaboration. …
First-ever study in the personalised treatment of rare cancers brings promising results
October 18, 2017Research and Development Cancer, Cancer Research UK, personalised medicine, pharma, rare cancer
The first-ever trial to treat patients for rare cancers in a personalised manner based on the characteristics of their individual …
Harnessing the power of the immune system
October 9, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, immunotherapy, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Dr Áine McCarthy, Senior Science Information Officer at Cancer Research UK, discusses the latest efforts to further understand the immunotherapies …
