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Scientists uncover protein with the power to help or hinder breast cancer progression
30th April 2024
The findings could help more patients to benefit from the latest advances in immunotherapies.
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Dr Luigi Ombrato awarded Cancer Research UK grant to understand how the seeds of secondary tumours grow
21st March 2024
Congratulations to Dr Luigi Ombrato who has been awarded a £700k grant to investigate the earliest stages of cancer spread.
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Unexpected inhibitor of breast cancer invasion revealed
28th July 2023
The findings could help us to distinguish who will benefit from treatment
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Celebrating 10 years of the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank
19th August 2022
This summer, the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank is celebrating 10 years of enabling vital breast cancer research. Since opening in 2012, the Tissue Bank has provided researchers across the globe with access to high-quality breast tissue, breast cells and blood samples from breast cancer patients, driving advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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Immunotherapy significantly reduces recurrence in aggressive breast cancer
10th February 2022
An immunotherapy drug called ‘pembrolizumab’ has been shown to significantly reduce disease recurrence in patients with the most aggressive type of breast cancer, according to results from a phase III clinical trial led by Professor Peter Schmid from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.
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Overcoming drug resistance in breast cancer
28th October 2021
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with Dr Ioanna Keklikoglou, Lecturer and Group Leader in the Centre for Tumour Microenvironment at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London. Dr Keklikoglou’s research focuses on understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control resistance to anti-cancer therapies in breast cancer.
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