All Oncology


Evolving prostate cancer research with FFPE samples

Added: 29 May 2023

Dr. Nallasivam Palanisamy of the Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University and Dr. Han…

Study points to key role for AI in fast tracking lung cancer treatment

Added: 14 May 2023

Artificial intelligence could help doctors diagnose lung cancer earlier, concludes a study led by r…

Putin invasion has seen loss of two out of three clinical investigator sites in Ukraine and Russia

Added: 12 Mar 2023

The number of recruiting clinical investigator sites in the countries most impacted by the invasion…

'A fifth of cancer trial sites enrol only one patient'

Added: 3 Feb 2023

Nearly one in five cancer clinical trial enrolment sites surveyed worldwide failed to enrol more th…

Medicines Discovery Catapult and SMi gain funding for ‘one second’ biomarker technology

Added: 29 Jan 2023

A project that aims to detect several cancer-associated biomarkers from a single blood sample in un…

Breast cancer studies top global clinical trials for 2022

Added: 15 Jan 2023

Breast cancer remains the most studied disease according to recent global analysis of thousands of …

Northern Ireland launches joined up diagnostics programme 

Added: 11 Dec 2022

Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care service will combine millions of digital patient images i…

Strathclyde tumour testing tool aims to boost experimentation 50 times

Added: 31 Jul 2022

Testing on solid tumour samples could be increased 50 times, say scientists led by the University o…

How to ensure secure biological material transportation

Added: 6 Apr 2022

The correct transport of biological material is a major aspect of modern bio-legislation. Here, Den…

It’s all just a matter of perception

Added: 4 Apr 2022

In anticipation of the announcement of this year’s competition winners, we asked previous winners a…

Broader NHS gene testing could detect twice as many people at risk of cancer

Added: 28 Feb 2022

Currently limited by stringent guidelines, NHS genetic testing currently misses around half of thos…

Personalised medicine demands diversity in clinical trials

Added: 23 Feb 2022

Equity requires us to recognise and celebrate our differences, especially when it comes to health. …

Breakthrough technique set to improve robotic cancer surgery

Added: 18 Feb 2022

The National Robotarium has received funds to develop a method to remove the margin of error for su…

Applying MATIC to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer

Added: 4 Feb 2022

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumours …

Researchers discover how lactic acid weakens anti-tumour defences

Added: 4 Feb 2022

In cancer research, it has long been known that lactic acid, or lactate, is produced in large quant…

Liquid biopsy for solid tumour research

Added: 3 Feb 2022

Liquid biopsy is becoming more and more promising for solid tumour research, detection and surveill…

BIA response to conclusion of NICE methods and processes review

Added: 31 Jan 2022

BioIndustry Association expert expresses disappointment in the scope of the conclusions draw by NIC…

Picodroplet microfluidics - specialist chemicals for single cell analysis

Added: 10 Jan 2022

Picodroplet microfluidics is used to isolate single cells for high-throughput single cell analysis.…

A Million to One: Bridging the biomarker chasm from discovery to the clinic

Added: 21 Dec 2021

With so much research being published on biomarkers, yet so few companion diagnostic devices being …

The future’s bright, the future’s artificial

Added: 25 Nov 2021

As clinical and adjacent staff face overwhelming demands, Cari-Anne Quinn looks at the benefits of …