Tag Archives: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

NHS to Offer Five-Session Radiotherapy for Thousands of Men with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

(IN BRIEF) Thousands of men with early-stage prostate cancer in England will now be offered stereotactic body radiotherapy, also known as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, through the NHS after results from the PACE-B trial showed the treatment can be as effective … Read the full press release →

The Institute of Cancer Research Reports Promising Tumour Response Results for Amivantamab in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has presented encouraging results from the phase Ib/II OrigAMI-4 clinical trial, showing that the targeted immunotherapy drug amivantamab shrank tumours in 42 per cent of patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and … Read the full press release →

ISS expands UK healthcare partnership with Fulham Road Collaborative to deliver integrated hospital services and enhanced patient experience

(IN BRIEF) ISS has expanded its partnership with the Fulham Road Collaborative in the UK, which includes Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, in a contract valued at around DKK 100 million … Read the full press release →

The London Cancer Hub Receives Planning Approval for Major Life-Sciences Expansion in Sutton

(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed Sutton Council’s approval of ambitious plans led by Aviva Capital Partners and Socius to create around one million square feet of new life-sciences research and laboratory space across a 12-acre site … Read the full press release →

AI-enhanced MRI analysis shows potential to accelerate metastatic prostate-cancer assessment and improve treatment decisions

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have developed AI software that automates the complex interpretation of whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI scans, which are increasingly used to evaluate advanced prostate cancer. The … Read the full press release →

Breakthrough study by ICR reveals potential life-saving combination of oncolytic virus and ILP for sarcoma and melanoma patients

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have achieved a breakthrough in the treatment of advanced sarcoma and melanoma through a novel combination of isolated limb perfusion (ILP) and oncolytic virus therapy. In the first clinical trial … Read the full press release →

New RAMPART trial results show combination immunotherapy significantly improves disease-free survival in kidney cancer patients after surgery

(IN BRIEF) The Phase III RAMPART trial has demonstrated that combining the immunotherapy drugs durvalumab and tremelimumab after surgery significantly improves disease-free survival in patients with early-stage renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Led by the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit … Read the full press release →

New monarchE trial data shows long-term survival gains for high-risk early breast cancer patients receiving abemaciclib with hormone therapy

(IN BRIEF) Long-term data from the international monarchE trial has confirmed that patients with HR+ and HER2- node-positive high-risk early breast cancer achieve better survival outcomes when treated with the targeted therapy abemaciclib in combination with standard hormone therapy. Presented … Read the full press release →