UKONS article - Autumn 2011
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Members of the ECMC Research Nurse Network Group wrote an article: Research nursing in experimental cancer medicine centres which appeared in the Autumn 2011 edition of UKONS Oncology Nursing Society Newsletter. The article is on pages 4-6 of the newsletter .
New Network role for Ilaria
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From Monday 10 April, Dr Ilaria Mirabile of the ECMC Programme Office is taking on a new role as Network Lead.
Take part in our sandpit-style innovation workshops
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Cancer Research UK is running sandpit-style workshops to generate innovative projects in cancer research
Cutting-edge brain tumour treatment made available in Wales
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Welsh patients are to be some of the first in the world to access the drug-radiation combination trial, known as PARADIGM 2. The trial co-funded by Cancer Research UK and The Brain Tumour Charity, and is part of CRUK's ECMC Combinations Alliance and will be run at Velindre Cancer Centre by Dr James Powell.
Rucaparib provides promise for patients with high-grade ovarian cancer
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A Phase I-II study supported by UCL ECMC has found that rucaparib can be used in the treatment of patients with high-grade ovarian cancer.
UK's only dedicated myelomonocytic leukaemia trial opens in Cardiff
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The UK's only current trial dedicated to the treatment of myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) has recruited its first patient. The Phase II MONOCLE study has opened at the Institute of Cancer & Genetics at Cardiff University, and has received funding support from the Cardiff ECMC.
New era in precision medicine for pancreatic cancer
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The development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer is set to be transformed by a £10m investment by Cancer Research UK into a network of clinical trials, aiming to find the right trial for the right patient.
Q&A with Professor Daniel Palmer
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On 1 April 2017, Liverpool ECMC joined the Adult ECMC Network. We caught up with Professor Daniel Palmer, the Liverpool ECMC Lead, to hear why joining the Network is important for cancer patients in Liverpool, his love for Johnny Marr, and what inspired his career in oncology.
Celebrating 10 years at the Annual Network Meeting
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10 May saw the return of the Annual Network Meeting and, with 2017 marking the network’s 10th anniversary, it was indeed a very exciting and special event. Over 260 attendees from across the network joined us in the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London.
Looking forward to the next quinquennium with Aoife Regan
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As we are now at the beginning of a new quinquennium, we sat down with Dr Aoife Regan, Head of the ECMC Programme Office, to find out what's in store for the next five years for the network.