The MR Linac machine combines two technologies – an MRI scanner and a linear accelerator – to precisely locate tumours, tailor the shape of X-ray beams in real time, and accurately deliver doses of ...

I am a PhD student focused on understanding the mechanisms involved in targeting the hypoxia signalling pathway in myeloid malignancies. My work aims to identify synthetically lethal vulnerabilities ...

What is the study about? IMPORT LOW investigates whether a more targeted type of radiotherapy for people with early breast cancer can reduce side effects without reducing how well the treatment works.

I am a haematology registrar and second-year PhD student. My clinical and research interests are focussed on AML and improving patient outcomes for this disease. The central aim of my work is to ...

Image: A scanning electron microscope image of a prostate cancer cell. Credit: Anne Weston, Francis Crick Institute. CC BY-NC 4.0. At The Institute of Cancer Research, London, we often refer to ...

Over the last four decades, radiotherapy has seen a technological revolution – evolving from broad, relatively simple deliveries to highly targeted, patient-specific treatment. Few individuals have ...

As we enter 2026, scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, share the developments expected this year that could soon change how cancer is treated – from technologies designed to deliver ...

Scientists have developed a tool which helps them better understand cancer’s survival tactics and could eventually lead to new treatments for dozens of cancer types. Some cancers are caused by ...

A new immunotherapy drug has shown promise for safely treating prostate cancer, a phase I trial reports. Almost half of the patients in the trial that could be evaluated saw their tumour shrink after ...

Prostate cancer that has become resistant to hormone therapy could be treated using a new drug that is currently in clinical trials for ovarian and bile duct cancer, according to research published in ...

Thousands of women who undergo radiotherapy for low-risk breast cancer could be spared some of the side effects of treatment after a study confirmed that more targeted treatments are just as effective ...

Tens of thousands of tumour samples which have been stored in the basement of a London hospital for more than 70 years could be the key to unlocking the mystery of why bowel cancer cases are rising in ...