Pancreatic Cancer Conference
Registration is now open for our inaugural Pancreatic Cancer Conference! 🎉 Join us from 7-9 July 2026 in London for three days of the latest scientific advances, meaningful debate and […]
AI Treatment Reprograms and Triggers Cancer Stem Cells to Self-Destruct
October 20, 2025
This image shows patient derived tumor organoids before (top) and after treatment (bottom). The colors show the activation of pathways related to cell differentiation in cancer stem cells. Shortly after these images were taken, the cancer stem cells spontaneously collapsed. [Pradipta Ghosh/HUMANOID]
Research careers – a new approach for clinical academics
Clinical academics play a crucial role in bridging basic cancer research and clinical practice, yet retaining them remains a major challenge. In an article by Marjolein Schaap for Cancer Research […]
Glucocorticoids Unleash Immune-dependent Melanoma Control through Inhibition of the GARP/TGF β Axis
Half of patients with advanced melanoma fail to benefit from immune checkpoint blockade, and novel treatments are urgently required. Testing topical medications for anticancer activity in an immunotherapy-resistant murine melanoma […]
A Bridge for Your Career
The CRUK Bridge to Academic Leadership (BAL) programme supports early career researchers transitioning to independence by equipping them with leadership, grant-writing, and strategic skills. Overall: The BAL programme offers practical […]
Level-up: Looking to epigenetics for the next immunotherapy breakthrough
Summary – Epigenetic Checkpoint BlockadeCheckpoint inhibitors targeting immune checkpoints have revolutionised cancer treatment, but a new frontier lies in epigenetic checkpoints. These act at the chromatin level to silence retroelements—ancient […]