Research projects

Tim Elliott and Team

Active United Kingdom

General cancer research

Can we predict which patients will respond to immunotherapy?

This project hopes to open up exciting possibilities for personalised cancer treatment by finding how to predict which patients will respond best to treatment.

Researcher: Professor Tim Elliott

Finding ways to predict which patients will respond to immunotherapy
Richard Jenner Headshot

Active United Kingdom

Lymphoma

Can we find a way to switch anti-cancer genes back on?

This project will explore a cancer mutation which could be key to finding  new way stop cancer progressing, opening the door to future new treatments.

Researcher: Professor Richard Jenner

A new way to switch anti-cancer genes back on
Darran Oconnor Headshot

Complete Ireland

Breast cancer

How can we start new cures for invasive lobular breast cancer?

This project hopes to pave the way towards more treatment options for patients with a type of breast cancer which often becomes resistant to current therapies.

Researcher: Professor Darran O'Connor

Finding a new treatment for invasive lobular breast cancer
Chiara Di Malta and Team

Complete Italy

Kidney cancer

How can we stop an inherited syndrome causing kidney cancer?

This project hopes to kickstart a new way to prevent kidney cancer developing by better understanding the process that puts some families at a higher risk.

Researcher: Dr Chiara Di Malta

Trying to stop the development of kidney cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
Renata Basto in the lab

Complete France

Ovarian cancer

How can we help chemotherapy work better for ovarian cancer?

By better understanding how cancer progresses and responds to treatment this research team hope to improve outcomes for ovarian cancer patients. 

Researcher: Dr Renata Basto

Understanding ovarian cancer progression and response to chemotherapy
Lee Wong and Team

Complete Australia

General cancer research

How do cancer cells avoid death and can we reverse this?

This project is trying to better understand certain cancer mutations in the hope of discovering clues towards new treatments for a range of cancer types.

Researcher: Dr Lee Wong

Finding new treatment targets by tackling cancer’s immortality

Complete Germany

Oral cancer

Can we starve oral cancer to stop it spreading to other organs?

This project hopes to discover how to cut of cancer’s energy supply so it can’t spread, making it easier to treat and improving  outcomes for patients.

Researcher: Dr Michaela Frye

Starving cancer to stop metastasis
Jo K Perry in the lab

Complete New Zealand

General cancer research

Do growth hormones hold the key to making radiotherapy better?

Radiotherapy doesn’t work for all cancer patients so this project hopes to kickstart a new drug that could work in combination to improve patient outcomes.

Researcher: Dr Jo K Perry

Developing a new class of anti-cancer drug

Complete Italy

Pancreatic cancer

How do the ‘brain’ and the ‘powerhouse’ of cancer cells talk?

This project hopes to find vital clues towards much needed new cures for pancreatic cancer by finding out more about the communication within cancer cells.

Researcher: Dr Alessandro Carrer

Studying communication between the powerhouse and the brain of the cell to stop cancer growth