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The following news articles were published in 2024.
Adjuvant pembrolizumab improves survival in high-risk clear cell renal cell cancer
Recent results from the KEYNOTE-564 trial, an international study with its UK component led from Edinburgh, support adjuvant pembrolizumab as a standard of care after surgery for patients with clear cell renal cell cancer (kidney cancer): April 2024
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award for University of Edinburgh and Nuvectis
University of Edinburgh and Nuvectis Pharma win Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
£7.3m to provide next generation of cancer experts in Scotland
Cancer Research UK awards funding to boost research: April 2024
Carragher Lab honours Emily’s memory
The family of a woman who died from a brain tumour aged just 31 have unveiled a plaque on the wall of the Neil Carragher Research Group lab, where the work they’ve helped to fund takes place: February 2024
Welcoming Dr Nezha Benabdallah to the Institute of Genetics and Cancer
Dr Nezha Benabdallah, geneticist and cancer researcher, joins the Institute of Genetics and Cancer as a new principal investigator: February 2024
Autophagy linked to enhanced oncogenic signalling and brain tumour development
A study shows that autophagy regulates oncogenic signalling of platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) and that the absence of autophagy disrupts PDGFRA-driven brain tumour development: January 2024
First comprehensive molecular picture of ovarian carcinosarcoma
A study led by our scientists provides the first comprehensive molecular picture of ovarian carcinosarcoma (OCS), an uncommon form of ovarian cancer: January 2024
Shining a Light on Breast Cancer
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month we look back at our public Shining a Light event: October 2023
Local community welcomed for Doors Open Day
The Institute of Genetics and Cancer welcomed nearly 200 visitors for Doors Open Day: September 2023
Celebrating Technician Week at the University of Edinburgh
The essential work of technical staff has been highlighted through Technician Week events across the University in September