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Nov 2019
Cancer tests promise more clinical trials
A range of tests developed at Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory (GPOL) and the University of Glasgow could help cancer research and result in clinical trials becoming accessible to more patients.
The Glasgow Cancer Tests are a new suite of affordable blood cancer and solid tumour tests, which are designed to be used in routine healthcare, such as within the NHS, around the world.
The tests could open up the latest treatments to cancer patients and could also help scientists discover what makes cancer resistant to chemotherapy drugs.
Andrew Biankin, director of GPOL and regius professor of surgery at the University of Glasgow, said “The Glasgow Cancer Tests were created so that ultimately every patient with cancer could have access to the latest treatments and clinical trials.
“Our team of inventors, including Susie Cooke, Philip Beer and David Chang, have dedicated the last five years of their lives to creating the Glasgow Cancer Test.
“This test will enable patients around the world to access the best treatments for their cancer.”
GPOL’s head of medical genomics, Dr Susie Cooke, said “The challenge has been to work out how to extract the maximum amount of information about a cancer sample from a small, affordable assay and a small amount of sample material.
“It’s vital to have a test that provides what the patient and physician need in the real world, rather than one that has requirements that are unlikely to be met in day-to-day healthcare. The test also needs to cover the full range of information present in a cancer’s DNA so that every option can be explored for every patient.
“We want to make it much easier for patients to get on to clinical trials and for companies to run more trials and offer more trial options to patients. The Glasgow Cancer Tests can enable that.”
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Posted by Karen Motley, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.
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