News archive

New study looks at proton beam therapy for oesophageal cancer patients

30 June 2026

CTC holds 3rd annual involvement event for patient advocates

23 June 2026

Patient on CTC study speaks about bowel cancer treatment success

01 June 2026

Research community marks International Clinical Trials Day

20 May 2026

New blood test could help personalise treatment for advanced prostate cancer, CTC study finds

15 May 2026

EcoCAR project launched to introduce a sustainable approach to CAR T cell manufacturing

28 April 2026

Groundbreaking bowel cancer trial follow-up shows zero relapses

21 April 2026

Lower dose treatments for prostate cancer tested in new trial

11 March 2026

CTC proton beam therapy trial targets mesothelioma

11 March 2026

First NHS patient receives treatment pioneered by CTC studies

14 January 2026

Leukaemia treatment pioneered in CTC studies now approved for use in UK

26 November 2025

Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month in the UK

01 September 2025

CTC immunotherapy trial shows new promise for prostate cancer patients

01 August 2025

Leukaemia treatment pioneered in CTC studies now approved for use in UK

21 July 2025

Results published for practice-changing thyroid cancer trial

19 June 2025

Trials community celebrates International Clinical Trials Day

20 May 2025

UCL marks World Cancer Day, CTC work highlighted

04 February 2025

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week in the UK

20 January 2025

New precision medicine study for patients with biliary tract cancer opens

16 January 2025

Report on underrepresentation of Black and minority ethnic communities in clinical trials published

17 December 2024

'Bridging the Gap': CTC organises collaborative event to raise awareness of clinical trials

21 October 2024

Results of cervical cancer trial hailed as 'biggest breakthrough for decades'

14 October 2024

Launch of the international SAFIR ABC10 program for patients with biliary tract cancer

18 September 2024

Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month in the UK

01 September 2024

Trials community celebrates International Clinical Trials Day

20 May 2024

Colorectal cancer trial quickly reaches recruitment target

01 May 2024

UCL marks World Cancer Day, CTC work highlighted

02 February 2024

MCARTY presented at ASH conference in California

18 December 2023

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

01 November 2023

CTC study findings hailed as 'biggest cervical cancer breakthrough in 20 years'

23 October 2023

Findings published for CTC-coordinated study of CAR T-cell therapy

30 August 2023

Immunotherapy treatment offers hope for men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer

10 July 2023

Patient Engagement Day takes place for Cancer Trials Centre

26 June 2023

UCL clinician scientist honoured with lifetime achievement award

25 May 2023

CARPALL update presented at 2023 EBMT conference in Paris

27 April 2023

Research autopsies reveal how incurable skin cancer resists treatment

30 March 2023

UCL community marks World Cancer Day, CTC patient stories highlighted

03 February 2023

CTC staff members attend inaugural Black in Cancer conference

14 October 2022

CTC studies drive breakthrough in linking air pollution and cancer

12 September 2022

CTC gynae trial presents preliminary results

11 September 2022

CTC liver cancer study now open to recruitment in the UK

31 August 2022

Bile duct cancer trial reaches recruitment target

31 August 2022

CTC study CARPALL presented at 2022 EHA conference

20 July 2022

Launch of NIHR-funded national trial for leukaemia

15 July 2022

CTC studies to be exhibited at London’s Science Museum

25 May 2022

PeRSEVERE project looks at withdrawal of consent in clinical studies

07 April 2022

Clinical study to investigate new personalised treatment for ovarian cancer

31 March 2022

CTC bladder cancer trial recruits first patient

29 March 2022

Analysis published for CTC brain cancer study

15 February 2022

Launch of NIHR-funded national trial for thyroid cancer

14 December 2021

Blood Cancer Awareness Month

01 September 2021

CTC Office Refurbishment

07 June 2021

Combination immunotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer shows promise

21 May 2021

Easter closure dates

01 April 2021

CTC study in lung cancer screening breakthrough

15 February 2021

Promising results for innovative radiotherapy treatment as CTC study gets virtual presentations

29 January 2021

ALLCAR19 update presented at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting

16 December 2020

HCQ trial sees final analysis published

23 October 2020

SUMMIT up and running once more

13 August 2020

INCA trial presented at 25th European Hematology Association Conference

01 July 2020

ACT II trial sees further analysis published

30 June 2020

International Clinical Trials Day 2020 takes place in extraordinary circumstances

20 May 2020

RAINBOW study open to recruitment

14 May 2020

Ovarian cancer study recruits 200th patient

09 March 2020

World Cancer Day 2020

04 February 2020

CTC trials at the 18th British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) conference 2020

31 January 2020

Recruitment underway for ovarian cancer study

13 January 2020

CTC trials at the 61st American Society of Hematology meeting

19 December 2019

ICONIC trial up and running

03 December 2019

East London resident benefits from SUMMIT's early lung cancer screening

11 November 2019

POPPY trial opens to recruitment

28 October 2019

AVENuE Trial open to recruitment

23 October 2019

CTC study shows MRI as potential way forward for lung cancer scans

16 October 2019

PembroWM now open to recruitment

15 October 2019

PARADIGM opens to recruitment

30 September 2019

CTC trial shows promise for leukaemia patients

12 September 2019

SUMMIT study presented at IASLC in Barcelona

10 September 2019

Whole-body MRI can save money and stress, according to CTC study

01 September 2019

Smoking in England in sharp decline

28 August 2019

More research needed into link between sugary drinks and cancer

10 July 2019

SUMMIT study in the news again

03 July 2019

'War in the Blood': CAR T-cell therapy is focus of new BBC documentary

02 July 2019

CR UK & UCL CTC staff present at International Clinical Trials Day meeting

01 June 2019

PROMPT underway at London hospitals

22 May 2019

New London lung cancer study now open

21 May 2019

STATEC up and running at trio of new sites in Europe

16 May 2019

CTC trial treating rare gynae cancer recruits first patients

13 May 2019

Jonathan Ledermann elected as Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

09 May 2019

INCA trial closes to recruitment

05 April 2019

CTC study opens for relapsed Hodgkin lymphoma patients

25 March 2019

New study in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma open to recruitment

22 March 2019

ABC-07 Trial Secures funding for Phase II

11 March 2019

Cervical cancer awareness campaign looks for screening boost

01 March 2019

SUMMIT piques interest

07 December 2018

CTC lung cancer trial presented in Toronto

16 October 2018

100 patients give PEACE a chance

14 September 2018

CTC at European Haematology Association conference 2018

13 September 2018

CTC celebrates 21st anniversary

04 September 2018

ARISTOTLE trial closes to recruitment

07 August 2018

New ovarian cancer study at the CTC

01 August 2018

CTC runs successful course for CRM Phase I trials

23 July 2018

CTC celebrates 21st anniversary

01 June 2018

NOW BOOKING: training course for budding Chief Investigators

31 May 2018

UCL cancer trials to get £9m funding boost

16 April 2018

CTC opens its first trial in prostate cancer

23 February 2018

Just one cigarette a day increases risk of stroke and heart disease

25 January 2018

Successful MRC training course held for budding Chief Investigators

24 January 2018

New ovarian cancer drug based on UCL research

20 December 2017

Trial shows new treatment option for advanced lung cancer patients

19 December 2017

‘He inspired us’: brother shares experience of a cancer diagnosis in the family

01 December 2017

Trial coordinated by CTC pioneers new liver cancer treatment

13 November 2017

GALLIUM findings published today

05 October 2017

Lymphatic Cancer Awareness Week

11 September 2017

Blood Cancer Awareness Month

01 September 2017

CTC well represented at lymphoma conference

29 August 2017

First patient recruited for IDRIS trial

28 August 2017

SCORAD III findings presented at ASCO conference

03 July 2017

ABC-07 trial presented at AMMF conference

01 June 2017

CTC study is detecting lung cancer early

26 April 2017

WATCH: CTC produces information videos for cervical cancer trial

25 April 2017

‘The Uninvited Guest’: read a cancer patient’s account of her experience on a clinical trial

15 March 2017

Statins do not benefit patients with lung cancer, new study shows

27 February 2017

CTC staff attend BTOG

01 February 2017

Landmark study provides insight into chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer patients

13 January 2017