At the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, we carry out clinical trials, observational studies, meta-analyses, and methodology research. We focus on research questions that are internationally important, and relevant for patients, policymakers, and health workers.
Latest News
Hormone therapy can delay prostate cancer spread in people treated with surgery and radiotherapy
People with prostate cancer who have had surgery to remove their prostate, and then received radiotherapy, can benefit from hormone therapy.
20 Sep
Adding abiraterone to standard therapy helps people with metastatic prostate cancer to live longer
Adding the drug abiraterone to standard hormone therapy helps people with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body to live longer.
20 Sep
The REFINE Trial is presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress
Sophie Merrick presented the REFINE trial at the ESMO Congress in Paris on the 12th September
20 Sep
Dolutegravir-based HIV treatment is better for babies and young children
Babies and young children treated with the anti-HIV drug dolutegravir, in combination with other anti-HIV drugs, are more likely to keep the virus under control, compared to those treated with standard anti-HIV treatment…
31 Aug
Research Themes
Cancer
Innovative clinical trial design and meta-analysis extending beyond the boundaries of single cancer types
Infections
Major international clinical trials answering questions of global public health significance
Neurodegenerative diseases
New generation of innovative multi-arm, multi stage platform clinical trials to identify and test new therapeutic treatments in neurodegenerative diseases
Methodology
Development of methods with direct impact on the design, conduct and analysis of studies
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Exciting news to speed up #ProstateCancer diagnosis! A new clinical imaging dataset from the #PROMIStrial is now available to researchers involved in #AI tools for #ProstateCancer. @imaging_cancer @ReIMAGINE_PCa @NIHR_RDS @CRUKresearch @ProstateUKProfs https://t.co/Fl6bZgjUPC
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The ARCHERY #ClinicalTrial aims to find out if #AI can produce good quality plans for #radiotherapy treatment in some #cancers. Find out more about ARCHERY 👇 https://t.co/aYlV0IMMMY
