Chinwag Spring 2019

Research news

 The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre Manchester  needs your help

TrueNTH post-surgery follow-up study The Christie is leading recruitment to a study looking at the impact of surgery on men’s lives following removal of their prostate. A total of 26 centres across the UK are recruiting to the TrueNTH post-surgery follow-up study, which is now in Phase II. The aim of the study is Precision Cancer Research Partnership During December, biotech company Roche announced up to £20m of new investment for a Precision Cancer Research Partnership with The Christie. This aims to help patients with less common cancers benefit from personalised treatments. The Christie is already leading the way in personalised medicine, matching cancer treatments to the specific genetics of a patient’s cancer. This new partnership will ensure that more patients than ever before at The Christie can benefit from this kind of individual treatment targeting. For further information please contact wes.dale@ christie.nhs.uk It is a great opportunity for anyone to get involved in one day of research. The work has been funded NIHR BRC Manchester and MAHSC. For more information, email ellena.badrick@manchester.ac.uk Researchers in the cancer prevention and early detection theme have been turning research on its head, asking those who have been affected by cancer, what they consider the most important questions around detecting cancer early. This Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) is supported by the James Lind Alliance and aims to balance research ideas that advance knowledge, and those with a more direct patient benefit. Researcher Dr Ellena Badrick has collected over 500 responses from clinicians, patients, carers and public. On 26th June 2019, the PSP is holding a workshop to review the responses from the survey, and to choose the top 10 research priorities. They require input from a broad range of health professionals who practice at any stage of the cancer pathway.

The Detecting Cancer Early Priority Setting Partnership Steering Group

Cancer Futures

Cancer Futures is a new publication from The University of Manchester that showcases a snapshot of the stories and people in Manchester who are transforming lives through their research. It can be viewed online or you can request a copy from cancerfutures@ manchester.ac.uk

Spotlight on trials nurses Three research nurses, Alison White, Amy Smith and Chloe Thomson are the stars of a new video for the digital experimental cancer medicine team. The video highlights how the role of the trials nurse is changing through technology and how the digital ECMT supports nurses to gather patient-reported outcomes and experience. This helps to monitor patient safety between clinical visits, ensures patients feel informed and involved, and provides convenience for patients with active lives. The information gathered helps to improve the quality of trial data collected and improves clinical decision making. Watch the video at https://hive.xchristie.nhs.uk/ Interact/Pages/Content/Document.aspx?id=9589

to develop and evaluate a survey that could be routinely used to monitor the patient-reported outcomes of surgery. A total of 133 patients at The Christie have so far consented to participate, meaning the Greater Manchester site is comfortably the top recruiter.

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