Detection – Earlier diagnosis
How to design better tools for earlier diagnosis of secondary breast cancer to increase survival rates.
Research projects that are associated with our research theme of Detection are shown below:
ABC Discover
Prof Paul Skipp, University of Southampton
Professor Paul Skipp aims to identify molecular biomarkers and diet and lifestyle factors that are associated with risk of secondary breast cancer. Read more
Characterising the Glycan Shield
Dr Oliver Pearce, Barts Cancer Institute, London
Dr. Oliver Pearce aims to identify how breast cancer tumours remodel their surroundings to protect them from attack by the bodies’ own immune system. He hopes to understand how immune cells are deactivated in order to improve the response to immunotherapy in triple negative breast cancer patients. Read more
Exploring Versican as an Immune Barrier in Cancer (PhD)
Dr Oliver Pearce and Priyanka Hirani, Barts Cancer Institute, London
Following on from the Glycan Shield project, Dr. Oliver Pearce and Priyanka Hirani are investigating how the protein Versican might be involved in deactivating immune cells in the tumour microenvironment. Read more
DietCompLyf Biobank
Dr Miriam Dwek, University of Westminster, London
ABC’s first funded clinical study initiated by our founder Dr Anthony Leathem and lead by Dr. Miriam Dwek provides biological samples from patients over a 5-year follow-up period post-diagnosis to identify biomarkers for earlier detection of breast cancer recurrence. Read more