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Investigating roles of the SWI/SNF complex subunits in genome stability, chromatin organisation, innate immune signalling and replication stress
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-12-31)
The alterations of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodelling complex subunits happen in 30% of malignancies. The exact mechanisms by which SWI/SNF alterations contribute to tumourigenesis are still not entirely clear. Here, I ...
Circulating tumour DNA in advanced thyroid cancer
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-02-28)
Conventional biomarkers currently used in thyroid cancer are not disease specific and fluctuate in advanced disease, making interpretation difficult. Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) has been shown to be a useful in other ...
Revealing mechanisms of metabolic pathways associated with cancer pain
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-06-30)
Dysregulation of lipid metabolism is a hallmark of oncogenesis. Many lipid metabolites have been implicated in non-cancer pain states, but their role in cancer-related pain has yet to be firmly established. Previous work ...
Tracking the molecular and metabolic fingerprints of inhalational versus intravenous anaesthetics in preclinical models of breast cancer
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-09-30)
Optimising head and neck radiotherapy treatment using adaptive radiotherapy
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-10-31)
Radiotherapy delivery in head and neck cancer (HNC) has dramatically improved recently with the introduction of advanced techniques such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy ...
Using inducible degradation to characterise the roles of TRIP13 and CEP57 in mitosis
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-05-31)
DNA and centrosomes are both semi-conservatively replicated once per cell cycle and it is essential that the DNA and centrosomes are divided equally between daughter cells in mitosis. When this fails, it can lead to ...
Gustatory function following radiotherapy to the head and neck
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-11-30)
An intact sense of taste provides pleasure, supports sustenance and alerts the body to potential toxins. Patients with head and neck (HNC) who undergo radiotherapy (RT) are at high risk of developing acute and late taste ...
Analysis of novel therapeutic options for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-04-30)
Adenoid cystic adenocarcinoma (ACC) of the salivary glands is characterised by slow growth, frequent metastasis and low survival rates. ACC is resistant to conventional chemotherapy and currently, no systemic agent has ...
Biological effects of combination therapy with oncolytic reovirus and palbociclib
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-09-30)
Reovirus type 3 Dearing (RtD3) is an oncolytic dsRNA virus with limited single-agent activity in clinical studies but has potential for use in combination regimens. Herein, I sought to discover synergistic drug-virotherapy ...
BRCA1 loss-of-function triggers metabolic vulnerability to glutamine deprivation
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2021-01-31)
Germline and somatic mutations of BRCA1 are associated with cancer initiation and progression. Although the role of BRCA1 is clearly defined in DNA-repair pathways, alternative functions of BRCA1 still remain obscure. Here, ...