The Institute of Cancer Research
@icr.ac.uk
The ICR is making the discoveries that defeat cancer.
We're a top UK academic research centre, a postgrad college, and a charity.
📍 London (Chelsea and Sutton)
https://www.icr.ac.uk/
We're a top UK academic research centre, a postgrad college, and a charity.
📍 London (Chelsea and Sutton)
https://www.icr.ac.uk/
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🎉Season's greetings and Happy New Year from the ICR! 🎇
A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
We are so incredibly grateful ♥️
We’re closed until Monday 5 January. We have some scheduled posts going up but we won’t be closely monitoring our channels.
A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
We are so incredibly grateful ♥️
We’re closed until Monday 5 January. We have some scheduled posts going up but we won’t be closely monitoring our channels.
Professor Paul Workman's OBE is celebrated in his local paper from back home in Cumbria ⤵️
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2572975...
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2572975...
Scientist with Cumbrian roots receives OBE in King's New Year Honours List
A SCIENTIST originally from Workington has been awarded an OBE for services to cancer research in the King’s New Year Honours List.
www.newsandstar.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Professor Paul Workman's OBE is celebrated in his local paper from back home in Cumbria ⤵️
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2572975...
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2572975...
Professor Paul Workman, former Chief Executive of the ICR, has been awarded an OBE in the 2026 New Year Honours for his incredible impact on cancer research worldwide.
👏 Huge Congratulations, Professor Workman!
👏 Huge Congratulations, Professor Workman!
December 30, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Professor Paul Workman, former Chief Executive of the ICR, has been awarded an OBE in the 2026 New Year Honours for his incredible impact on cancer research worldwide.
👏 Huge Congratulations, Professor Workman!
👏 Huge Congratulations, Professor Workman!
🎉Season's greetings and Happy New Year from the ICR! 🎇
A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
We are so incredibly grateful ♥️
We’re closed until Monday 5 January. We have some scheduled posts going up but we won’t be closely monitoring our channels.
A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
We are so incredibly grateful ♥️
We’re closed until Monday 5 January. We have some scheduled posts going up but we won’t be closely monitoring our channels.
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🎉Season's greetings and Happy New Year from the ICR! 🎇
A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
We are so incredibly grateful ♥️
We’re closed until Monday 5 January. We have some scheduled posts going up but we won’t be closely monitoring our channels.
A huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the year.
We are so incredibly grateful ♥️
We’re closed until Monday 5 January. We have some scheduled posts going up but we won’t be closely monitoring our channels.
A recent study provides new hope for men with advanced prostate cancer. Our scientists have shown that a simple blood test could help doctors predict whether chemotherapy will work for certain patients or just cause unnecessary side effects.
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🧵Read our thread below ⬇️
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🧵Read our thread below ⬇️
Blood test could spare men with advanced prostate cancer from futile chemotherapy
Blood test could spare men with advanced prostate cancer from futile chemotherapy
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December 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A recent study provides new hope for men with advanced prostate cancer. Our scientists have shown that a simple blood test could help doctors predict whether chemotherapy will work for certain patients or just cause unnecessary side effects.
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
🧵Read our thread below ⬇️
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🧵Read our thread below ⬇️
🧠Progress to improve brain tumour treatment is urgently needed.
We're proud to be contributing to a new @nihr.bsky.social Brain Tumour Research Consortium, led by Prof Juanita Lopez, who's based in our Joint Drug Development Unit with The Royal Marsden.
Read more ⤵️
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We're proud to be contributing to a new @nihr.bsky.social Brain Tumour Research Consortium, led by Prof Juanita Lopez, who's based in our Joint Drug Development Unit with The Royal Marsden.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
ICR researchers to contribute to £13.7m brain tumour research consortium
ICR researchers to contribute to £13.7m brain tumour research consortium
www.icr.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
🧠Progress to improve brain tumour treatment is urgently needed.
We're proud to be contributing to a new @nihr.bsky.social Brain Tumour Research Consortium, led by Prof Juanita Lopez, who's based in our Joint Drug Development Unit with The Royal Marsden.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
We're proud to be contributing to a new @nihr.bsky.social Brain Tumour Research Consortium, led by Prof Juanita Lopez, who's based in our Joint Drug Development Unit with The Royal Marsden.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
If you are a clinical professional looking to understand more about image-guided and adaptive radiotherapy techniques, sign up for our 2-day course today. The closing date to register is Monday 12 January 2026.
Find out more ➡️ www.icr.ac.uk/study-and-ca...
Find out more ➡️ www.icr.ac.uk/study-and-ca...
December 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If you are a clinical professional looking to understand more about image-guided and adaptive radiotherapy techniques, sign up for our 2-day course today. The closing date to register is Monday 12 January 2026.
Find out more ➡️ www.icr.ac.uk/study-and-ca...
Find out more ➡️ www.icr.ac.uk/study-and-ca...
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An early Christmas present! The ICR’s new Hydra Bio FIB-SEM has been delivered, which will sit at the heart of a consortium between the @icr.ac.uk, Imperial, QMUL and KCL. Currently being stored at Imperial, it’ll be installed in a brand new lab at the ICR next year. Exciting things coming in 2026!🔬
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
An early Christmas present! The ICR’s new Hydra Bio FIB-SEM has been delivered, which will sit at the heart of a consortium between the @icr.ac.uk, Imperial, QMUL and KCL. Currently being stored at Imperial, it’ll be installed in a brand new lab at the ICR next year. Exciting things coming in 2026!🔬
A recent study has revealed why some #myeloma drugs stop working – and why newer ones can still succeed.
🧵 Read our thread to find out more ⤵️
🧵 Read our thread to find out more ⤵️
December 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A recent study has revealed why some #myeloma drugs stop working – and why newer ones can still succeed.
🧵 Read our thread to find out more ⤵️
🧵 Read our thread to find out more ⤵️
Would you like to be involved in a video about radiotherapy trials?
We're creating a series videos with @cancerresearchuk.org and @ucl.ac.uk Cancer Trials Centre for people who are considering taking part in a research study or who want to learn more about research.
www.icr.ac.uk/research-and...
We're creating a series videos with @cancerresearchuk.org and @ucl.ac.uk Cancer Trials Centre for people who are considering taking part in a research study or who want to learn more about research.
www.icr.ac.uk/research-and...
December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Would you like to be involved in a video about radiotherapy trials?
We're creating a series videos with @cancerresearchuk.org and @ucl.ac.uk Cancer Trials Centre for people who are considering taking part in a research study or who want to learn more about research.
www.icr.ac.uk/research-and...
We're creating a series videos with @cancerresearchuk.org and @ucl.ac.uk Cancer Trials Centre for people who are considering taking part in a research study or who want to learn more about research.
www.icr.ac.uk/research-and...
Huge congratulations to Amanda and Ray Mifsud, founders of Abbie's Army, who were awarded an MBE by HRH The Princess Royal at St James’s Palace last week.
We are so grateful for all your support for our childhood brain tumour research. 💛
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
We are so grateful for all your support for our childhood brain tumour research. 💛
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Cancer charity leaders and Royal Navy officer honoured at ‘extraordinary’ palace
An investiture ceremony was held at St James’s Palace for the first time in four years on Thursday.
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Huge congratulations to Amanda and Ray Mifsud, founders of Abbie's Army, who were awarded an MBE by HRH The Princess Royal at St James’s Palace last week.
We are so grateful for all your support for our childhood brain tumour research. 💛
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
We are so grateful for all your support for our childhood brain tumour research. 💛
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
🚨 The South London Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Network — featuring the ICR has been designated a @tessajowellbcm.bsky.social Centre of Excellence for Children 💫
This means better care, stronger collaboration, and more hope for children with brain tumours.
This means better care, stronger collaboration, and more hope for children with brain tumours.
December 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🚨 The South London Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Network — featuring the ICR has been designated a @tessajowellbcm.bsky.social Centre of Excellence for Children 💫
This means better care, stronger collaboration, and more hope for children with brain tumours.
This means better care, stronger collaboration, and more hope for children with brain tumours.
What if clinicians could detect and monitor advanced #ProstateCancer more quickly, accurately and objectively?
Two groundbreaking studies led by our researchers suggest that future is within our reach.
A thread 🧵⬇️
Two groundbreaking studies led by our researchers suggest that future is within our reach.
A thread 🧵⬇️
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What if clinicians could detect and monitor advanced #ProstateCancer more quickly, accurately and objectively?
Two groundbreaking studies led by our researchers suggest that future is within our reach.
A thread 🧵⬇️
Two groundbreaking studies led by our researchers suggest that future is within our reach.
A thread 🧵⬇️
🚨The NSC has recommended PSA screening for men with BRCA1/BRCA2 variants.
Our research shows these men face higher risk of aggressive #ProstateCancer.
Screening saves lives—but we’re calling for annual tests and wider BRCA testing.
More information ⬇️
Our research shows these men face higher risk of aggressive #ProstateCancer.
Screening saves lives—but we’re calling for annual tests and wider BRCA testing.
More information ⬇️
ICR responds to announcement of prostate cancer screening for men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations
ICR responds to announcement of prostate cancer screening for men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations
www.icr.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🚨The NSC has recommended PSA screening for men with BRCA1/BRCA2 variants.
Our research shows these men face higher risk of aggressive #ProstateCancer.
Screening saves lives—but we’re calling for annual tests and wider BRCA testing.
More information ⬇️
Our research shows these men face higher risk of aggressive #ProstateCancer.
Screening saves lives—but we’re calling for annual tests and wider BRCA testing.
More information ⬇️
📺TONIGHT: Don't miss 'Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures' at 9pm on Channel 4.
Hear from Professor Juanita Lopez and the pioneering 5G trial – the first adaptive clinical trial platform for brain cancer patients.
Learn more here ⬇️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
Hear from Professor Juanita Lopez and the pioneering 5G trial – the first adaptive clinical trial platform for brain cancer patients.
Learn more here ⬇️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
📺TONIGHT: Don't miss 'Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures' at 9pm on Channel 4.
Hear from Professor Juanita Lopez and the pioneering 5G trial – the first adaptive clinical trial platform for brain cancer patients.
Learn more here ⬇️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
Hear from Professor Juanita Lopez and the pioneering 5G trial – the first adaptive clinical trial platform for brain cancer patients.
Learn more here ⬇️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
🚨Watch Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.
Featuring Professor Juanita Lopez and the 5G trial – the world’s first adaptive clinical trial for #BrainCancer patients. This could accelerate new treatments for glioblastoma.
Learn more about the 5G trial ahead of the ep ⬇️
Featuring Professor Juanita Lopez and the 5G trial – the world’s first adaptive clinical trial for #BrainCancer patients. This could accelerate new treatments for glioblastoma.
Learn more about the 5G trial ahead of the ep ⬇️
World's first trial to test multiple treatments for brain cancers
A pioneering research study which will allow brain cancer patients to access drugs that are precisely targeted to their disease and swap to different treatments if needed, has launched in the UK.
www.icr.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨Watch Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.
Featuring Professor Juanita Lopez and the 5G trial – the world’s first adaptive clinical trial for #BrainCancer patients. This could accelerate new treatments for glioblastoma.
Learn more about the 5G trial ahead of the ep ⬇️
Featuring Professor Juanita Lopez and the 5G trial – the world’s first adaptive clinical trial for #BrainCancer patients. This could accelerate new treatments for glioblastoma.
Learn more about the 5G trial ahead of the ep ⬇️
Last week, we welcomed 72 sixth form students from seven local schools to Sutton for our annual Careers in Research Evening. 👋
They explored our biology and chemistry labs, joined hands-on demos, and spoke with researchers, students and clinical colleagues about routes into science and healthcare.
They explored our biology and chemistry labs, joined hands-on demos, and spoke with researchers, students and clinical colleagues about routes into science and healthcare.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Last week, we welcomed 72 sixth form students from seven local schools to Sutton for our annual Careers in Research Evening. 👋
They explored our biology and chemistry labs, joined hands-on demos, and spoke with researchers, students and clinical colleagues about routes into science and healthcare.
They explored our biology and chemistry labs, joined hands-on demos, and spoke with researchers, students and clinical colleagues about routes into science and healthcare.
🚨BIG news 🚨
The ICR has received the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for our groundbreaking radiotherapy research.
This work has improved cancer care worldwide—through advanced techniques, landmark trials, and training the next generation of oncologists.
#QEdPrizes
The ICR has received the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for our groundbreaking radiotherapy research.
This work has improved cancer care worldwide—through advanced techniques, landmark trials, and training the next generation of oncologists.
#QEdPrizes
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🚨BIG news 🚨
The ICR has received the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for our groundbreaking radiotherapy research.
This work has improved cancer care worldwide—through advanced techniques, landmark trials, and training the next generation of oncologists.
#QEdPrizes
The ICR has received the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education for our groundbreaking radiotherapy research.
This work has improved cancer care worldwide—through advanced techniques, landmark trials, and training the next generation of oncologists.
#QEdPrizes
Charity-funded research is a cornerstone of innovation in our universities – but it needs the right support to thrive.
Ahead of the #Budget, our Advocacy Manager, @ollierichards.bsky.social, shares what’s needed to keep the Charity Research Support Fund strong.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/crsf-blog
Ahead of the #Budget, our Advocacy Manager, @ollierichards.bsky.social, shares what’s needed to keep the Charity Research Support Fund strong.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/crsf-blog
The Charity Research Support Fund: An overlooked, and neglected, lifeline for UK science
The Charity Research Support Fund: An overlooked, and neglected, lifeline for UK science
www.icr.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Charity-funded research is a cornerstone of innovation in our universities – but it needs the right support to thrive.
Ahead of the #Budget, our Advocacy Manager, @ollierichards.bsky.social, shares what’s needed to keep the Charity Research Support Fund strong.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/crsf-blog
Ahead of the #Budget, our Advocacy Manager, @ollierichards.bsky.social, shares what’s needed to keep the Charity Research Support Fund strong.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/crsf-blog
The first men have now been invited to join the ambitious £42m TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial
It is co-led by six of the world’s leading #ProstateCancer researchers – including Professor Ros Eeles from the ICR.
Read more ⤵️
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It is co-led by six of the world’s leading #ProstateCancer researchers – including Professor Ros Eeles from the ICR.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
First men invited to take part in most ambitious prostate cancer trial in decades
First men invited to take part in the most ambitious prostate cancer trial in decades
www.icr.ac.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The first men have now been invited to join the ambitious £42m TRANSFORM prostate cancer screening trial
It is co-led by six of the world’s leading #ProstateCancer researchers – including Professor Ros Eeles from the ICR.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
It is co-led by six of the world’s leading #ProstateCancer researchers – including Professor Ros Eeles from the ICR.
Read more ⤵️
www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr...
📢 Ahead of the Budget next week, we've published a paper calling for the Government to both invest in and reform the Charity Research Support Fund (CRSF) – a critical funding stream that enables vital charity-funded research in universities.
Read our paper (PDF download) ⤵️
ICR.ac.uk/CRSF
Read our paper (PDF download) ⤵️
ICR.ac.uk/CRSF
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📢 Ahead of the Budget next week, we've published a paper calling for the Government to both invest in and reform the Charity Research Support Fund (CRSF) – a critical funding stream that enables vital charity-funded research in universities.
Read our paper (PDF download) ⤵️
ICR.ac.uk/CRSF
Read our paper (PDF download) ⤵️
ICR.ac.uk/CRSF
🚨 Our scientists have been at the forefront of #ProstateCancer screening and drug development for decades – leading innovative research and international clinical trials to give every man with prostate cancer the best chance of survival with a better quality of life.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨 Our scientists have been at the forefront of #ProstateCancer screening and drug development for decades – leading innovative research and international clinical trials to give every man with prostate cancer the best chance of survival with a better quality of life.
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It's 25 years of the @breastcancernow.bsky.social Toby Robins Research Centre at the ICR, celebrating the pioneering research that’s transforming the outlook for people with #BreastCancer 🩷
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's 25 years of the @breastcancernow.bsky.social Toby Robins Research Centre at the ICR, celebrating the pioneering research that’s transforming the outlook for people with #BreastCancer 🩷
Why do men tend to fare worse than women in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)?
New research has ruled out hormone signalling as the cause – helping refine the search for biological factors that drive this difference.
A thread 🧵⬇️
New research has ruled out hormone signalling as the cause – helping refine the search for biological factors that drive this difference.
A thread 🧵⬇️
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Why do men tend to fare worse than women in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)?
New research has ruled out hormone signalling as the cause – helping refine the search for biological factors that drive this difference.
A thread 🧵⬇️
New research has ruled out hormone signalling as the cause – helping refine the search for biological factors that drive this difference.
A thread 🧵⬇️
A pioneering clinical trial has shown that combining two existing treatments could transform outcomes for people with advanced sarcoma and melanoma in their limbs, providing hope to patients whose treatment options are currently limited.
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
A pioneering clinical trial has shown that combining two existing treatments could transform outcomes for people with advanced sarcoma and melanoma in their limbs, providing hope to patients whose treatment options are currently limited.
🚨In our latest technology feature, we go behind the scenes of the Structural Chemistry Facility at the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery to explore how mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance are driving forward the discovery of new cancer treatments.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🚨In our latest technology feature, we go behind the scenes of the Structural Chemistry Facility at the Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery to explore how mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance are driving forward the discovery of new cancer treatments.