
Southampton CTU
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Southampton Clinical Trials Unit is a CRUK CRC registered CTU with expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of multicentre interventional clinical trials
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http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ctu 04-03-2015 14:29:41
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A pioneering trial at our NIHR Southampton CRF is hitting the headlines today! ๐บ๐ฐ๐ An innovative Stablepharma Ltd vaccine that doesnโt need to be refrigerated or frozen has entered its first clinical trial University Hospital Southampton ๐. Learn more, including how to take part๐ research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/world-firโฆ


Read this great Q&A for #BowelCancerAwarenessMonth which highlights some of the amazing #research being carried out into the disease, including our work through the NHS England #CancerVaccineLaunchPad.


Research is providing new hope for patients with a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos. Breakthrough results show a targeted drug treatment can improve survival. The trial was run by University of Leicester and Southampton CTU, and sponsored by University Hospital Southampton ๐. ๐๐ research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/new-hope-โฆ


New hope for patients with a rare & aggressive form of #cancer caused by asbestos exposure. A trial has shown that a targeted drug can stop the cancer repairing & slow progression. Watch BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight today for a full report with trial participant James & our #researchers.

Our experts at Southampton CTU have discovered that a drug which prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of a rare form of the disease caused by asbestos. What does this mean for patients? ๐ brnw.ch/21wSjEn


HUGE congratulations to our Data Manager Rob who ran the Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge on Saturday to raise money for Cancer Research UK. 106km - that's 2.5 marathons!! ๐คฏ Raising money for vital #cancer #research ๐งช๐งฌ๐ฌ justgiving.com/page/robert-waโฆ


Our Head of Early Diagnosis, Victoria Goss, and Engagement Manager, Liz Allaway, will be Pint of Science UK talking about #ClinicalTrials to improve #EarlyDetection of #cancer. ๐๏ธMon 19th May โฐ19:30 ๐ Mettricks Guildhall ๐งชCracking Cancerโs Code: The Race to Cure the Incurable ๐

Recruitment to the DETECTION-2 trial has reached the halfway mark! ๐ This Cancer Research UK-funded trial is seeing if a simple blood test can spot the signs of #melanoma returning. Well done to the #research teams involved, & thank you to all the participants. ๐ bit.ly/3Dfc8ty


We are at the NIHR Southampton BRC Open Day today. Visit our stands in the main hall and the "Innovation Cave" to find out how SCTU can support your #ClinicalResearch and see some of the new technologies used in our #ClinicalTrials and innovations in #EarlyDiagnosis #research.


Fantastic talks from our Head of Early Diagnosis, Victoria Goss, and Trial Manager, Sam Goode, at the NIHR Southampton BRC Open Day - the iDx Lung study to improve #EarlyDetection of #LungCancer & the Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad to bring trials of new #CancerVaccines to more patients.


New site open to recruitment for the DECIPHER #OesophagealCancer study!! ๐ Welcome onboard to the #research team University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. This study aims to improve outcomes for patients at high risk of the #cancer returning after initial treatment. Read more - bit.ly/4cTFmLw


Southampton Pint of Science starts tonight! ๐คฉ Join researchers at the University of Southampton for a night out at your local pub and discover cutting edge science and technologies Pint of Science UK! ๐๏ธThis week โ๏ธ19:30 - 21:30 ๐4 Pubs ๐pintofscience.co.uk/events/southamโฆ #pint25 #WeAreUoS


If you are interested in finding out more about #ClinicalTrials, we are in the main entrance University Hospital Southampton ๐ today with the Health Research | Southampton team talking about trials and how you can #BePartOfResearch. #ICTD25 #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay


Spreading the word about #ClinicalTrials ๐ข Ahead of #ICTD25, SCTU staff V and Liz took to the floor Pint of Science UK last night to talk about how signals found in bodily fluids could be the key to #EarlyDiagnosis, and how patients and the public are helping guide our #research!


The first participant has been recruited to the SAFE-D study! SAFE-D is evaluating a new blood test that itโs hoped can improve the early diagnosis of #PancreaticCancer. Well done to the #research team at Moorgreen Hospital Hampshire and IOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Read more - bit.ly/3A4vPTx


Senior Trial Manager Angelica Cazaly, & Chief Investigator Zaed Hamady, recently presented the SAFE-D trial at the London Pancreas Workshop. SAFE-D is evaluating a new diagnostic test to spot the signs of #PancreaticCancer at an early stage. Read more - bit.ly/3A4vPTx
