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Tuesday 28th November 2017
New trial will assess viral treatment for brain tumours
Recruitment has just begun for an early phase trial into an immunotherapy treatment for a form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma multiforme. Glioblastoma is the most common high-grade primary brain tumour in adults and the prognosis following diagnosis is between 12-18 months. The trial, running at the Leeds Clinical Research Facility, will assess the maximum tolerated dose of the experimental treatment,...
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Thursday 16th November 2017
Rectal cancer trial recruitment close to completion
Recruitment is almost complete for a clinical trial into a new treatment for advanced rectal cancer. The trial – called ARISTOTLE – is testing the benefits of adding a second...
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Tuesday 10th October 2017
ERIC-PPCI Research Team Recruit Their 300th Patient
ERIC team 300th patient photo1 Congratulations to the Cardiovascular Research Team for recently recruiting their 300th patient to the ERIC-PPCI Interventional study. Specialist research nurses are collaborating on this, and...
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Friday 29th September 2017
LTHT Second Highest Recruiting Centre for REDUCE FMR Study
The REDUCE FMR Cardiovascular Research study started world-wide in March 2015 and Leeds was enrolled as a site in November 2015. Recruitment is now complete and, despite the later start...
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Monday 21st August 2017
LTHT Research Nurses nominated for national award
Nursing Times Awards A team of Clinical Research Nurses at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust have been nominated for a prestigious Nursing Times Award for their work developing an induction resource...
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Wednesday 9th August 2017
Spotlight on digital health at Annual CRF Conference
Digital health was the theme of the 13th Annual Clinical Research Facilities Conference, held in Glasgow in July 2017. Members of the NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility attended the two-day event,...
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Monday 7th August 2017
'Trials of Engagement' exhibition launched
A new exhibition featuring the work of local graphic artist Sarah Bates (pictured) has been unveiled at the Clinical Research Facility (CRF), at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust (LTHT). Sarah Bates, a...
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