Southampton is leading the first national #ClinicalTrial of a chemotherapy-free treatment for Hairy Cell Leukaemia, a rare type of #BloodCancer. It’s hoped it could mean better outcomes for patients by avoiding side-effects often caused by traditional treatment. Find out more - bit.ly/4yTk5vN

Engineering Better Health is in full swing at the #BritishScienceFestival in Southampton! Our team are here talking about innovations in #cancer #EarlyDiagnosis and using data and AI in #ClinicalTrials. Find us in the Sir James Matthew Building.

Great to see SCTU staff presenting our #TrialMethodology work at #ICTMC2026 this week. We had oral presentations on equitable participation in #DigitalResearch & comparing AI & human translations of #ClinicalTrial documents. Plus poster presentations on community engagement, PPI & data projects.

The DECIPHER #oesophagealcancer trial recently opened its second site in Wales, with the #research team at Swansea Bay University Health Board joining recruitment. 11 patients are now enrolled onto this #ClinicalTrial evaluating a targeted #cancer drug. Find out more - bit.ly/4cTFmLw

Head of Trial Management & Methodology Lead, Jacqui Nuttall, presenting at #ICTMC2026 on our work to widen participation in #ClinicalTrials. Through community engagement, we're co-designing an online resource to help build community-researcher relationships. Find out more - bit.ly/diversityint...

Our Director, Professor Gareth Griffiths, is at the World Conference on #LungCancer this week, presenting posters on our SELECTmeso and TOURIST #ClinicalTrial platforms. If you're at #WCLC, do go and chat with Gareth to find out more! @nihr.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk @mesouk.bsky.social

Our BRAMble #lymphoma study recently opened its first site in Scotland. Welcome on board to the #research team at NHS Highland Raigmore Hospital. BRAMble is assessing long-term outcomes for patients given a targeted #cancer treatment for marginal zone #lymphoma (MZL). Read more - bit.ly/4swUeXg

Today is #WorldRadiotherapyAwarenessDay. We're highlighting some of our staff who are working on the TOURIST Platform Trial, the world's largest #ClinicalTrial using radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic #LungCancer. Swipe through the images below 👇 and find out more at bit.ly/3K5GVMO

A fabulous evening, raising money for #CancerResearch. On Friday, our team attended the Kingsclere Cancer Research Fundraiser's Odyssey Ball which was raising money for @cancerresearchuk.org and the work of our unit. #ThankYou to everyone who supported the event and helped to raise vital funds!

1,350 have taken part in a trial of a new blood test which aims to identify multiple #cancers in their very early stages. The MODERNISED study has completed recruitment, with the last participants having blood samples taken this week. Find out more & watch a video here - bit.ly/4xYe2We

Fantastic to see our BRITISH trial reach the halfway recruitment point. 626 patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) are now taking part in this major #cardiovascular #ClinicalTrial. And you can watch a video of two patients talking about taking part in the BRITISH trial - lnkd.in/e_yZMKat

Our team is at the British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) annual meeting in London today, discussing our current #ClinicalTrials and the #CancerVaccineLaunchPad. They're also keen to network with researchers and clinicians on new trials - do go and say hi! #BTOG2026 #CVLP

Did you or someone you know take part in the REMoDL-A trial? Do you have an interest in #lymphoma #DLBCL #research? Our team has produced an update on the trial's progress. We also want to thank the patients taking part & the research teams delivering the trial who're making this research possible.

Could a simple urine test carried out at home help detect lung cancer earlier? The UH-CAN Lung study, sponsored by @uhsft.bsky.social and run by @southamptonctu.bsky.social, has sent kits to 1,000 people across Southampton. 🔗 research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/home-ur...

Happy Monday! We are starting off the week with some great news as our BRAMble #lymphoma study continues to grow, by opening more sites. BRAMble is assessing long-term outcomes for patients who were a targeted cancer treatment for marginal zone hashtag#lymphoma (MZL). Read more - bit.ly/4swUeXg

Running the Red Bull Soapbox gauntlet to promote life-saving #research! "Statistically Significant" is a team of researchers from Southampton taking part in the famous #RedBullSoapboxRace in London tomorrow aboard a giant pipette cart. Find out more - bit.ly/4eQs19Q @uhsftresearch.bsky.social

Today we’re proud to go #Red4Research ❤️ Across @uhsft.bsky.social and @unisouthampton.bsky.social, our staff are wearing red to show their appreciation for health research. This short video, featuring @nihr.bsky.social and @southamptonctu.bsky.social, captures some reasons for wearing red today.

Today is #Red4Research, celebrating everyone involved in #research - research staff, clinical teams, patients, trial participants and public members - who make research possible. Meet some of our trial staff who make all the cogs turn to run our #ClinicalTrials help improve healthcare for everyone.

Senior Trials Manager, Nicky, is at the Lung Cancer Nursing UK conference in Glasgow this week showcasing our TOURIST platform trial. TOURIST is the world's largest trial using #radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic #LungCancer. If you're at the conference do speak to Nicky to find out more!

Finding the right target: Personalising treatment for a rare and aggressive asbestos-linked #cancer. A new #ClinicalTrial, led by researchers in Southampton and Leicester, is investigating a targeted cancer treatment for #mesothelioma. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4uEneNy

Could a home urine test be the answer to the #EarlyDetection of #LungCancer? Over the last 4 months, 1,000 people across Southampton have been sent urine collection kits to trial in their own homes as part of the UH-CAN Lung study. Find out more - bit.ly/4uBdG5G @uhsftresearch.bsky.social

100 participants in the TOURIST PRINCE trial! 🎉 PRINCE is part of the world's largest #CinicalTrial using radiotherapy in the treatment of metastatic #LungCancer. A huge #ThankYou to all the patients taking part. 📽️Watch this video to find out more youtu.be/IpN48GEILV4 @nihr.bsky.social

This week, Dr Haimeng Ren from @unisouthampton.bsky.social linguistics department presented our work on #AI vs human translation of #ClinicalTrial documents at the 2026 CIUTI Conference. The project's now in write-up with phase two funding secured from @whpartners.bsky.social. #ResearchInclusion

Going "all in" for @cancerresearchuk.org . SCTU trial monitor, Parys, took part in the #RaceForLife #PrettyMuddy event this weekend alongside friends and family, all raising money for life-saving #research. Read more - www.southampton.ac.uk/ctu/news/202...

📢 Milestone klaxon! 📢 Recruitment to the Sleep Buddy study has reached halfway, with 169 families now taking part 🎉 The study is evaluating a digital tool to help children with #ADHD who are experiencing #SleepProblems. Register your interest here - www.trial-deck.com/trial/sleepb...

We've recently opened the BRAMble #lymphoma study at six more hospital sites! Welcome onboard to Gateshead Health NHSFT, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, Wirral University NHSFT, The Christie NHSFT and Hywel Dda University Health Board.

Huge congratulations to our Senior Trial Manager, Anna, who completed the @londonmarathon.bsky.social yesterday, raising money for @cancerresearchuk.org 🎉🏅 As someone who works on #cancer & #EarlyDiagnosis #ClinicalTrials, Anna knows just how important fundraising is to our life-saving #research.

VIDEO 📽️ - Great-grandfather David Harrington took part in the MODERNISED study at @dchft.bsky.social after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The study is evaluating a new blood test to identify multiple cancers in their early stages. Over 1000 people have now taken part. youtu.be/7YmAbNgmJNA

MODERNISED - Dorset County Hospital patient

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The world’s largest #LungCancer trial is now open in Ireland, its first site outside the UK. Cancer Trials Ireland is proud to act as local Sponsor to bring TOURIST to patients in Ireland. bit.ly/489V70j @nihr.bsky.social @southamptonctu.bsky.social #IRROG #Radiotherapy

The TOURIST #LungCancer platform is now international! We're very pleased to open our first site in the Republic of Ireland at Saint Luke's Radiation Oncology Network (SLRON) in Dublin. TOURIST looks at whether modern #radiotherapy can improve outcomes for patients. Find out more - bit.ly/3QyDAsA