National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)

We are proud and pleased to have been welcomed as the 21st member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI).

NCRI is a UK-wide partnership between the government, charity and industry. It promotes co-operation amongst its member organisations for the benefit of patients, the public and the scientific community.

NCRI helps with joint planning and coordination among its members, focusing on areas where progress could not be achieved by a single member organisation on its own.

Specifically, the NCRI:

• maintains a Cancer Research Database, and undertakes analyses of what research is being done - this informs decisions about new research;
• develops research initiatives on specific topics, to which a group of members will contribute e.g. programmes in prostate cancer or in cancer prevention;
• helps to coordinate clinical trials and experimental cancer medicine research within networks throughout the UK - this boosts clinical trials;
• develops facilities and resources for research e.g. the collection of tumour samples or trying to make the management of research data more effective.

CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA is the only partner with a focus on childhood cancers and we therefore have a very specific role to play in the development and implementation of research strategies for childhood cancers.

Visit the NCRI partnership website(new window will open)

NCRI Cancer Conference 5th to 8th October 2008

The annual NCRI Cancer Conference is the major forum in the UK for showcasing the best British and international cancer research.

The Conference offers unique opportunities for networking and sharing knowledge by bringing together the leading experts from all branches of cancer research and cancer care.

For the second year running CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA sponsored the paediatric oncology parallel session. This session included a variety of presentations on different aspects of childhood cancer.

It included a presentation by one of our grant-holders, Professor Mel Greaves, on ‘Clonal evolution in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia’. He reported on a study he is carrying out, looking at pairs of identical twins who have leukaemia. He is looking at the extent to which the genetic changes associated with the disease occur before and after birth.

There were also presentations on a variety of other childhood cancers including neuroblastoma, Wilms tumour and Ewings sarcoma.

Our sponsorship helped ensure the high-quality of presentations for this session, which was attended by more than 100 delegates.

Visit the 2008 NCRI Cancer Conference website(new window will open)

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