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9 days ago
Dr Sophie Merrick (
@drsophiemerrick.bsky.social
) presented at
#ESMO25
results from her qualitative study within the RAMPART
#ClinicalTrial
. Her research highlights how immunotherapy impacts the lives of kidney cancer patients, an essential view in cancer care. π View the poster:
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MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
22 days ago
π Exciting news from
#ESMO25
! First results from the RAMPART trial show that a combination of 2 immunotherapy drugs (durvalumab and tremelimumab) helps prevent kidney cancer from coming back after surgery. π Read the full story:
www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st...
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A combination of two immunotherapy drugs benefits people with kidney cancer | MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
https://www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-stories/2025/october/a-combination-of-two-immunotherapy-drugs-benefits-people-with-kidney-cancer/
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MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
3 months ago
Another Wednesday, another chance to share what makes us proud! π This week, weβre spotlighting Sophie Merrick
drsophiemerrick.bsky.social
, one of our Senior Clinical Research Fellows at the Unit. Hereβs what Sophie is
#ProudestOf
from the Unitβs work π
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MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
6 months ago
π» Come along to our next Capacity Strengthening Hub webinar with
@tghn-news.bsky.social
to hear about experts' experience, general principles and a practical framework for communicating
#ClinicalTrials
results with participants. ποΈ 2 June π 10:00-11:30 BST π Online Register now:
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Join us for our next @NIHRresearch Learning Lecture 'Making Clinical Trials More Inclusive' with @kamleshkhunti β° 11th June 1-2pm π₯οΈ Online π· Free Sign up π
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'The words "tolerable" or "tolerability" should not be used unless quality of life data are reported'
#QoLConf25
6 months ago
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Pleased to share our most recent paper on 'Determining the optimal use of approved drugs in oncology' which is now published in Lancet Oncology. Check it out hπ
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Join us next week for our free
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webinar 'Clinical trials aimed at optimising approved drugs' β° Thursday 20.2.25 1-2pm π· Free π Sign up here
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Associate Principal Investigator Scheme - Schedule
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9 months ago
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Annabelle South
9 months ago
Are you a member of a Research Ethics Committee in the UK? If so, we'd love to speak to you about your views of personalised trials in mental health. Please do consider signing up.
#ResearchEthics
#MentalHealth
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Sarah Danson
9 months ago
This is brilliant news for the post NCRI oncology world
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MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
10 months ago
Fraudulent participation is when study participants purposely give false responses. This can be common in qualitative studies using online recruitment & monetary incentives. The P-FROST recommendations provide advice on this emerging phenomenon.πhttps://buff.ly/4j2qYnl
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Fraudulent Participation in Online Qualitative Studies: Practical Recommendations on an Emerging Phenomenon
This paper offers a critical reflection thereon by three separate qualitative research groups that experienced fraudulent participation in collaboration with a patient representative, a bioethicist, a legal expert, a journal deputy editor, and a chief executive of a national charity.
https://buff.ly/4j2qYnl
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Annabelle South
10 months ago
Late-phase clinical trials have the potential to improve health, but there are often delays in these results influencing clinical practice. We developed a knowledge transfer and exchange strategy to help reduce these delays and maximise impact
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Developing a knowledge transfer and exchange strategy for a clinical trials unit - Trials
Need for a strategic approach to knowledge transfer and exchange Late-phase clinical trials and systematic reviews find results that have the potential to improve health outcomes for people. However, ...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-024-08681-x
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