
Steve Clifford
@profsclifford
Professor of Childhood Cancer Research and Director of the Newcastle University Centre for Cancer @NU_Cancer. Views are my own.
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https://www.ncl.ac.uk/cancer/ 13-12-2019 20:38:28
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Upfront surgical resection plays a key role in the treatment of childhood #Medulloblastoma (MB) 🧠. A study led by Steve Clifford, Debbie Hicks & team at Newcastle University Centre for Cancer looks at the clinical significance of sub-total surgical resection in MB 🧵 bit.ly/46IKcJ5 #CCAM [1/10]




Out now.....MYC-dependent upregulation of the serine and glycine synthesis pathway is a targetable metabolic vulnerability in group 3 medulloblastoma academic.oup.com/neuro-oncology… Great job Maggie and our amazing collabs Newcastle University Centre for Cancer Children with Cancer UK The Brain Tumour Charity Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity Children's Cancer North


Revealing the 'worst of the worst' #medulloblastoma - new treatments urgently needed: Heterogeneity within MYC-family amplified medulloblastoma is associated with survival outcome academic.oup.com/neuro-oncology… @edschwalbe Newcastle University Centre for Cancer Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK Children with Cancer UK The Brain Tumour Charity Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity


Just published 2: Heterogeneity within MYC-family amplified medulloblastoma is associated with survival outcome - picking out the bad actors from >1600 patients academic.oup.com/neuro-oncology… Well done @edschwalbe et al Newcastle University Centre for Cancer Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK Children with Cancer UK The Brain Tumour Charity Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity


Studies find more targeted approach to treating childhood brain cancer ncl.ac.uk/press/articles… Newcastle University Centre for Cancer Newcastle University Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences SIOPE 🎗️ @CCLG_UK ITCC



Exciting PhD opportunity seeking to reduce the therapy-associated late-effects burden in childhood cancer survivors, in our internationally-leading childhood cancer centre! Newcastle University Centre for Cancer Children's Cancer North Chris Halsey's Lab Frederik van Delft eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Looking for a PhD? Our multi-disciplinary team Newcastle University Centre for Cancer are using next-generation 'omics, AI, bioinformatics and biostatistics across pan-European clinical trials to improve outcomes for children with #medulloblastoma. See findaphd.com/phds/project/m… or DM if you're interested.


📣Announcing more speakers at our upcoming #ExploringCYPCancers webinar on clinical research: 💡Steve Clifford (Newcastle University Centre for Cancer) 💡John Rainsbury (Little Hero) Join us on 12 Feb, 3–4:30 pm to explore how to maximise learning from #ClinicalTrials: bit.ly/3BsXMF0



I’m pleased to be speaking at the Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK’s upcoming children’s & young people’s cancers webinar on exploring further discoveries from clinical research. Join me on 12 February from 3–4:30 pm (GMT): bit.ly/3BsXMF0#Explor… Newcastle University Centre for Cancer