What is pan tumour research?

Pan tumour (also called tumour agnostic or tumour independent) treatments can be used to treat a variety of cancer types. Usually, cancer treatments are concerned with finding treatment for specific regions of the body. However, a pan tumour approach focuses on the genomic features of cancer cells, which leads to some treatments being available to target several different cancer types.

Overall, the aim of pan tumour research is to select the right treatment for the right patients, based on their genomic profiling.

Meet the pan tumour research team

Medical oncologists

Your care may be managed by our medical oncologists who are consultants within the pan tumour research team, and will work together with the team to find the best way of treating your type of cancer with chemotherapy.

If you require radiotherapy treatment, your medical oncologist will refer you to see a clinical oncologist. Your medical oncologist may also discuss clinical trial options with you and answer your questions.

You can see more information about the medical oncologists who work in the pan tumour research team on their consultant profiles.

Research nurses and matrons

If you are entered onto a clinical trial, our research nurses will co-ordinate your care and treatment schedule, and will be a good source of advice about the trial you are participating in. You will be introduced to the research nurses when you consent to be involved in a trial and they will become one of your main points of contact throughout your journey.

Clinical trial administrative team

Our clinical trial administrative team are an integral part to the running of our clinical trials. They will oversee the coordination and management aspects of the clinical trials and work closely alongside the doctors, research nurses and sponsors.

Secretarial team

Our secretarial team play such an important part of providing the care we do. Whether they are busy taking phone calls, managing clinic capacity or keeping up with clinic letters, you can be sure they are always on hand to help provide a link between patients and our clinical team.

Please find our secretarial team below with details of working hours and which lymphoma consultants they work for.

  • Varsha Mistry
    PA/Secretary to Dr Jamie Weaver
    varsha.mistry4@nhs.net
    Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
    0161 918 7673
  • Dawn Laughlin
    PA/Secretary to Dr Anne Armstrong
    dawn.laughlin@nhs.net
    Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
    0161 446 3360
  • Barbara Parker
    PA/Secretary to Dr Colin Lindsay
    b.parker1@nhs.net
    Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm
    0161 446 8125
A photo of the pan tumour research team standing outside the front of The Christie.
The pan tumour research team at The Christie

Are you under 21?

The Teenage and Young Adult service (TYA) is here to help us care and treat younger patients with a cancer diagnosis. This means that you may receive your treatment and attend clinic appointments in a specialist unit surrounded by a medical and nursing team specialising in lymphoma in young patients.

You can read more about how the service can support you on our Teenage and Young Adult website section.

How to be referred/contact us

We believe every patient should be given the opportunity to discuss clinical trials and to decide whether a clinical trial is right for them.

If you live in England and are being treated on the NHS, you can be referred to us by your specialist doctor or GP. 

Please note that patients from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may require additional local approval before we can offer an opinion and treatment

Step 1: Requesting a referral

We can accept a referral from your current specialist. We can also accept a referral from your GP as long as the letter requests 'a second opinion'.

We will require brief details of your previous treatment and it is helpful to include any scans and biopsy reports with the letter. Please ask for the letter to state 'website referral'.

Step 2: Sending the referral

We can accept the referral from your specialist or GP via post or fax. In order to process your referral efficiently, please provide them with the details below.

The pan tumour research team
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Paterson Research Building, 2nd floor
Wilmslow Road
Manchester
M20 4BX

If you have any questions, please email us at: the-christie.pantumour.latephase@nhs.net.

Need more information?

If you have any questions regarding our clinical trials or you require more information on the referrals process, please get in touch via email or by post.