The Christie Charity
Our research areas A-Z
We carry out research into a wide range of cancer types and treatments. Current research includes understanding the molecular and cellular basis of cancer and finding out why cancer cells can become resistant to drug treatment.
Search our A-Z of current research areas.
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Gastrointestinal
Clinical trials of treatments for gastrointestinal (GI) colorectal, pancreatic, primary liver, neuroendocrine and cholangiocarcinoma (biliary tract) tumours and upper GI oesophageal/stomach cancers. These include chemotherapy, targeted and biological therapies radiotherapy and nuclear medicine.
Gynaecology
Surgical and non-surgical treatments for cancers of the ovary, vulva, cervix and womb (endometrial). This includes phase 1, 2 and randomised phase 3 trials involving surgical, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and symptomatic treatments.