March 29, 2017 Imperial blood expert recognised for a lifetime of achievement Imperial blood expert recognised for a lifetime of achievement Professor Barbara Bain (left) receives the award from Dr Tim Littlewood, president of the BSH An esteemed haematologist at Imperial College London has been recognised for a career of ‘exceptional commitment and leadership’ in the field. Professor Barbara Bain from the Department of Medicine, who is […]
November 29, 2017 Promising new treatment for rare pregnancy cancer leads to remission in patients An immunotherapy drug can be used to cure women of a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments have failed. Three out of four patients with the cancerous forms of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) went into remission after receiving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab in a clinical trial carried out by researchers at […]