Theses - Oncology
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The evolutionary dynamics of clonal haematopoiesis and its progression to acute myeloid leukaemia
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an aggressive blood cancer which claims the lives of 70-80% of patients within 5 years of diagnosis. Like many other cancers, AML usually develops as a consequence of serial acquisition ... -
The Role of the Proneural Transcription Factor ASCL1 in Neuroblastoma Cell Division and Differentiation
Neuroblastoma is the most common solid childhood cancer and typically has a very poor prognosis. Neuroblastoma is a ‘cancer of improper development’ and is thought to arise from sympathetic neuroblast precursors that fail ... -
Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer with Gene Expression and Computational Pathology
Many breast cancer patients are treated with chemotherapy before surgery for the removal of the tumour, which is known as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAT). It improves outcome for many patients, and their response to the ... -
The role of NEDD9 in TGFβ mediated tumour initiating cell dynamics in the Claudin-low breast cancer subtype
Breast cancer is an extremely heterogeneous disease comprising at least ten different subtypes, each exhibiting different characteristics in progression, prognosis and response to treatment. Transforming growth factor β ...
