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The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) - 03-Jun-2021Precisely targeted therapy shrank tumours and extends life by 38% in men
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Consultant at the Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Johann de Bono is Head of the Division of Clinical Studies and an international expert in the development of molecularly targeted cancer therapies against adult cancers. He runs one of the world’s largest phase I clinical trials units for cancer and has also led phase III trials of the prostate cancer drugs abiraterone and cabazitaxel.
Visit website: https://www.icr.ac.uk/our-research/researchers-and-teams/professor-johann-de-bono
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Details last updated 25-Oct-2019
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