
The Royal Marsden and ICR receive a global award for transforming breast cancer treatment
A team working together across different areas of cancer research from The Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research has won one of the world’s most prestigious team science awards for work that has transformed treatment for many patients with breast cancer.

The recognition comes 10 years after a joint team from The Royal Marsden and the ICR first won the award in 2012, which was the first time the award had gone to a team outside the US.
Professor Andrew Tutt, Head of the Division of Breast Cancer Research at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and the Award Team Leader, said:
“It is a really great honour to receive this award from the AACR and we’re so grateful to receive it. It’s an endorsement of our strong, collaborative approach, where laboratory scientists and clinical academics work closely across the ICR and The Royal Marsden to understand the needs of patients, make discoveries to address them in the lab and turn them into improvements in treatment in the clinic through clinical trials research.
“It’s been hugely motivating over the years to see how our progress, working with colleagues in the US and around the world, has made such a difference in treating breast cancer. We’re proud to be recognised like this and we will continue to build on this work so even more patients can benefit in the future.”
Professor Judith Bliss, Head of the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, said:
“The close collaboration that goes on between breast cancer researchers working at the ICR and The Royal Marsden has been incredibly productive in making discoveries that are translated into improving the lives of patients. There are teams behind the individuals within the team recognised here – it takes a lot of people to make a difference. It’s fantastic to be recognised for the teamwork that’s so central to how we work.”
The members of the winning team are Professor Alan Ashworth, Professor Judith Bliss, Professor Mitch Dowsett, Professor Clare Isacke, Professor Stephen Johnston, Professor Chris Lord, Professor Pascal Meier, Dr Alistair Ring, Professor Ian Smith, Professor Nicholas Turner, Professor Andrew Tutt, and Professor John Yarnold.