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Leicester Cancer Research Centre / University Hospitals of Leicester
Leicester's academic cancer centre, joining University Hospitals of Leicester with the University of Leicester's cancer research and the Hope clinical trials facility.
Also called: Hope Clinical Trials FacilityLeicester Royal Infirmary
Overview
The Leicester Cancer Research Centre is the University of Leicester's cancer research institute, working with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, whose oncology services at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield Hospital include radiotherapy, systemic therapy, haematology and thoracic surgery. The Hope Clinical Trials Facility on the Royal Infirmary site is a dedicated early-phase cancer trials unit funded largely by the Hope Against Cancer charity. Leicester's research is known for lung cancer and mesothelioma, chemoprevention and cancer biomarkers, and it is an Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre with the University of Nottingham.
Location
Leicester, GB
Type
hospital · University of Leicester
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#441 · 10 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 10 from 5 linked objects) · ranking
- Hope Clinical Trials Facility
- Lung cancer and mesothelioma
- Chemoprevention
Dean A. Fennell
Professor of Thoracic Medical Oncology, University of Leicester
MesotheliomaImmunotherapySurgical trials
Led CONFIRM and MARS 2, which showed nivolumab helps relapsed mesothelioma and that radical surgery does not.
Richard Mitchell
Chief Executive, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
NHS managementHospital leadership
NHS chief executive who leads University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, the hospital partner of the University of Leicester's Leicester Cancer Research Centre.
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