Targeting Micrometastases for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
Unlike many other solid tumours, ovarian cancer seldom spreads outside the abdominal cavity. The most common cause of death is malnutrition secondary to intestinal obstruction because of abdominal metastasis. Understanding the key mechanisms involved in driving abdominal metastases is important for the development of novel strategies to prevent metastasis. In this talk, Dr. Ahmed will present his group’s recent work on enhancing chemotherapy response and preventing ovarian cancer metastasis as well as his ongoing work on monitoring the evolution of micrometastasis on a genome-wide scale.
Date: 2 February 2017, 11:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2017)
Venue: NDM Building, Headington OX3 7FZ
Venue Details: Basement Seminar Room, TDI/NDM Research Building (please note: not ORCRB)
Speaker: Prof Ahmed Ahmed (University of Oxford, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)
Organising department: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Oxford Branch
Organiser: Mary Muers (Oxford Ludwig Institute, NDM Experimental Medicine)
Organiser contact email address: mary.muers@ludwig.ox.ac.uk
Host: Prof Xin Lu (Ludwig Cancer Research, Oxford Branch)
Part of: Ludwig Institute Seminar Series
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Mary Muers, Christina Woodward