Prof Ian Hart
Tumour Biology Laboratory
Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry
London
Tackling cancer spread
Professor Ian Hart at Bart's and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry is studying how cancer cells spread around the body - a process called metastasis. Metastases or secondary tumours form when cancer cells spread to new sites and are the cause of most deaths from cancer. Understanding this process is critical if we are to develop more effective cancer treatments.
Professor Hart and his team are investigating molecules on the surface of cancer cells - known as integrins - to find out what role they play in metastasis. This work is revealing potential targets for the development of new cancer drugs.
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