LYMPHOMA RESEARCH TRUST

The Lymphoma Research Trust was originally set up in 1973 to support the activities of the British National Lymphoma Investigation (BNLI), particularly the BNLI central office responsible for managing studies and developing some of the first electronic databases to be used in clinical trials. The BNLI comprised of a group of haematalogists, oncologists and pathologists who had come together to conduct clinical trials to determine the optimal way to treat patients with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and the different types of non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas. Many of these trials have impacted on the way in which lymphomas are currently treated. From its inception, this organisation had a strong focus on improving and standardising histological diagnosis, and this remains an important area with the development of more sophisticated classification systems and immunological and molecular techniques to further stratify patients into groups that require different treatment approaches. The concept of..

Registration numbers: 263424 (W)

Primary location: London United Kingdom