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Stem cell treatment improves sight in first trial for previously untreatable rare eye condition
Patients with aniridia-related keratopathy experienced improved vision after a first-in-human stem cell treatment developed at UCL and Moorfields.
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First UK patients begin trial of drug designed to help people stay strong enough for pancreatic-cancer treatment
The Royal Free London has treated the first two UK participants in the RIVER study, testing whether Ponsegromab can reduce severe weight and muscle loss during chemotherapy.

Rectal cancer trial allows four in five patients to avoid major surgery
A five-country trial coordinated in Birmingham found chemoradiotherapy with smaller surgery only when needed allowed four in five early-stage rectal cancer patients to keep their rectum.

Rectal cancer trial helps four in five patients avoid major surgery
A major international trial coordinated in Birmingham found that an organ-preserving treatment approach allowed four in five patients in one group to keep their rectum after 12 months.