The success rate of leukaemia treatments could receive a boost after a charity came forward to support world-class research at Nottingham Trent University.
The James Skillington Challenge has given funding to help university scientists develop a method to ensure patients receive more suitable transplants.
Experts from the university's John van Geest Cancer Research Centre are trying to find a way to help patients receive a transplant of bone marrow or cord blood that is much more likely to result in successful treatment.
Using samples taken from the Anthony Nolan Trust Cord Blood Bank and data and blood plasma samples from the Barcelona Cord Blood Bank, the scientists will use a process known as biomarker detection to identify the features of transplant samples that are known to have been successful in treating leukaemia sufferers.
