The MILI trial aims to determine whether a medication called metformin will reduce the chance of developing cancer in people with LFS.
To learn more about the MILI trial and LFS, visit mili.octru.ox.ac.uk and The George Pantziarka TP53 Trust: tp53.co.uk/lfs-tp53/
09.10.2025 11:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The MILI site team based in Leicester Royal Infirmary share why working with clinical trials is important to them.
Find out more about MILI here: mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
#LFS #TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LeicesterRoyalInfirmary
30.07.2025 12:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A quotation from a Research Nurse at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary working on the MILI trial says, "The possibility of discovering medication that will reduce the incidence of cancer is exciting and will change the lives of many patients living with the condition".
The MILI site team based at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary share what this study means to them.
Find out more about MILI here: mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
#LFS #TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome @NHSGrampian
24.07.2025 11:17 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
The MILI site team based in Leicester Royal Infirmary speak on what this study means to them.
Find out more about MILI here: mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
#LFS #TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome
02.07.2025 09:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Members of the MILI Trial team are attending the 2025 CRUK Cancer Prevention Research Conference this week.
@cancerresearchuk.org @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
#CRUK #LFS
25.06.2025 09:36 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
#InternationalNursesDay
#InternationalNursesDay2025
12.05.2025 12:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
To all the research nurses working on the SCOOT trial.
Thank you for all that you do!
#InternationalNursesDay
#InternationalNursesDay2025
12.05.2025 11:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
To all the research nurses working on the MILI trial!
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@gstt-nhs.bsky.social
@cuh.nhs.uk
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social
@uhsft.bsky.social
@leicestersresearch.bsky.social
@nottmhospitals.bsky.social
#InternationalNursesDay
#LFS
#TP53
12.05.2025 11:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
To all the research nurses working on the TebeMRD trial.
#InternationalNursesDay #InternationalNursesDay2025
12.05.2025 11:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
On #InternationalNursesDay...
12.05.2025 10:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you to all our recruiting sites for your support of the trial:
@ouhospitals.bsky.social
@gstt-nhs.bsky.social
@cuh.nhs.uk
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social
@uhsft.bsky.social
@leicestersresearch.bsky.social h.bsky.social
08.05.2025 11:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A MILI Milestone:
30 participants randomised onto the trial!
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS
@oncology.ox.ac.uk
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social
The George Pantziarka TP53 Trust
08.05.2025 11:31 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
What is LFS? A person with LFS carries a pathogenetic variant in their TP53 gene associated with an increased risk of cancer. To find out more about LFS and current research, including the MILI clinical trial:
MILI tinyurl.com/nu3w4ba3
TP53 Trust tinyurl.com/yufxf4um
#LFS @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
20.03.2025 11:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The MILI trial is pleased to announce that our 7th site, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, is now open to recruitment!
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS
@leicestersresearch.bsky.social
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social
@oncology.ox.ac.uk
12.03.2025 13:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The MILI trial is pleased to announce that our 6th site, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, is now open to recruitment!
@uhsft.bsky.social
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social
@oncology.ox.ac.uk
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS
11.03.2025 11:57 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
MILI Participants, we want to hear from you!
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS #OxfordCancer #rarediseases
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social @oncology.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social @cuhnhs.bsky.social @nottmhospitals.bsky.social @nhsgrampian.bsky.social
@gstt-nhs.bsky.social
19.02.2025 15:06 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The full title of the MILI trial is "Metformin in Li Fraumeni Syndrome Trial: A phase II randomised open-label cancer prevention trial of metformin in adults with Li Fraumeni Syndrome".
But what does "randomised" mean, and why is it done...
(1/2)
@oxfordcancer.bsky.social
@oncology.ox.ac.uk
12.02.2025 12:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social @octructu.bsky.social
04.02.2025 14:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique
TebeMRD Trial website: tebemrd.octru.ox.ac.uk
04.02.2025 13:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
04.02.2025 13:11 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
SCOOT is a study aiming to use blood biomarkers to help diagnose lung cancer more accurately and quickly than we can now.
Find out more about SCOOT here:
tinyurl.com/SCOOT-OCTO
#worldcancerday #unitedbyunique #earlydetection
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social @octructu.bsky.social
04.02.2025 12:21 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
04.02.2025 11:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Welcome to the MILI Trial | MILI
To learn more about MILI and Li Fraumeni Syndrome, visit:
mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
and
LFS / TP53 β The George Pantziarka TP53 Trust: tp53.co.uk/lfs-tp53/
#LFS #WorldCancerDay #unitedbyunique
2/2
04.02.2025 10:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The MILI trial will help to understand:
Β· How cancers form in Li Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)
Β· How metformin affects this
Β· The impact of having LFS on quality of life
#WorldCancerDay #UnitedByUnique #LFS
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
1/2
04.02.2025 10:48 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Pink square graphic with black text which reads, 'World Cancer Day - 4 February'
In the UK, nearly 1 in 2 people will get cancer in their lifetime. It's World Cancer Day today β a global day to raise awareness and take action against cancer π
Whatever your cancer experience, share this post and help us get the word out.
#WorldCancerDay #WCD2025
04.02.2025 08:09 β π 171 π 93 π¬ 6 π 19
Cancer | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
On #WorldCancerDay, we're advancing early detection by studying biomarkers to identify high-risk individuals. We're also exploring immunotherapies to stop cancer earlyβpotentially changing its course https://buff.ly/40ZXoIm
#CancerResearch #EarlyDetection
04.02.2025 09:10 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Patient & Public Involvement (PPI)
Research is stronger when shaped by the voices of those affected by cancer. π±
Patient & Public Involvement empowers individuals to contribute to research, ensuring that our researchers, and their studies, benefit from the perspectives of people affected by cancer
Find out more: buff.ly/40Mmd90
04.02.2025 10:22 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
#WorldCancerDay is putting a spotlight on the unique needs of everyone impacted by cancer.
People-centred care is crucial for equity, quality & efficiency, and means putting the comprehensive needs of people and communities, not only diseases, at the centre of health systems.
#UnitedByUnique
04.02.2025 10:21 β π 2 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Coordinating research into cancer precision prevention and early detection at the University of Oxford. #oxcode
Former yeast molecular geneticist. Views my own.
Weβre the world's leading independent cancer charity dedicated to saving lives through research, influence and information.
linktr.ee/cr_uk
Oxford University's Medical Sciences Division is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for biomedical and clinical research and teaching, comprised of 16 core departments and the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk
Top news & developments from across Oxford's cancer research community. Working between @UniofOxford and @OUHospitals.
Professor of Cancer Research at Oxford University. Cancer Prevention, RNA biology, public engagement; eclectic leanings. Views my own.
A CRUK-funded, UKCRC-registered clinical trials unit based @unisouthampton, with expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of healthcare research studies to improve diagnosis and treatment for the benefit of patients.
We are a UKCRC registered CTU with expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of multicentre interventional clinical trials. Contact us to find out more! https://t.co/H8kLi3jbHJ
The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a collaboration between the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to fund medical research.
NHS Foundation Trust delivering care at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, the Horton General Hospital in Banbury, and in the community.
#OneTeamOneOUH | www.ouh.nhs.uk
We carry out innovative #ClinicalTrials and develop new #Methodology that has global impact, improving health worldwide.
#MedSky #StatsSky
Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) is a UKCRC fully registered Clinical Trials Unit, based within the University of Oxford @ox.ac.ukβ¬
π https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru
official Bluesky account (check usernameπ)
Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app