New tool detects cancer tumours with faulty DNA repair

New algorithm to detect cancerous tumours

New algorithm to detect cancerous tumours Meghan Shaw 17 April, 2025 New algorithm to detect cancerous tumours 17 April, 2025 A new study, published in Nature Genetics, and funded by the NIHR Research Professorship and Cancer Research UK, has found a new ‘metal detector’ algorithm, PRRDetect, which is able to identify tumours with DNA faults. This has the potential to revolutionise cancer treatment.Carried out at the University of Cambridge a…

New tool detects cancer tumours with faulty DNA repair

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre have created an algorithm that finds vulnerable cancer tumours The new tool, PRRDetect, identifies cancer tumours with defective DNA repair mechanisms, potentially transforming how doctors determine which patients are more likely to respond successfully to cancer treatments. The study paper was published in Nature Genetics. Researchers analysed the com…