OxCODE's Vision & Objectives
OxCODE's vision
The Oxford Centre for Cancer Early Detection and Prevention's (OxCODE's) vision is to generate Quantitative Risk Scores - the ‘Oxford QR codes’ – to enable personalised risk stratification, early cancer detection and the development of targeted interventions to prevent malignant cancer development.
We are using Oxford’s clinical cohorts and applying our novel discovery and detection technologies to generate clinical imaging (e.g. MRI, endoscopy, digital pathology), molecular (e.g. nucleic acid, protein or metabolite) and immunological data. Integrative data analysis and modelling will be used to identify key parameters that contribute to the Quantitative Risk scores to assist prognostic cancer early detection and the identification of targets and surrogate biomarkers for preventative therapies.
OxCODE's objectives
- Galvanise and expand Oxford’s precision cancer prevention and early cancer detection research community, bringing in more members and facilitating the creation of new synergistic collaborative partnerships.
- Increase the scale and scope of precision cancer prevention and early cancer detection research at Oxford by supporting the acquisition of competitive external funding.
- Raise awareness of Oxford’s precision cancer prevention and early cancer detection research activity and expertise to both internal and external audiences.