# James Brenton

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## TL;DR

Cambridge medical oncologist and Interim Deputy Director of the CRUK Cambridge Institute, a leader in ovarian cancer genomics and ctDNA monitoring.

## Summary

James Brenton is Interim Deputy Director and a Senior Group Leader at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, and a consultant medical oncologist at Cambridge University Hospitals. His research focuses on the genomics and evolution of high-grade serous ovarian cancer and on circulating tumour DNA as a tool for treatment monitoring. He leads the ovarian cancer programme within the CRUK Cambridge Centre.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; ovarian cancer; cancer genomics
- Role: Interim Deputy Director
- Specialisms: Ovarian cancer; Cancer genomics; Circulating tumour DNA

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Brenton
- Institution profile: https://www.cruk.cam.ac.uk/leadership/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Brenton+JD%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Ovarian cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/ovarian/)
- institutions: [Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre / CRUK Cambridge Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/cruk-cambridge-centre/)
- journals: [PLOS Medicine](https://onco.cc/journals/plos-medicine/)

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