# Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, University of Glasgow

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## TL;DR

The University of Glasgow's cancer research centre on the Garscube estate, home to Andrew Biankin's pancreatic cancer genomics group and the Precision-Panc programme that ran the PRIMUS trials through NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

## Summary

The Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre houses the University of Glasgow's Institute of Cancer Sciences at Garscube, Bearsden. Andrew Biankin, Regius Chair of Surgery, leads pancreatic cancer genomics there and directs ICGC-ARGO; the Precision-Panc master protocol (ISRCTN14879538), sponsored by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, profiled pancreatic tumours at 27 UK sites between December 2017 and March 2022 to route patients into the PRIMUS trials, and its team co-authored the STARPAC2 protocol. Clinical care for the West of Scotland is at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Beatson.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-24
- Also known as: Institute of Cancer Sciences, Glasgow; Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory
- Tags: research; uk; pancreatic; genomics
- City: Glasgow, GB
- Type: research-institute
- Website: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cancersciences/

## Sources

- School of Cancer Sciences: Andrew Biankin: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cancersciences/staff/andrewbiankin/
- ISRCTN14879538: Precision Panc: https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN14879538

## Connected records

- cancers: [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- fronts: [Diagnostics & Biomarkers](https://onco.cc/fronts/diagnostics/), [Targeted Therapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/targeted-therapy/)
- institutions: [Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre / CRUK Scotland Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/beatson-glasgow/), [Glasgow Royal Infirmary](https://onco.cc/institutions/glasgow-royal-infirmary/)
- terms: [Genomic profiling](https://onco.cc/terms/genomic-profiling/)
- trials: [Precision-Panc](https://onco.cc/trials/precision-panc/)
- people: [Andrew Biankin](https://onco.cc/people/andrew-biankin/)

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