Collaborate With Us

Improving communication and care in immune-mediated cancer treatment (IMCT) requires collaboration across disciplines, sectors, and communities. 

We welcome partnerships with clinicians, researchers, data scientists, methodologists, patient organisations, charities, industry partners, and community groups who share an interest in improving how IMCT is understood, communicated, and experienced. 

By working together, we aim to develop research and practical solutions that improve patient experience, safety, and equity in cancer care

Why collaboration matters

IMCT is advancing rapidly, but the communication, psychological, and behavioural aspects of these treatments remain underexplored.

Addressing these challenges requires input from people with different forms of expertise, including:

  • Clinical insight into cancer treatment pathways

  • Scientific understanding of immune-based therapies

  • Expertise in behaviour and communication

  • Experience with data and modelling

  • Research design and delivery

  • Patient and community perspectives

  • Translating research into practice

Collaborative work helps ensure that research is clinically relevant, scientifically robust, and meaningful for patients and communities.

Who we work with

We welcome collaboration with a wide range of partners. 

  • We work with clinicians across oncology, nursing, allied health professions, and primary care to better understand real-world communication challenges in IMCT.

    Collaborations may include:

    • co-developing research questions

    • contributing clinical insight to study design

    • helping integrate research into clinical pathways

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  • We collaborate with researchers across disciplines, including:

    • oncology

    • immunology

    • health services research

    • implementation science

    • health inequalities

    • digital health and data science

    • computational modelling and big data

    • methodology

    We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary collaborations that bridge the lab to bedside.

  • Industry plays a key role in the development of new immune-mediated cancer treatments.

    We welcome collaboration with industry partners interested in:

    • understanding patient perspectives on IMCT

    • improving communication around treatment benefits and risks

    • supporting patient-centred approaches to treatment development

    • generating evidence to inform patient information and education

    Our work aims to complement scientific and clinical innovation by improving how treatments are explained and experienced.

  • Cancer charities, advocacy organisations, and patient groups are essential partners in shaping meaningful research.

    We collaborate with organisations to:

    • identify patient priorities

    • design accessible research materials

    • encourage wide participation in research

    • improve how research findings are shared with patients and the public

    • support inclusive and equitable engagement

  • Community organisations and support groups provide valuable insight into the experiences of people affected by cancer. 

    We are particularly interested in working with groups that support underrepresented or underserved communities, to help ensure our research reflects diverse perspectives and experiences. 

Ways to collaborate

We are always interested in exploring new ideas and partnerships. There are many ways to work with us, including:

  • contributing expertise to research projects

  • co-developing new studies

  • supporting patient and public involvement activities

  • collaborating on grant applications

  • sharing knowledge through workshops, seminars, or joint events

Get in touch

If you are interested in collaborating, we would be very happy to hear from you. Please contact: 

Dr Lyndsay Hughes and Prof Joe Chilcot, King’s College London, on immunotherapyproject@kcl.ac.uk.

You can also learn more about our current studies and research activities elsewhere on this website.