Tim Eisen

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University of Cambridge
Box 193 (R4)
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom

About Tim Eisen

Professor Tim Eisen, based at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, is one of the leading cancer doctors in the UK. He oversees a broad spectrum of research ranging from work on cancer genetics through to studies in the clinic. As Director of the Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, he co-ordinates many early and late-stage clinical trials testing new treatments for different types of cancer. Much of his work focuses on kidney cancer, lung cancer and melanoma.

Recent publications


Role of 5p15.33 (TERT-CLPTM1L), 6p21.33 and 15q25.1 (CHRNA5-CHRNA3) variation and lung cancer risk in never-smokers

Carcinogenesis.2010;31 :234-238

Deciphering the Impact of Common Genetic Variation on Lung Cancer Risk: A Genome-Wide Association Study

Cancer Res.2009;69 :6633-6641