Trial team
Who is organising the trial?
The NHS-Galleri trial is organised and funded by a number of partner organisations.
The Cancer Research UK & King’s College London Cancer Prevention Trials Unit
The trial is run by the Cancer Research UK & King’s College London Cancer Prevention Trials Unit, a team of cancer researchers and trial managers at King’s College London (King’s). They coordinate this trial and will analyse the results.
NHS England
The study is in partnership with the National Health Service (NHS) England. They provide follow-up and care related to the trial. The National Disease Registration Service provides data for the trial.
GRAIL
GRAIL, LLC is a company in the United States (US) that developed the Galleri® test. They have also set up a branch in the UK, GRAIL Bio UK Ltd. (GRAIL), which is the main funder and organiser of this trial.
Who are the Chief Investigators for the trial?
The Chief Investigators for the trial are Professor Richard Neal, a GP researcher who is interested in cancer screening, and Professor Charles Swanton, a cancer researcher at University College London and the Francis Crick Institute, and the Chief Clinician of Cancer Research UK.
Richard is a part time GP and Professor of Primary Care at the University of Exeter. His research examines the interface between primary care/general practice and cancer, with a particular focus in cancer diagnostics.
Professor Charles Swanton FRS FRCP is a clinician scientist. His research focuses on the management of metastatic cancer.
Who developed the Galleri test?
The Galleri test was developed by researchers at GRAIL, LLC in the US. Results from trials using the Galleri test suggest that the test can work well. The NHS now wants to do further work to understand whether the test works well enough to routinely offer it to people in the UK in the future.
Is anyone else involved?
GRAIL collaborates with patients and the public to make sure that information for participants in the NHS-Galleri trial is clear and understandable.
The trial uses the services of third-party organisations in the UK and outside the UK to help run the trial. They may handle information about people taking part in the trial. They will be required to do this safely and securely.