BASO~ the Association for Cancer Surgery project grant is awarded to assist surgeons to undertake research projects related to surgical or surgically linked cancer care. Projects should further the aims of the BASO~ACS (within relevant research areas – see below) and should be of clear benefit to patient care in the UK.
From 2022 onwards, all BASO Research Grants will be awarded under the BASO/Rosetrees Research Grants in Cancer Surgery.
BASO ~ ACS is a NIHR non-commercial Partner. Research studies funded through our 'Project Grant' award scheme are eligible to access the NIHR study Support Service that is provided by the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
The NIHR CRN can now support health and social care research taking place in non-NHS settings. Read the full policy: Eligibilty Criteria for NIHR CRN Support.
In partnership with your local R&D Office, we encourage you to involve your local NIHR team in discussions as early as possible when planning your study. This will enable you to fully benefit from the support available through the NIHR Study Support Service.
If your study involves NHS sites in England you will need to apply for Health Research Authority Approval. Click here for the Guidance.
Nature of Grant
Applications were sought for discrete projects such as projects seeking funding for the initial development of clinical trials, studies aimed at initial data collection to inform the design of a future trial or systematic reviews.
Subject to satisfactory applications, one or more awards up to the total value of £6,000 were be made and were the awarded for one academic year.
Click here to view the list of Research Areas this grant was awarded in.
Adjudication
Adjudication is by the panel of experts drawn from the BASO National Committee, advised by its panel of external referees to ensure a high level of technical expertise. Members of the BASO National Committee will not be able to sit on the panel if they have applied for an award (directly or indirectly) or if they have any other conflict of interest. The process will also be audited for ethnicity and diversity of applications to ensure freedom from bias.
Particular weight shall be given to the track record of the applicant or their team. In the case of early career researchers weight shall be given to their potential to benefit from the research, the innovative qualities of the work to be.
Presentation
The successful awardees will be required to submit a report 6 months after completion of the work to ensure key targets have been met and will be invited to present their findings at the BASO~ACS Annual Scientific Congress. All projects will be required to show evidence of patient engagement in the design of the project.
Winners of BASO~ACS (NIHR) Research Project Grant
Winner of 2021 BASO~ACS (NIHR) Research Project Grant
BASO~ACS is pleased to announce that the 2021 BASO (NIHR) Research Project Grants have been awarded to the following Projects:
Miss Anuja Mitra, Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College London, for the study: 'Augmentation of Volatile Organic Compounds of Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma from the Tumour Lipidome (the AVOCADO study)'.
Winner of 2020 BASO~ACS (NIHR) Research Project Grant: CovidSurg: Cancer Study
Winners of 2019 BASO~ACS (NIHR) Research Project Grant
BASO~ACS is pleased to announce that the 2019 BASO (NIHR) Research Project Grants have been awarded to the following Projects:
- Mr Edward Caruana, University of Nottingham & University Hospitals of Leicester: 'Development of a core outcome set for clinical studies of the invasive management of malignant pleural mesothelioma: The COS-iMeso Initiative'.
- Miss Karina Cox, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust: 'Targeted axillary management of DCIS patients requiring mastectomy by pre- operative localisation ofsentinel lymph nodes with contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)'.
- Mrs Samantha Downie, University of Edinburgh: 'Patient factors influencing quality of life outcomes after surgery for bony metastases'.
- Mr Samir Pathak, Bristol Royal Infirmary: 'Examining locoregional therapy versus standard of care in patients with gastro-intestinal oligometastatic tumours: a feasibility study'.
- Mr Saqib Rahman, University of Southampton: 'Machine Learning to predict Outcomes after Oesophagectomy using the UK National Oesophago-gastric Cancer Audit Database'.
Winners of 2018 BASO~ACS (NIHR) Research Project Grant
BASO~ACS is pleased to announce that the 2018 BASO (NIHR) Research Project Grants have been awarded to the following:
- Miss Sarah Daniels, from University of Sheffield Medical School for the project, "Optimising the Care and Treatment Pathways for Older Patients with colorectal cancer."
- Miss Yan Mai Goh from Imperial College London for project, "A CARBONYL-BASED Non-Invasive test For Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma."
- Mr Jim Khan from Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust for project,"A prospective cohort study of Immunological and Functional outcomes after Robotic and laparoscopic total meso-rectal excision for rectal cancer."
Winners of 2017 BASO~ACS (NIHR) Project Grant
BASO~ACS is pleased to announce that the 2017 BASO (NIHR) Research Project Grant have been awarded to the following:
- Christopher McDonald from Aintree University Hospital for the project, "Functional outcomes of SLNB for (OSCC) Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: a multicentre, prospective, longitudinal cohort study".
- Adrian Wei Ern Cheang from University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust for project, "Establishing the paradigm for risk prediction of pancreatic cancer".
- Michael Shackcloth from Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital for project,"Prospective Audit of Current Practice of Pulmonary Metastasectomy in the UK".
Winners of 2016 BASO~ACS (NIHR) Project Grant
BASO~ACS is pleased to announce that the 2016 BASO (NIHR) Project Grant have been awarded to the following:
- Shelly Griffiths from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital for the project, "Improving diagnosis of dysplastic changes associated with Barrett's oesophagus".
- Robert Jones from Aintree University Hospital NHS FT for project, "Circulating tumour cells as predictive and prognostic biomakers in resectable cholangiocarcinoma - BBC-01 Trial".
- Matthew Lee from Northern General Hospital for project, "National Audit of Small Bowel Obstruction".