A CNIO study identifies new genes that predispose an individual to pancreatic cancer

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

It has been discovered that the probability of developing pancreatic cancer may increase when two specific genes in the complement system become mutated. These genes, called FCN1 and PLAT, could becom...

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Results from IMMUNOMICS-VHIO platform’s first study demonstrate the efficacy of ultrasensitive liquid biopsy in predicting and monitoring immunotherapy response

by VHIO

Published today in Clinical Cancer Research, results from this project’s first study show that ultrasensitive circulating tumor DNA analysis can predict immunotherapy response in patients with advan...

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New clinical trial targets the most common form of skin cancer with a compound based on CNIO discoveries

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

Highlight Therapeutics and CNIO are collaborating to proof BO-112 effectiveness against the most common form of skin cancer, which is linked to sun exposure and is on the rise.

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Massive Data Analysis Advances the Understanding of How Immunotherapy Works

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

Researchers identify predictive markers of response to immunotherapy treatment in a study involving data from over 700 patients across six different cohorts, published in Nature Communications.

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Reviving a depleted immune system: an unmet goal for people on HIV treatment

by IrsiCaixa

IrsiCaixa describes how the cells of the immune system decrease in people with HIV who have been on treatment for 10 years, and confirm the key role of TIGIT in this loss of defenses

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IRB Barcelona opens a new laboratory to strengthen its expertise in immunology

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

Liderado por la Dra. Stefanie Wculek, el nuevo grupo de investigación se centrará en el estudio del sistema inmune y su función en los tejidos, tanto en la salud como en la respuesta a la enfermeda...

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Researchers describe a genetic signature that predicts the response to immunotherapy treatment in liver cancer

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

In an important breakthrough in precision medicine and for the approval of cost-effective treatments, the expression of eleven genes is found to make it possible to discriminate patients sensitive to ...

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Radical increase in the effectiveness of breast cancer immunotherapy

by IMIM - Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques

A study published in the journal Nature Cancer has discovered an approach that radically increases the success of immunotherapy in one of the most aggressive types of tumours, triple-negative breast c...

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The role of immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have published a review in the journal Nature Reviews – Clinical Oncology in...

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Researchers at CNIO and 12 de Octubre Hospital prove efficacy of new immunotherapy for multiple myeloma

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

​The researchers developed a new cancer treatment, called CAR-NK-cell immunotherapy, which instead of T cells uses NK cells, which could be more effective and have fewer side effects

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Immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab as a potential game-changer in the treatment of early-stage NSCLC

by VHIO

​ With an estimated 2.2 million new cancer cases and 1.8 million deaths globally, lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in 2020, represent...

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Launch of a pioneering clinical trial to validate the efficacy of immunotherapy in 29 types of tumour

by Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica

​The ACROPOLI clinical trial is being launched. It is a pioneering, nationwide research study that aims to assess the efficacy of immunotherapy in 29 different types of cancer simultaneously.

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