Research projects
Active Italy
General cancer research
Most cancer deaths are caused by cancer spreading to different organs so this project hopes to find a new way to detect and even stop cancer spreading.
Researcher: Professor Stefano Santaguida
The role of the self-eating receptor p62 in stopping cancer spreading
Active Cyprus
Brain cancer
Using fruit flies to discover how glioblastoma ‘hijacks’ blood vessels and takes nutrients from healthy cells, so possible new treatment targets can be found.
Researcher: Professor Chrysoula Pitsouli
Using fruit flies to understand how brain cancer can hijack our blood vessels
Active Italy
Liver cancer
Researchers are exploring how liver cells respond to stress causes by liver disease, how this links to cancer development and if it can be stopped.
Researcher: Professor Giannino Del Sal
Uncovering the connection between liver disease and liver cancer
Active Italy
General cancer research
Discovering why cancer rarely develops in the heart will hopefully lead to an exciting new wearable device to stop cancer spreading in other organs.
Researcher: Dr Serena Zacchigna
Treating cancer with a heart beat
Active Italy
Leukaemia
JMML (Juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia) affects very young children and is hard to treat, so this project is looking at what causes it to try to find new cures.
Researcher: Dr Emanuele Azzoni
Pursuing new clues about the cause of a rare childhood blood cancer
Active France
Lung cancer
Discovering more about how mesothelioma cells behave could reveal clues about how to better diagnose or prevent this aggressive type of cancer.
Researcher: Dr Nicolas Alcala
Discovering if mesothelioma cells compete or cooperate
Active France
General cancer research
For some patients, cancer can return after successful radiotherapy treatment. This project aims to discover new information about how we could reduce this chance.
Researcher: Dr Gertraud Orend
Could a new molecular tool improve the effectiveness of radiotherapy?
Active Italy
General cancer research
Once cancer has spread, or metastasised, it often becomes incurable. This project is investigating new ways to deliver drugs specifically to metastatic tumours.
Researcher: Professor Roberta Tasso
Developing natural nanoparticle “smart bombs” to target hard-to-treat tumoursWe only fund the best ideas…
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