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  • World’s First Database for Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma News

    World’s First Database for Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Researchers at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute have developed a nationwide database containing a wealth of information on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). This resource will soon enable doctors to provide more personalized treatments for patients with this type of skin cancer.

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  • New mechanism in BRCA2 tumors discovered: why chemotherapy sometimes fails News

    New mechanism in BRCA2 tumors discovered: why chemotherapy sometimes fails

    Why do some BRCA2 tumors eventually stop responding to chemotherapy? Researchers at Erasmus MC discovered how these tumors are still able to repair their DNA damage and how they evade the effects of chemotherapy.

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  • Nearly €20 Million to Drive Innovation in Imaging Technology News

    Nearly €20 Million to Drive Innovation in Imaging Technology

    A national consortium led by Erasmus MC has been awarded €19.6 million through the NWO Large-Scale Research Infrastructures program. The consortium, known as AMICE (Advanced Multimodal Imaging Centers), will invest over the next decade in advancing and refining imaging technologies that are essential for cutting-edge biomedical research.

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  • Screening reduces prostate cancer mortality, even after more than twenty years News

    Screening reduces prostate cancer mortality, even after more than twenty years

    A prostate cancer screening program can reduce prostate cancer mortality, even in the long term. That is the take-away from research conducted by Erasmus MC in a large European group of screened men. ‘The longer the follow-up, the more reliable the results.’

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  • Biomarker may predict Parkinson’s disease progression News

    Biomarker may predict Parkinson’s disease progression

    Researchers at Erasmus MC have discovered a biomarker in the blood that can predict the progression of Parkinson’s disease. ‘Knowing how severe the disease will be in three years allows doctors to plan treatment much more precisely. ’

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  • New Erasmus MC Subsidiary Develops Personalized Immunotherapy News

    New Erasmus MC Subsidiary Develops Personalized Immunotherapy

    Erasmus MC has established a new company dedicated to developing a new form of immunotherapy. This new therapy — a personalized cancer vaccine — is intended for patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Focus on Societal Challenges as driver of Research

As a university medical center, Erasmus MC has a great responsibility to help solve social issues related to health. The research strategy 2023-2029 ‘Focus on Societal Challenges as driver op Research’, clarifies the direction we want to take as a scientific organization at the center of society.

The strategy, which is in line with Erasmus MC’s mission and core values, describes how we can increase the impact of our research and strategically deploy the limited resources available for scientific research. And how we, together with our stakeholders, can effectively contribute to solutions, now and in the future.

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