Projects
Identification of potentially actionable genetic alterations in solid and liquid biopsies of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. University of Antwerp
MesoBreath 3: Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds from mesothelioma cells and pleural effusions with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC_MS) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) Ghent University
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an asbestos-related disease with dismal prognosis. In order to improve early detection and management, breath analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as a new, non-invasive diagnostic tool is being explored in our ongoing MesoBreath studies. However, to increase the specificity of the diagnostig breath model, the aim of this MESOBREATH3 study is (I) to compare the VOCs emitted from different MPM ...
Programmed death-1 as novel immunotherapeutic target in malignant pleural mesothelioma : investigation of cancer drug of the year 2013. University of Antwerp
Microparticle-encapsulated tumor-environment interactions to capture disseminated mesothelioma cells Ghent University
Cancer cells of the pleura, by different mutations have acquired the ability to proliferate, invade the surrounding tissues and to metastasize at a distance. Whether or not these operations are actually realized, also depends on the resistance and the collaboration of the surrounding fibroblasts and surrounding cells of the connective tissue. This tumor-associated fibroblasts transmit and receive signals. We want to use this communication to ...