The STEPUPIORS team participated in the 13th Congress of the Serbian Society of Toxicology with international participation and the 1st TOXSEE Regional Conference entitled “Present and Future of toxicology: challenges and opportunities“, which were held from May 10 to 12, 2023 in Belgrade. Dr. Ana Đurić presented the joint work of members of the STEPUPIORS Twinning project entitled “Is there a relation between hematological toxicity and response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer?” whose objective was to evaluate the association between hematologic toxicity and tumor response to therapy. The research included 75 patients, who were treated at the Institute of Oncology and Radiology of Serbia in the period from June 2020 to January 2022. By further targeted monitoring of defined hematological parameters, the study will provide answers that contribute to the progress of a personalized approach to the treatment of patients with this malignancy disease.
During the three days of the congress, participants had the opportunity to listen to lectures by colleagues from Serbia and abroad, which covered a wide range of important topics in the field of contemporary toxicology. It was an honor and pleasure for us to share our results with our colleagues, as well as to participate in a meeting of exceptional educational and scientific importance for our community.
