STEPUPIORS PIs featured in EACR's Cancer Researcher Magazine

STEPUPIORS PIs Milena Cavic, Jerome Zoidakis, Sergi Castellví-Bel and Remond J.A. Fijneman were featured in the Cancer Researcher Magazine of the European Association for Cancer Research. They presented project aims and first achievements, giving advice to a wide audience of over 12,000 EACR members on how to use widening funds to increase the visibility and excellence of cancer research across Europe.

https://magazine.eacr.org/how-to-use-widening-funds-to-increase-the-visibility-and-excellence-of-cancer-research-across-europe/

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New scientific publications within WP2

1. Vuletić A, Mirjačić Martinović K, Spasić J. Role of Histone Deacetylase 6 and Histone Deacetylase 6 Inhibition in Colorectal Cancer. Pharmaceutics. 2024; 16(1):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16010054.

2. Marinkovic M, Stojanovic-Rundic S, Stanojevic A, Tomasevic A, Jankovic R, Zoidakis J, Castellví-Bel S, Fijneman RJA, Cavic M, Radulovic M. Performance and Dimensionality of Pretreatment MRI Radiomics in Rectal Carcinoma Chemoradiotherapy Prediction. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(2):421. doi.org/10.3390/jcm13020421.

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/2/421

3. Stanojevic A, Spasic J, Marinkovic M, Stojanovic-Rundic S, Jankovic R, Djuric A, Zoidakis J, Fijneman RJA, Castellvi-Bel S and Cavic M (2024) Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphic variants C677T and A1298C in rectal cancer in Slavic population: significance for cancer risk and response to chemoradiotherapy. Front. Genet. 14:1299599. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1299599

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1299599/full

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STEPUPIORS in the Cancer Researcher Magazine of the European Association for Cancer Research

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IORS Training and Strategic Visit to NKI-AVL

Milena Čavić performed a strategic training visit at the Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (NKI AVL), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the period of December 06-09, 2023. The visit was focused on scientific activities concerning methods for ctDNA analysis of cancer patients’ samples and project management, exploring various aspects necessary for the implementation of the STEPUPIORS project, within work packages WP2, WP3 and WP5. The training was hosted by Dr Remond Fijneman from the Department for Pathology, Translational Gastrointestinal Oncology group, with contribution from various NKI AVL sectors.
During the visit, two external meetings were scheduled for December 07 and 08, 2023, respectively. The first meeting was held with the Dutch Cancer Society representatives (KWF Dutch Cancer Society) from Amsterdam, which provides support for Dutch researchers in applications for clinical, translational and basic science projects in the field of oncology. The second was focused on exploring the new health information system of the Netherlands – Health-Research Infrastructure (Health-RI Data Driven Health & Life Sciences) based in Utrecht, which is the new center of the Dutch health care system digitization.
New project applications were strategically planned during the visit and are expected in 2024 and 2025.

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Annual Stakeholder Meeting

At the end of the year, we hosted a gathering for our partners and friends in a joyful and festive environment. We discussed the events and accomplishments that marked the year 2023 as well as the future plans of the STEPUPIORS team. We were delighted to hear the opinions and suggestions of exceptional professionals from various fields. We appreciate the constructive criticisms and suggestions that were given, and we will take them into account while implementing our development plan. As a result, we are even more confident in achieving joint success in the future.

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