Med4 - Research project

The scope of this expert panel includes basic, translational and clinical cancer research in humans and animals.

Clinical research and innovative intervention studies (including medical devices, technologies and tools for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human and animal diseases) are eligible only if they address a fundamental scientific question.

In particular, the following topics are covered (not exhaustive):

• (Cancer) imaging
• Cancer genetics and –genomics
• Cancer stem cells
• Cancer therapy and cancer medicines
• Cell cycle, apoptosis and signal transduction
• Epidemiology/ health outcomes on cancer
• Gene manipulation / gene therapy
• Hemato-oncology
• Invasion, metastasis and interaction with the micro-environment, angiogenesis
• Mechanisms for the development of cancer (oncogenesis)
• Prevention/(early) diagnosis/ biomarkers
• Radiotherapy and radiobiology
• Translational surgical and related therapies
• Tumor immunology and immunotherapy