Can metastatic cancer be cured?
It is estimated that today 50% of cancer patients are cured and the remaining 50% are not cured, but live longer.
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8 tips to prevent cancer
Avoiding tobacco use, leading a healthy lifestyle, protecting yourself from the sun and vaccination against infection by certain viruses are some f...
HER2DX® recognized by TIME as one of the best inventions of 2022
HER2DX® was highlighted in Times 'Medical Care' category, which publicizes inventions that are successfully implemented in medical practice.
Second season of 'The Information that cares’ podcast series
This Wednesday, the first episode of the second season of the ‘Information that cares for you/Information that cares’ podcast series will go live....
The Hospital Clínic starts an immunotherapy trial based on tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in triple-negative breast cancer
Trial TILs001, which is open to patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, is the first study to assess the safety and efficacy of TIL...
A new treatment is effective for advanced HER2-low breast cancer
Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan, a combination of a targeted therapy with chemotherapy, increases progression-free survival of the disease an...
The BBVA Foundation and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona award two Joan Rodés-Josep Baselga Advanced Research Contracts in Oncology and Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Joan Rodés-Josep Baselga Advanced Research Contracts in Oncology and Neurodegenerative Diseases, awarded by the BBVA Foundation and Hospital Cl...
Developed the first genomic test for personalized HER2+ breast cancer treatments
The new test, called HER2DX, analyzes RNA on 27 genes to predict survival outcomes and the likelihood that patients will respond to treatment.
Liquid biopsy: the most sensitive and least invasive cancer analysis technique
A study conducted at Hospital Clínic analysed the genetic profile of more than 300 patients with solid tumours using a liquid biopsy blood test, re...
The AECC awards Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS 2.1 million euros for cancer research
On Thursday, 11 November, the Spanish Cancer Association (AECC) awarded the AECC 2021 Grants for Cancer Research at an event held at the organizati...