Half-million-euro grant for Maastricht research into lung tumours
The Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) will fund Maastricht-based research into lung tumours with a €498,000 grant. The grant was awarded to Professor Ernst-Jan Speel (Pathology) and Professor Anne-Marie Dingemans (Pulmonary disease) of the Maastricht UMC+.
The research in question examines predictive markers for metastases following surgical removal of lung tumours known as pulmonary carcinoids. This new grant will be used to initiate a follow-up study into the predictive value of two previously identified genes with respect to the development of metastases.
In cooperation with Dr Fernandez-Cuesta of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, Lyon), these rare tumours will be analysed with the help of so-called next-generation sequencing, a new method of DNA research in which all desired genes can be examined simultaneously for the presence of pathogenic mutations.
This press release has been issued by the Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+).
More information: www.mumc.nl/en.
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