Philantrophy network magazine
AGEFI’s Philanthropy network magazine has dedicated its 2020 edition to oncology. The CANSEARCH Foundation’s paediatric cancer research is presented on pages 9 and 20 (french only).
5th International ESPT Conference
The 5th International Conference of ESPT (European Society for Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Therapy on pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine.) will take place in Seville, Spain from 16 – 18 October, CANSEARCH is associated with this event as a sponsor and Prof. Marc Ansari will be speaker.
Union for Internatational Cancer Control
The CANSEARCH Foundation has become a member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), whose goal is to bring together and support the international cancer community. This is to reduce the burden of cancer, promote equality in the management of the disease and ensure that this theme remains a public health priority throughout the world. To learn more about UICC: uicc.org
Support by the CANSEARCH Foundation, of Dr. Nicolas Waespe
The CANSEARCH Foundation is pleased to fund Dr. Nicolas Waespe, a hematologist-pediatric oncologist and associate at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine in Berne, where the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry is located.
The collaboration concerns two projects: the project “BioLink, a contribution to the networking of biobanks for research purposes” to link the Swiss Childhood Cancer Registry in Berne, the BaHOP in Geneva (“Biobank for Hematology and Oncology in Pediatrics “) and the tumor tissue bank based in Zurich, to provide researchers with clinical and genetic data on children who have been diagnosed with cancer or who will be diagnosed in the future.
The second project is a study on the long-term toxicity of some children who have been diagnosed with cancer. This study called GECCOS (“Genetic risks for Complications in Children after Oncological Treatment in Switzerland”), which is related to our biobank […]
Interview with Prof Ansari
Interview with Prof Ansari in the April – June edition of Pulsations magazine
Article in the Philanthropy Network Journal
We are happy to share with you an article (in French only) which appeared in the 1st Philanthropy Network Journal.
European Society of Pharmacogenomics and Personalised Therapy – Summer School
CANSEARCH co organised, from 25 – 27 September, a Summer School with the European Society of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Therapy (ESPT) and the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) at the Geneva Biotech Campus on Personalized Medicine. More than 30 experts presented the latest developments in this innovative field. http://www.esptsummerschool.eu
Book on childhood and adolescent cancer co-autored by Prof. Ansari
The new book co-authored by Prof Marc Ansari “Childhood and adolescent cancer” at Editions Planète Santé is out!
American Hematology Society (ASH)
We are pleased to announce the participation of Professor Ansari and his researchers at the 59th ASH Congress to be held from 9-12 December 2017 in Atlanta. Presentations will focus on:
- Myeloablative Conditioning for First Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with ALL: Total Body Irradiation or Chemotherapy? a Multicenter EBMT-PDWP Study.
- Outcome of Children Relapsing after First Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Retrospective I-BFM Analysis of 336 Children between 2005 and 2016.
- A Protective Role of DNA Repair Genes Against Acute Graft Versus Host Disease in Children.
Pediatric palliative care: situation in Switzerland
On 28 November Prof Ansari will participate in an interdisciplinary research symposium to discuss paediatric palliative care in Switzerland.
