Merck Announces Recipients of Third Annual €1 Million ‘Grant for Oncology Innovation’ Award
Grant recognizes pioneering research in personalized treatment of solid tumors
11-Oct-2016
- Denmark
The three winning proposals, which focus on breast cancer, colorectal cancer and lung cancer, were selected from a total of 405 applications representing 49 countries, following a comprehensive review by an expert scientific steering committee made up of internationally renowned oncologists.
The 2016 GOI winners are:
- Alberto Bardelli, University of Torino, Italy, for his proposal: ‘Heterogeneity and clonal evolution as a therapeutic opportunity for colorectal cancers’
- Enriqueta Felip, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Spain, for her proposal: ‘New technologies for new treatments: liquid biopsy meets immunotherapy’
- Dr Dongxu Liu, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand for his proposal: ‘How does SHON* expression in tumors determine the efficacy of endocrine therapy in breast cancer
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