New approaches in colon cancer research: MedUni Vienna sets standards

Von WOM

The Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Vienna) has recently announced significant progress in research on colon cancer treatment. A team under the direction of Michael Bergmann and Matthias Farlik has developed a new system to test individual treatment approaches for cancer patients. The results of this groundbreaking study were published in the respected Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer.

The innovative system enables cultures of colon cancer cells to develop together with immune and structural cells. In this way, doctors can test and optimize the reaction to various therapy approaches specifically for each patient. So far, the prediction of the reactions on forms of therapy by already established cell cultures has been inaccurate. This has now changed through the new approaches.

individualized therapies in focus

The researchers added additional cell types such as fibroblasts and monozytes to the cancer cells, which improved the structure and interaction of the cells. According to Bergmann, this opens up new opportunities to analyze the therapeutic effects on the immune system as part of a personalized medicine. "With this new model, the therapeutic effects on the immune system can now be researched and predicted in the context of personalized medicine," says Bergmann.

Another progress is that the new model enables a deeper insight into the effect of therapies that can negatively affect the immune system in the long term. Specific forms of treatment could be identified, which result in an activation of important immune cells in the event of short -term use.

Farlik mentioned that the system provides more comprehensive and more precise information about the properties of the individual cancer tissue. In the future, this could lead to tailor -made therapies for intestinal cancer patients that could lead to better treatment results.

For further information on this significant progress in cancer research and the details of the underlying mechanisms that have made these developments possible, see the article on www.meinbeinbezirk.at .