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Giorgio Seano

@giorgioseano.bsky.social
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Head of the Tumor Microenvironment Laboratory at Institut Curie. #CancerResearch, #Neuro-oncology, #BrainTumor, #GBM, #Glioblastoma, #ResistanceMechanism, #TumorMicroenrironment, #TME, #Mechanobiology, #CellPlasticity institut-curie.org/team/seano

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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Get ready for #EANO2026 in Rome! We look forward to welcoming the global #NeuroOncology community to #Rome – one of the world’s most fascinating cities and the setting for our dedicated Educational Day & three inspiring days of cutting-edge science, exchange & collaboration. #BrainTumor #btsm #EANO
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Welcome to #EANO2026! It’s official – Europe’s largest neuro-oncology congress is underway in Rome! We are delighted to have the global #NeuroOncology community with us and look forward to three inspiring days of scientific exchange, new connections and great conversations. 🇮🇹 #EANO #Rome
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Congratulations to Michael Weller on receiving the prestigious #EANO Leadership Award 2026 at #EANO2026 in #Rome! This award recognises his outstanding contributions to #NeuroOncology and his long-standing commitment to EANO. Thank you for helping shape EANO and the field of neuro-oncology!
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Congratulations to Steven Pollard on receiving the #EANO Research Award 2026 at #EANO2026 in #Rome! The award recognises his outstanding contributions to #NeuroOncology research, particularly his work advancing our understanding of glioblastoma biology & cancer stem cells. Congratulations, Steven! 👏
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢 Just presented at #EANO2026 – and now published simultaneously in @thelancet.com! Results from the international multicentre randomised controlled ROAM/EORTC1308 trial, addressing radiotherapy vs. observation following surgical resection of atypical meningioma. 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Still some more days to submit your abstracts!!!
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Very, really honored by this... thank you to the EANO Scientific Committee!! The credit is shared with my co-first authors, Juliette Reveilles and Cathy Pichol-Thievend, and with the whole team. Looking forward to this amazing meeting in Rome! #EANO2026
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Paris Neuro-Oncology Conference @pnoc2027.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🎙 Speaker Reveal We’re excited to kick off with Michael Platten, Professor of Neurology at DKFZ & Universität Mannheim and EANO President, who will join us for a keynote lecture. 🔗 my.weezevent.com/paris-neuro-...
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Paris Neuro-Oncology Conference @pnoc2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🎙 Call for Abstracts is open! PhD students & postdocs: present your research at the Paris Neuro-Oncology Conference. 📩 Submit your abstract here 👇 🔗 framaforms.org/abstract-sub...
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Paris Neuro-Oncology Conference @pnoc2027.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
⏳ Don't miss the early bird rate ⏳ Join us in Paris from January 27–29, 2027 for three days of discussions on brain tumors across ages. 🎟️ Benefit from reduced registration fees until September 15, 2026 🔗 Preliminary program and registration: my.weezevent.com/paris-neuro-....
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📣 It’s today! Registration for #EANO2026 is now open. Join us in #Rome (IT), Sept 24–27, 2026, and connect with leading experts in #NeuroOncology. 🎟 Early Bird fees available until July 7, 2026. 👉 eano.eu/eano2026/reg... #Neurosurgery #Neuroradiology #Neurology #Oncology #PalliativeCare #Nursing
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I am thrilled to co-organize the upcoming Paris Neuro-Oncology Conference (January 27-29, 2027), alongside an exceptional group of colleagues and brain tumor experts. Abstracts by Sept 18, 2026 Join us in Paris to discuss the latest frontiers in neuro-oncology. my.weezevent.com/paris-neuro-...
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Paris Neuro-Oncology Conference
The conference program will aim to highlight the constant evolution throughout life of the developmental, immune and neuronal contexts of brain tumors The thematic sessions will seek to establish lin...
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Eric Chevet @ericchevet.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🗣️You can NOW (at last) register for the Brain Tumor Meeting By The Sea which will be held in #StMalo from March 23 to March 25 here btmbts26.sciencesconf.org 🤩The keynote speakers are @annagolebiewska.bsky.social, #David_Castel and @benjaminwerner.bsky.social poke @labsoap.bsky.social
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
New in Science Advances: Steroid-dependent metabolic rewiring in #Glioblastoma reveals novel therapeutic and imaging approaches. 🧠🔬 Honored to be involved in such a stimulating study! Read here: www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Steroid-dependent metabolic rewiring reveals novel therapeutic and imaging approaches for glioblastoma
Dexamethasone reprograms glioblastoma nicotinamide metabolism, sensitizing tumors to methionine restriction and enabling PET.
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Wonderful achievement, Vale! Proud of you and your colleagues!
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I am incredibly proud to share that our team's work has been selected for the upcoming @eanoassociation.bsky.social congress in Prague! We'll be giving two oral presentations and presenting two posters. #EANO2025 #NeuroOncology #BrainTumors #CancerResearch
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SUNRiSE network @sunrise-network.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Amazing job! Well done guys! Funny how conventional therapies enrich for hybrid GBM cells🤩
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OncoDaily @oncodaily.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Why Does Glioblastoma Always Outsmart Treatment? - Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social @institutcurie.bsky.social @valentino-ribecco.bsky.social @ggargiul.bsky.social oncodaily.com/science/glio... #OncoDaily #Oncology #Cancer #Health #Medicine #MedEd #MedOnc #MedNews #Glioblastoma #NeuroOnc
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Giorgio Seano: Why Does Glioblastoma Always Outsmart Treatment? - OncoDaily
Giorgio Seano: Why Does Glioblastoma Always Outsmart Treatment? / Adrien Thomas, Alberto Ballestín, cancer, Cathy Pichol-Thievend, Celine Vallot, Curie
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🧠 Why does glioblastoma always outsmart treatment? In our #Neuro-Oncology paper, we identified proneural-mesenchymal hybrid glioblastoma cells that are resistant to therapy and dependent on nuclear import. doi.org/10.1093/neuo... Short walkthrough below. Let’s dive in! 🧵 (1/9) #GBM, #BrainTumor
Background: Despite extensive research efforts, glioblastoma (GBM) remains a deadly disease with poor prognosis. Although previous studies have identified various cell states within GBM tumors, the molecular mechanism underlying adaptive GBM cell plasticity induced by conventional therapy remains unclear.
Methods: We used fluorescent reporters for proneural (PN) and mesenchymal (MES) subtypes to monitor GBM cell plasticity in real-time across multiple patient-derived cell lines. This approach revealed cells that concurrently expressed both proneural and mesenchymal markers. To investigate this unique hybrid population, we implemented a comprehensive methodological approach encompassing bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing, single-cell ChIP sequencing, nuclear proteomics, high-resolution imaging, orthotopic mouse models, clinical dataset analysis, and pharmacological and genetic techniques. This multifaceted strategy allowed us to gain functional and molecular insights into this distinct cellular population.
Results: We showed that these hybrid cells are increased by conventional therapies, and are resistant to these therapies. At the molecular level, hybrid cells display significant alterations in chromatin structure and nuclear protein composition, elevated transcriptional activity, Myc activation, and improved transport between the nucleus and cytoplasm. Genetic and pharmaceutical inhibition of the nuclear import/export shuttling machinery, increased in hybrid cells, effectively suppressed adaptive GBM cell plasticity and hybrid identity, thereby enhancing the sensitivity of GBM cells to therapies. 
Conclusion: Our results indicate that GBM hybrid cells play a crucial role in chemoradiation resistance. The nuclear transport machinery presents a potential therapeutic target for hybrid cells, offering a way to counteract the typical resistance to treatment observed in GBM.
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Anna Clemens, PhD @annaclemens.com · 13/07/2025
🎧 I made this list in 2021, but these podcasts are still in my rotation! If you're a researcher looking for relevant and useful information for academics, check out these top podcast suggestions and learn something new this week. -> rpst.page.link/rxCs #AcademicWriting #PhDSky #PhDchat
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Academic Podcasts for Researchers & Scientists
Looking for the best academic podcasts? I have recommendations for academic writing podcasts, podcasts for PhD students and other podcasts on academia – from leadership and academic life to teaching.
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
📣 Have you heard? Registration for #EANO2025, taking place Oct 16-19, 2025 in #Prague (CZ) is open! Don’t miss out on this fantastic experience to meet experts in the field of #NeuroOncology. Early Bird fees available until July 31, 2025. 👉 eano.eu/eano2025/reg... #braincancer #medsky
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Elizabeth McKenna @elizsmckenna.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Cancer Discovery Early Career Award winner: Sandra Misale! @sandramisale.bsky.social #AACR25
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Well deserved!! Congrats Dr. Jain!!
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) @theaacr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The AACR congratulates Rakesh K. Jain, PhD, FAACR, who will be honored with the 2025 AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research at #AACR25. www.aacr.org/about-the-aa... #AACRFellows @harvardmed.bsky.social
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
📢 Call for Applications EANO & @neuroonc.bsky.social are seeking a new Editor-in-Chief for Neuro-Oncology Advances! ✅ Strong background in #NeuroOncology ✅ Editorial leadership experience 🗓️ Deadline: May 31, 2025 🔗 More info: bit.ly/4j9AqV7 #EANO #SNO #NeuroOncologyAdvances #CallForApplications
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bioRxiv Cancer Bio @biorxiv-cancer.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Methylation-Based Deconvolution Unveils Glioblastoma Heterogeneity and Cell-Type Composition Linked to Patient Survival www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Congrats @thomasdaubon.bsky.social... Cool story!!
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A new paper on microplastics accumulating in the brain was just published in Nature Medicine. I've reviewed the background and main findings in a new Ground Truths post erictopol.substack.com/p/the-microp...
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Looking forward to meeting a lot of good international and French friends at the Brain Tumor Microenvironment Symposium organized by the Institut du Cerveau... Super cool lineup!! #GBM #TME curamus-cancer.fr/brain-tumor-...
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SAVE THE DATE: Brain Tumor Microenvironment Symposium, 30th & 31st January 2025, Paris - Siric Cancer - Curamus - Site de Recherche Intégrée sur le Cancer
Dans le cadre de son programme de recherche intégrée « Cerveau, cancer et immunité – dialogue cellulaire dans les tumeurs cérébrales », […]
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Brendan Harley @profharley.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Wanted to stat today with some new #harleylab science. ChiaWen Chang is leading efforts to understand immune cell patterning in the brain in glioblastoma. He started w/ the inverse question: how do GBM cells influence microglia (brain-resident immune cells)? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Glioblastoma drives protease-independent extracellular matrix invasion of microglia
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal form of primary brain cancer. Microglia infiltration into the tumor microenvironment is associated wi…
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valeramponi.bsky.social @valeramponi.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I am thrilled to finally share our work on persister cancer cells: we identify distinctive features and actionable #vulnerabilities ⚡️of persister cancer cells (#DTP), and provide mechanistic insight into their low #inflammatory activity: aacrjournals.org/cancerres/ar...
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H4K20me3-Mediated Repression of Inflammatory Genes Is a Characteristic and Targetable Vulnerability of Persister Cancer Cells
Cell persistence and senescence are distinct states of proliferative arrest induced by cancer therapy, with persister cells being characterized by the silencing of inflammatory genes through the heter...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
A new large language of life model (LLLM) for the transcriptome that predicts gene expression within and across human cell types www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nature.com For more on the remarkable surge of LLLMs see erictopol.substack.com/p/learning-t...
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A foundation model of transcription across human cell types - Nature
A foundation model learns transcriptional regulatory syntax from chromatin accessibility and sequence data across a range of cell types to predict gene expression and transcription factor interactions...
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Here again the Neuro-Oncology Starter Pack for those interested in brain tumor research and therapy. go.bsky.app/VgzHLtt
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Here again the Tumor Microenvironment Starter Pack for those diving deep into cancer research. #TumorMicroenvironment, #CancerResearch, #ScientificCommunity, #TME
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Elaine Fuchs Lab @thefuchslab.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Cancers may arise in tissues with a low mutational burden. It’s up to the microenvironment! We discussed this in @natrevcancer.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Beyond genetics: driving cancer with the tumour microenvironment behind the wheel - Nature Reviews Cancer
In their Review article, Fuchs and colleagues discuss how a single or a few mutations in adult cells can lead to invasive cancers without a high mutational burden, demonstrating that non-genetic ...
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Baptiste Lacoste @blacoste.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
New study on the pathogenic role of hypoxia in #BloodBrainBarrier disruption, with implications for vascular dementia #cerebrovascular academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
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Blood–brain barrier disruption and microglial activation during hypoxia and post-hypoxic recovery in aged mice
Sapkota et al. show that hypoxia triggers vascular breakdown and microglial activation in the brain. While return to normoxia results in vascular repair, m
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Gaetano Gargiulo @ggargiul.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
End-of-the-year preprint & first 🧵 where the sky is blue! Ever wondered how a cancer driven by a single mutant oncogene becomes molecularly & cellularly heterogeneous? Why metastases share drivers w/primary tumors but are more aggressive?
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Jean Léon Maître @maitrejl.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
🎉@institutcurie.bsky.social is on @bsky.app Find scientists at Curie in this pack! go.bsky.app/UJjz275
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Charlotte Bunne @bunnech.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
How can we build an Al virtual cell that simulates all functions and interactions of a cell? How will it transform research and drive breakthroughs in programmable biology, drug discovery and personalized medicine? Take a look at our paper in @cellpress.bsky.social! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Natasha O'Brown @natashaobrown.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
And somehow I missed it going live last week 😂 - our #zebrafish glial-vascular paper is available for those finterested! One of the best ways to end 2024 as a #newPI www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Zebrafish glial-vascular interactions progressively expand over the course of brain development
Glial-vascular interactions are critical for the formation and maintenance of brain blood vessels and the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in mammals, but their role in the zebrafish BBB remains unclear. Using three glial gene promoters—gfap, glast, and glastini (a truncated glast)—we explored glial-vascular development in zebrafish. Sparse labeling showed fewer glial-vascular interactions at early stages, with glial coverage and contact area increasing with age. Stable transgenic lines for glast and glastini revealed similar developmental increases, starting at ∼30% coverage at 3 days post-fertilization (dpf) and peaking at ∼60% by 10 dpf, and consistently higher glial coverage in the forebrain and midbrain than in the hindbrain.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 03/12/2024
Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪
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Deborah Bourc’his @deborahbourchis.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
The international Curie « Noncoding Genome » course has been revamped! 👉 Dark genome in cell plasticity and heterogeneity. A session on TEs #TEsky with M.E. Torres Padilla, D.Trono and @aktast.bsky.social. Master, PhD and postdoc fellows, a week in Paris during the Spring? Apply before Feb 15th 📌
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Siegenthaler Lab @siegenthalerlab.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
🧠 barriers & neurovasculature starter pack - please reply here if you are not on it yet & would like to be added 😊 go.bsky.app/RB6RXKy
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“Intravenous administration of blood–brain barrier-crossing conjugates facilitate biomacromolecule transport into central nervous system” (Nature biotechnology) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Intravenous administration of blood–brain barrier-crossing conjugates facilitate biomacromolecule transport into central nervous system - Nature Biotechnology
Biomacromolecules are delivered across the blood–brain barrier when administered systemically.
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Barbara Marte @barbmarte.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
a great opportunity to join the Nature team: we're looking for a neuroscience editor, ideally with a strong record in systems neuro: springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
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Associate or Senior Editor, Nature
Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Locations: New York or Berlin (Hybrid working model) Application Deadline: December 15th, 2024 About Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors...
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Among the Cancer-related Starter Packs currently available, I didn’t find one on Tumor Microenvironment. Here, the list of who I found until now… If you want to be added, please reply below! go.bsky.app/CtQMJyW
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Giorgio Seano @giorgioseano.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
There are a lot of excellent Starter Packs available, but I didn’t see one focused on Neuro-oncology. If you want to be added to this list, please reply below! go.bsky.app/VgzHLtt
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Neuro-oncology
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EANO @eanoassociation.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Exciting news! The #EANO Research Grant is here to drive forward innovative and collaborative research in #NeuroOncology, supporting advancements in cancer care and science. 🧠✨ Applications open until January 23, 2025! Learn more: bit.ly/4ggCAkH #btsm #CancerResearch
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Roel Verhaak @roelverhaak.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Excited to start my #SNO2024 with a working group meeting on serial biopsy collection, building on momentum to implement longitudinal sampling in clinical trial design www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Roel Verhaak @roelverhaak.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Right on time to discuss at #SNO2024: Gliocidin is a nicotinamide-mimetic prodrug that targets glioblastoma. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Gliocidin is a nicotinamide-mimetic prodrug that targets glioblastoma - Nature
The prodrug gliocidin effectively kills glioblastoma cells by targeting de novo purine synthesis, improving survival in mouse models.
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