| Acronym |
Instrument |
Full title |
Coordinator |
Website |
| Active p53 |
IP |
Manipulating tumour suppression: a key to improve cancer treatment |
Blandino, Giovanni |
www |
| AIDIT |
SSA |
Advancing international co-operation and developing infrastructure for targeted screening of prostate cancer in men with genetic predisposition |
Eeles, Rosalind |
under construction |
| ANGIOSKIN |
STREP |
DNA electrotransfer of plasmids coding for antiangiogenic factors as a proof of principle of non-viral gene therapy for the treatment of skin disease |
Mir, Lluis M |
www |
| ANGIOTARGETING |
IP |
Multidisciplinary research to explore and validate molecular targets for innovative treatments |
Bjerkvig, Rolf |
www |
| Anti-tumour targeting |
STREP |
Modulation of the recruitment of the vessels and immune cells by malignant tumours: targeting of tumour vessels and triggering of anti-tumour defence mechanisms |
Hofer, Erhard |
under construction |
| ATTACK |
IP |
Adoptive engineered T-cell targeting to activate cancer killing |
Hawkins, Robert |
www |
| BAMOD |
STREP |
Breath-gas analysis for molecular-oriented detection of minimal diseases |
Amann, Anton |
www |
| BIOCARE |
IP |
Molecular imaging for biologically optimised cancer therapy |
Brahme, Anders |
www |
| BMC |
STREP |
Bispecific monoclonal antibody technology concept |
Kadouche, Jean |
under construction |
| BRECOSM |
STREP |
Identification of molecular pathways that regulate the organ-specific metastasis of breast cancer |
Sleeman, Jonathan |
www |
| CANCERDEGRADOME |
IP |
Extracellular proteases and the cancer degradome: innovative diagnostic markers, therapeutic targets and tumour imaging agents |
Edwards, Dylan |
www |
| CANCERIMMUNOTHERAPY |
IP |
Cancer immunology and immunotherapy |
Boon, Thierry |
www |
| CCPRB |
NoE |
Cancer control using population-based registries and biobanks |
Dillner, Joakim |
www |
| COMBIO |
STREP |
An integrative approach to cellular signalling and control processesbringing computational biology to the bench |
Serrano, Luis |
www |
| CONTICANET |
NoE |
Connective tissue cancers’ network to integrate the European experience in adults and children |
Blay, Jean-Yves |
under construction |
| DASIM |
SSA |
Diagnostic applications of synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy |
Moss, David |
under construction |
| DC-THERA |
NoE |
Dendritic cells for novel immunotherapies |
Austyn, Jonathan |
www |
| DC-VACC |
STREP |
Dendritic cells as natural adjustments for novel vaccine technologies |
O’Garra, Anne |
www |
| DENDRITOPHAGES |
STREP |
Therapeutic cancer vaccines |
Bartholeyns, Jacques |
www |
| DIAMONDS |
STREP |
Dedicated integration and modelling of novel data and prior knowledge to enable systems biology |
Kuiper, Martin |
www |
| DISMAL |
STREP |
Molecular signatures as diagnostic and therapeutic targets for disseminated epithelial malignancies |
Pantel, Klaus Brakenhoff, Ruud |
www |
| DNA METHYLATION |
STREP |
Epigenetic profiling of breast cancer: prognostic and therapeutic applications |
Foekens, John A. |
www |
| DNA Repair |
IP |
DNA damage response and repair mechanisms |
Hoeijmakers, H.J. |
www |
| EMIL |
NoE |
Molecular imaging of cancer |
Tavitian, Bertrand |
www |
| ENACT |
STREP |
European Network for the identification and validation of antigens and biomarkers in cancer and their application in clinical cancer immunotherapy |
Rees, Robert |
www |
| EPIC |
CA |
European prospective investigation into cancer, chronic diseases, nutrition and lifestyle |
Riboli, Elio |
www |
| EPISTEM |
IP |
Role of p63 and related pathways in epithelial stem cell proliferation and differentiation and in rare EEC-related syndromes |
Vandenabeele, Peter |
under construction |
| EPITRON |
IP |
Epigenetic treatment of neoplastic disease |
Gronemeyer, Hinrich |
under construction |
| eTUMOUR |
IP |
Web-accessible MR decision support system for brain tumour diagnosis and prognosis, incorporating in vivo and ex vivo genomic and metabolomic data |
Celda, Bernardo |
www |
| EuroBoNet |
NoE |
European network to promote research into uncommon cancers in adults and children: pathology, biology and genetics of bone tumours |
Hogendoorn, Pancras |
under construction |
| EUROCADET |
CA |
Key determinants of the future incidence of cancer across Europe: impact of prevention |
Coebergh, Jan Willem Mackenbach, Johan |
www |
| EUROCAN+PLUS |
SSA |
Feasibility study for coordination of national cancer research activities |
Boyle, Peter |
- |
| EUROPEAN LEUKEMIANET |
NoE |
Strengthen and develop scientific and technological excellence in research and therapy of leukaemia (CML, AML, ALL, CLL, MDS, CMPD) by integration of the leading national leukaemia networks and their interdisciplinary partner groups in Europe |
Hehlmann, Rüdiger |
www |
| European MCL Network |
STREP |
European mantle cell lymphoma network: translation evaluation of molecular prognostic factors and pharmacogenomics in European interdisciplinary collaboration |
Dreyling, Martin |
www |
| EUROXY |
IP |
Targeting newly discovered oxygen-sensing cascades for novel cancer treatments |
Ebbesen, Peter |
- |
| EUSTIR |
SSA |
A European strategy for the integration of research on breast cancer |
Blamey, Roger |
- |
| FIRST |
IP |
Further improvement of radiotherapy of cancer through side-effect reduction by application of adult stem cell therapy |
Coppes, Rob P. |
under construction |
| GenoMEL |
NoE |
Genetic and environmental risk factors for melanoma: translation into behavioural change |
Newton Bishop, Julia A. |
www |
| GIANT |
IP |
Gene therapy: an integrated approach for neoplastic treatment |
Maitland, Norman J. |
www |
| INCA |
IP |
The role of chronic infections in the development of cancer |
Schulz, Thomas F. |
www |
| INTACT |
IP |
Identification of novel targets for cancer therapy |
Helin, Kristian |
www |
| Lymphangiogenomics |
IP |
Genome-wide discovery and functional analysis of novel genes in lymphangiogenesis |
Alitalo, Kari |
www |
| MAESTRO |
IP |
Methods and advanced equipment for simulation and treatment in radiation oncology |
Nicolaï, Jean-Philippe |
www |
| MetaBre |
STREP |
Molecular mechanisms involved in organ-specific metastatic growth processes in breast cancer |
Teti, Anna Maria |
www |
| MitoCheck |
IP |
Regulation of mitosis by phosphorylation - a combined functional genomics, proteomics and chemical biology approach |
Jan-Michael Peters |
www |
| MMR-related cancer |
STREP |
Prevention, detection and molecular characterisation of mismatch repair-related hereditary cancers of the digestive system |
Hofstra, Robert M.W. |
under construction |
| MOL CANCER MED |
IP |
Developing molecular medicines for cancer in the post-genome era |
Newbold, Robert |
www |
| MolDiag-Paca |
IP |
Novel molecular diagnostic tools for the prevention and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer |
Gress, Thomas |
under construction |
| Mutp53 |
IP |
Mutant P53 as a target for improved cancer treatment |
Wirman, Klas |
www |
| Nano4Drugs |
STREP |
An innovative protein-based drug delivery device using fluorescent diamond nano-particles |
Curmi, Patrick A. |
www |
| OVCAD |
STREP |
Ovarian cancer - diagnosis of a silent killer |
Zeillinger, Robert |
www |
| P-MARK |
STREP |
Validation of recently developed diagnostic and prognostic markers and identification of novel markers for prostate cancer using European databases |
Bangma, Chris H. |
www |
| POLYGENE |
STREP |
Inherited risk of breast and prostate cancer |
Steingrimsson, Eirikur |
under construction |
| PRIMA |
IP |
Prostate cancer integral management approach |
Schalken, J. A. |
www |
| PROMET |
STREP |
Prostate cancer molecular-oriented detection and treatment of minimal residual disease |
Thalmann, George N. |
www |
| PROTHETS |
STREP |
Prognosis and therapeutic targets in the Ewing family of tumours |
Picci, Piero |
under construction |
| Regulatory genomics |
STREP |
Advanced genomics instruments, technology and methods for determination of transcription factor binding specialities; applications for identification of genes predisposing to colorectal cancer |
Taipale, Jussi |
www |
| STROMA |
IP |
Selective targeting of angiogenesis and of tumour stroma |
Giavazzi, Raffaella |
www |
| TCAC IN CANCER |
STREP |
Defects in the tricarboxylic acid (Krebs) cycle |
Aaltonen, Lauri A. |
under construction |
| THERADPOX |
STREP |
Optimised and novel oncolytic adenoviruses and pox viruses in the treatment of cancer: virotherapy combined with molecular chemotherapy |
Lusky, Monika |
- |
| THOVLEN |
STREP |
Targeted herpesvirus-derived oncolytic vectors for liver cancer European Network |
Manservigi, Roberto |
- |
| TRANSBIG |
NoE |
Translating molecular knowledge into early breast cancer management: building on the Breast International Group (BIG) network for improved treatment tailoring |
Piccart, Martine |
www |
| TransDeath |
STREP |
Programmed cell death across the eukaryotic kingdom |
Mundy, John |
www |
| TRANSFOG |
IP |
Translational and functional onco-genomics: from cancer-oriented genomic screenings to new diagnostic tools and improved cancer treatment |
Storme, Guy |
www |
| TUMOUR-HOST GENOMICS |
STREP |
Genome-wide analysis of signalling pathways in regulation of the interactions between tumour and host cells: applications of cancer therapy |
Salven, Petri |
www |