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MICROBiome-based biomarkers to PREDICT decompensation of liver cirrhosis and treatment response

Descrizione del progetto

Identificazione di biomarcatori basati sul microbioma per la malattia epatica allo stadio finale

La fase finale della malattia epatica è la cirrosi scompensata e la progressione verso l’insufficienza epatica acuta su cronica, che si presenta con infiammazione sistemica e insufficienza dell’organo e ha una prognosi infausta. Stanno emergendo prove che indicano che il microbioma intestinale è implicato nella cirrosi epatica, ma il meccanismo di fondo deve ancora essere chiarito. MICROB-PREDICT è un programma di eccellenza finanziato dall’UE che intende studiare il ruolo del microbioma nell’interazione intestino-fegato. I ricercatori identificheranno anche i biomarcatori basati sul microbioma associati alla malattia epatica allo stadio finale e genereranno dati da grandi coorti di pazienti. Nel complesso, queste informazioni consentiranno un’accurata stratificazione dei pazienti e apriranno la strada a terapie personalizzate.

Obiettivo

Decompensation of liver cirrhosis and progression towards acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) causes 1.2 million deaths/year. Microbiome is causally involved in cirrhosis progression and is for drugs the first interaction point with the patients. Drugs can alter the microbiome leading to unwanted effects or even facilitating their effects, but the microbiome metabolizes the drugs, shapes their effects and possibly determines the host response to drugs. As each person carries an individual microbiome, insight in these processes should help stratify or even personalize patient health care and treatment.
The aims of MICROB-PREDICT are 1) to better understand the role of microbiome and the gut-liver-axis interactome with respect to microbiome functionalities, 2) to identify and validate microbiome-based biomarkers and signatures for personalized prediction of decompensation and ACLF, and response to treatment, 3) to design three new tests as easy-to-use tools and point-of-care, smartphone-connected nanobiosensors, and 4) to validate them in a randomized controlled trial. MICROB-PREDICT will assemble existing data and samples from major microbiome initiatives in hepatology (12 international studies, >10,000 patients), and enrich them with holistic and in-depth analysis using cutting-edge multi-omics technologies of host and microbiome from different body sites in samples of >1,000 patients collected in a longitudinal manner with sequential visits and controlling for confounders.
MICROB-PREDICT results will foster more accurate, personalized risk stratification and significant steps towards personalized treatment of decompensated cirrhosis and ACLF. World-leading microbiome specialists, technology leaders and clinical experts make this a programme of scientific excellence; patient organisations (ELPA) and the European Association for the study of the Liver (EASL) will channel our results into a powerful dissemination, communication and exploitation programme.

Invito a presentare proposte

H2020-SC1-BHC-2018-2020

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Bando secondario

H2020-SC1-2018-Single-Stage-RTD

Meccanismo di finanziamento

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinatore

EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE STUDY OF CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE (EF-CLIF)
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 2 283 191,11
Indirizzo
TRAVESSERA DE GRACIA 11, 7TH FLOOR
08021 Barcelona
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Regione
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Tipo di attività
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Costo totale
€ 2 283 191,11

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