Inflaming the microenvironment of glioblastoma tumors by ADAR1 inhibition: a two-hit approach for the treatment of brain cancer.

Project description

Targeted inflammation of the glioblastoma microenvironment as a novel treatment approach

Glioblastoma (GB) is the most lethal form of primary brain tumours, with a median survival of 14.6 months and 15 000 new diagnoses each year in Europe and the US. Current therapies are inefficient due to the genetic heterogeneity of GB and the presence of an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment (TME). The EU-funded GlioTarget project aims to exploit an innate immunity checkpoint to simultaneously target cancer cells and their TME. Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA 1 (ADAR1) is a central component of the RNA sensing pathway and has recently emerged as a promising immuno-oncology target with evidence that ADAR1 loss represents a specific vulnerability of cancer cells. The project will evaluate the therapeutic potential of ADAR1 inhibition alone and in combination with standard therapy and TME-targeted immunotherapies.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public and environmental health › epidemics prevention › immunisation
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics and heredity › rna
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › cancer
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › nucleic acid

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE

Address

Quartier Unil-centre Bâtiment Unicentre
1015 Lausanne
Switzerland

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 191 149,44