Cancer Core Europe: Leveraging Institutional Synergies to Advance Oncology Research and Care Globally

Javier Carmona; Elena Chavarria; Kate Donoghue; Christina von Gertten; Petra Oberrauch; Emma Pailler; Giovanni Scoazec; Ruud Weijer; Judith Balmaña; Irene Brana; Cinzia Brunelli; Suzette Delaloge; Marc Deloger; Pierre Delpy; Ingemar Ernberg; Rebecca C Fitzgerald; Elena Garralda; Martin Lablans; Janne Lëhtio; Carlos Lopez; Maialen Fernández; Rosalba Miceli; Paolo Nuciforo; Raquel Perez-Lopez; Elena Provenzano; Marjanka K Schmidt; Cesar Serrano; Neeltje Steeghs; David Tamborero; Valtteri Wirta; Richard D Baird; Karen Barker; Fabrice Barlesi; Michael Baumann; Jonas Bergh; Filippo de Braud; Karim Fizazi; Stefan Fröhling; Alejandro Piris-Giménez; Kenneth Seamon; Michiel S Van der Heijden; Wilbert Zwart; Josep Tabernero

doi:10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0377

Cancer Core Europe: Leveraging Institutional Synergies to Advance Oncology Research and Care Globally

Cancer Discov. 2024 Jul 1;14(7):1147-1153. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0377.

Authors

Javier Carmona¹, Elena Chavarria¹, Kate Donoghue², Christina von Gertten³, Petra Oberrauch^{4

5}, Emma Pailler⁶, Giovanni Scoazec⁷, Ruud Weijer⁸, Judith Balmaña^{1

9}, Irene Brana^{1

9}, Cinzia Brunelli¹⁰, Suzette Delaloge¹¹, Marc Deloger⁶, Pierre Delpy^{12

13

14}, Ingemar Ernberg¹⁵, Rebecca C Fitzgerald¹⁶, Elena Garralda^{1

9}, Martin Lablans^{12

13

14}, Janne Lëhtio^{17

18}, Carlos Lopez¹, Maialen Fernández¹, Rosalba Miceli¹⁹, Paolo Nuciforo¹, Raquel Perez-Lopez¹, Elena Provenzano², Marjanka K Schmidt²⁰, Cesar Serrano^{1

9}, Neeltje Steeghs²¹, David Tamborero^{17

18}, Valtteri Wirta^{22

23}, Richard D Baird², Karen Barker², Fabrice Barlesi^{6

24}, Michael Baumann^{4

5

25}, Jonas Bergh^{3

26}, Filippo de Braud⁷, Karim Fizazi⁶, Stefan Fröhling^{4

5

25

27}, Alejandro Piris-Giménez¹, Kenneth Seamon², Michiel S Van der Heijden⁸, Wilbert Zwart^{8

28}, Josep Tabernero^{1

9}

Affiliations

¹ Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
² Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
³ Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
⁴ German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
⁵ National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
⁶ Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
⁷ Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy.
⁸ Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁹ Department of Medical Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
¹⁰ Palliative Care, Pain Therapy and Rehabilitation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
¹¹ Interception Programme, Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
¹² Federated Information Systems, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.
¹³ Complex Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
¹⁴ German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Core Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
¹⁵ Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Cancer Center Karolinska (CCK) & Biomedicum. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹⁶ Department of Oncology, Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
¹⁷ Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, SciLifeLab, Solna, Sweden.
¹⁸ Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹⁹ Unit of Biostatistics for Clinical Research, Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
²⁰ Division of Molecular Pathology, NKI Center for Early Diagnostics, Lead Early Detection Research Theme, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
²¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
²² Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Instiutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
²³ Genomic Medicine Center Karolinska, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
²⁴ Paris Saclay University, Villejuif, France.
²⁵ German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany.
²⁶ Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden.
²⁷ Institute of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
²⁸ Oncode Institute, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 38870393
DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0377

Abstract

Cancer Core Europe brings together the expertise, resources, and interests of seven leading cancer institutes committed to leveraging collective innovation and collaboration in precision oncology. Through targeted efforts addressing key medical challenges in cancer and partnerships with multiple stakeholders, the consortium seeks to advance cancer research and enhance equitable patient care.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / organization & administration
Europe
Humans
Medical Oncology* / methods
Medical Oncology* / organization & administration
Neoplasms* / therapy
Precision Medicine / methods