Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer

Irreversible electroporation for liver metastases not amenable to conventional treatments, an experience with technical challenges, clinical outcomes, and complications

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a non-thermal ablation technique for perivascular liver tumors unsuitable for conventional thermal ablation due to heat-sink effects. This prospective, single-center, single-arm study (2020–2025) evaluated IRE in 14 patients with 16 anatomica...

Drug Permeation Dataset Across Diverse Chemical Space Using PermeaPad and High-Throughput Plate Reader Assays

Abstract Purpose High-throughput permeation assays are essential tools in drug discovery for identifying small molecules with favorable permeability, yet quantifying their transport kinetics across biomimetic membranes often relies on resource-intensive chromatographic methods. H...

Combining TAG ‐ 72CAR with anti‐ MUC16CAR improves the potency of ovarian cancer treatment

Ovarian cancer (OC) is typically associated with poor prognosis and high mortality. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy offers a promising strategy, yet its application in solid tumours remains constrained by limited efficacy and on‐target/off‐tumour toxicities. We pre...

Antibody-drug conjugate engineering: from design to efficacy and safety

Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a rapidly expanding class of targeted cancer therapeutics that combine the high selectivity of monoclonal antibodies with the potent cytotoxic activity of small-molecule drugs. Their clinical success relies on the simultaneous optimizatio...

CXCL9-driven immune rewiring and tumor-intrinsic ATR signaling inhibition restore radiotherapy response in lung cancer

Abstract Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for ~ 85% of lung cancers and is associated with poor outcomes in advanced stages. Radiotherapy (RT) is central to NSCLC treatment, yet locoregional relapse remains frequent. Increasing evidence indicates that, beyon...

Circulating tumor DNA-guided de-escalation or escalation of adjuvant therapy in high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer: the phase 2 PEGASUS trial

Oxaliplatin–fluoropyrimidine combinations are standard adjuvant therapy after radical resection of high-risk stage II and stage III colon cancer but expose many patients to toxicity while failing to prevent relapse in others. PEGASUS was a multicenter, single-arm, phase 2 trial e...

FAβ-gal: an automated fluorescence-based quantification of the senescence-associated beta-galactosidase X-gal assay

Abstract Cellular senescence plays a pivotal role in aging and cancer, two major biomedical and socioeconomic challenges of our time. Therefore, its study has become crucial for the design of interventions based on its manipulation. In this sense, researchers have developed a wid...

Astrocytic PI3Kα controls synaptic plasticity and cognitive function via serine metabolism

Astrocytes modulate neuronal activity by gliotransmission and through metabolic regulation, yet the relationship between these functions remains poorly understood. Here we show that phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling in astrocytes controls synaptic plasticity and memo...

Whole-genome sequencing of Reed-Sternberg cells identifies outcome determinants in Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is a B-cell-derived malignancy characterized by rare Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg (HRS) cells within an extensive inflammatory microenvironment. Although most patients achieve durable remission with first-line therapy, a subset relapse or e...

Functional assessment of inherited myeloid neoplasm‐associated SAMD9L germline variants via Monoallelic CRISPR modelling

Summary While the majority of myeloid neoplasms are sporadic, the increasing application of germline genetic testing has led the World Health Organization to designate ‘ Myeloid malignancies with germline predisposition’ as a distinct clinical entity, carrying major implications...

Tisa-cel and axi-cel CAR structure influences the development of resistance to CD19-CAR-T therapy

CD19-CAR-T cells are a major therapy for relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies, yet ~50% of patients relapse after infusion. Clinical data suggest that tisa-cel treatment is associated with higher rates of CD19 mutation than axi-cel, though direct comparisons have been lacking....

Deep molecular profiling of lung neuroendocrine tumours and supra-carcinoids

BACKGROUND: Lung neuroendocrine tumours (NETs, also known as carcinoids) are rapidly rising in incidence worldwide but have unknown aetiology and limited therapeutic options beyond surgery. The current WHO classification, based on mitotic count and presence or absence of necrosis...

LINC00152 is a lncRNA modulated by microenvironmental stimuli that has pathogenetic and clinical relevance in CLL

Abstract Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a common lymphoid neoplasm with heterogeneous biological features and clinical behavior, influenced by acquired genetic alterations and microenvironment interactions. We explored non-coding RNAs expression to understand their role in...

Evolution of functional and mental status and quality of life in people aged 75 years and over after the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: a prospective cohort study

The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant health and psychosocial consequences in the older adults. However, there is little community-based evidence that clearly distinguishes the effect attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection to be differentiated from the contextual impact of the...