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Project

Prevention of peritoneal metastases by selective removal potentially invasive cancer cells from the peritoneal fluid

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

365L6709

Duration

01 October 2009 → 30 September 2010

Funding

Funding by bilateral agreement (private and foundations)

Promotor

Marc Bracke

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Gastro-enterology and hepatology
- Laboratory medicine
- Gastro-enterology and hepatology
- Laboratory medicine
- Gastro-enterology and hepatology
- Laboratory medicine

Keywords

myofibroblasts colon cancer

Project description

Peritoneal metastases are an imported cause of death among colon cancer patients. By using the invasive nature of cancer cells we want to remove these cells from the peritoneal fluid. Encapsulated myofibroblast release pro-invasive factors, these factors make cancer cells invade in the surrounding collagen layer where thy will be eliminated throw local radiation.

English

Dutch

English

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