FLEET Manager of the Year supports the Translational Cancer Research Unit (TCRU) of GZA Hospitals – Sint-Augustinus campus
Through the organisation of the FLEET Manager of the Year, Effective Media is contributing to research by the Translational Cancer Research Unit (TCRU) of GZA Hospitals – Sint-Augustinus campus.
The TCRU research group of the Oncology Centre at Sint-Augustinus hospital (GZA) in Antwerp has been studying the behaviour of cancer cells in the liver for decades.
Metastasis, the spread of cancer, is the main reason people die of cancer. Many tumours, including colorectal cancer, breast cancer and melanoma, give rise to metastases in the liver.
Treating patients with liver metastases is still a challenge. A better understanding of the biology of liver metastases can help to develop more effective treatments.
Our contribution will make it possible to study, at a microscopic scale, the communication between immune cells and cancer cells in the liver. This study matters because we know that once a patient has liver metastases, activating the immune system through immunotherapy works less well. This research can therefore help improve the success of immunotherapy in patients with liver metastases.
For every person attending the gala evening of the FLEET Manager of the Year, € 10 is donated to the research. With an annual attendance of more than 1,000 guests, Effective Media hopes to contribute a total of € 10,000. Other events will also contribute to this initiative.
