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Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo

I am a doctor specialized in paediatric cancer. I lead the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Division  of Vall d’Hebrón since 2019, with an outstanding team dedicated to providing the best care to our patients and families, and being national and international reference for numerous paediatric cancers. My goal is to improve cancer treatment so that no children and adolescents die of cancer, and that survivors can live a full life free of sequels

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Clinical Director
Paediatric Oncology and Haematology
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Clinical Director
Paediatric Oncology and Haematology
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

I am a doctor specialized in paediatric cancer. I lead the Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Division  of Vall d’Hebrón since 2019, with an outstanding team dedicated to providing the best care to our patients and families, and being national and international reference for numerous paediatric cancers. My goal is to improve cancer treatment so that no children and adolescents die of cancer, and that survivors can live a full life free of sequels

Dr. Lucas Moreno just moved to Barcelona to lead the Paediatric Oncology & Haematology Division at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. He has devoted his career to childhood cancer drug development. His main research interest is in neuroblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of childhood cancer.
After returning from London where he worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital from 2008 to 2012, he created and led the Clinical Trials Unit at Hospital Niño Jesús (Madrid) that became a leading trials unit for paediatric drug development nationally and internationally.
He is a key opinion leader in neuroblastoma and drug development in Europe and works for international networks such as SIOPEN (siopen.net) and ITCC (itcc-consortium.org). He leads the BEACON-Neuroblastoma trial open in 10 European countries for relapsed & refractory neuroblastoma. He has been principal investigator of more than 30 clinical trials and has co-authored more than 60 international publications in the field.
He provides second opinion consultations for children and adolescents with relapsed/refractory cancers nationally and internationally to facilitate access to early clinical trials and novel agents.
He is a keen supporter of incorporating the patient/parents voice into research and clinical practice and has started several projects on quality of life, quality of care, late effects and patient reported outcomes. His favourite conference of the year is the Solving Kids’ Cancer Parent conference because of the excellent interaction between researchers, clinicians and parents.

Projects

Targeting chromatin remodelers for cancer therapy

IP: Miguel Segura Ginard
Collaborators: Maria Jose Pérez García, Marta Miera Maluenda, Adria Molero Valenzuela, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 150000
Reference: 2024 PROD 00054
Duration: 02/12/2024 - 01/06/2026

HUB D'INNOVACIÓ PEDIÀTRICA - I4KIDS

IP: Ramon Martí Seves
Collaborators: Alfons Macaya Ruíz, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 0.01
Reference: 2022 XARDI 00006
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

La interacción entre el error innato de la inmunidad y los trastornos sanguíneos: desentrañando los defectos inmunitarios detrás de las enfermedades hematológicas comunes

IP: Pere Soler Palacín
Collaborators: Laura Batlle Masó, Maria Cristina Díaz de Heredia Rubio, Roger Colobran Oriol, Thaïs Murciano Carrillo, Constantino Sábado Álvarez, Miriam Gonzalez Amores, Janire Perurena Prieto, Andrea Martín Nalda, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo, Jacques Gabriel Rivière
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 179993.75
Reference: AC23_2/00033
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026

MONALISA: A SIOPEN pragmatic clinical trial to MOnitor NeuroblastomA relapse with LIquid biopsy Sensitive Analysis

IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Collaborators: Maria Jose Pérez García, Miguel Segura Ginard
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 84800
Reference: MONALISA_HE-MISS2023
Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028

Related news

2025 has been an active year with the participation of RADeep members at the Data Access Committee at Vall d’Hebron and the presentation of abstracts at the 67th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Since 2019, Pulseras Candela has been collaborating with the Childhood Cancer and Hematological Diseases group at VHIR on the project “New Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Pediatric Ependymoma.”

The donation will boost several lines of research to advance liquid biopsy in pediatric sarcomas and brain tumors.

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