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Biomedical Research in Gynaecology

The Biomedical Research Group in Gynaecology is a multidisciplinary team made up of clinical specialists in gynaecology and pathology and basic and translational researchers. Our research is clearly translational. Although we take into account the obvious importance of understanding the mechanism at the cellular and molecular level and try to incorporate it into our research, our research is always focused on having a direct applicability to patients and their clinical benefit. On our way to transferring scientific results to clinical practice, we promote innovation and entrepreneurship.

Our group comprises four main research groups, which are closely connected: The clinical research group devoted mainly to clinical projects in all gynaecological cancers; and three translational research groups dedicated to ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer and endometriosis; diseases of the lower female genital tract.

Team

Delgado Gil, Raquel

Delgado Gil, Raquel

Predoctoral researcher
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Francesc Xavier Serra Marin

Francesc Xavier Serra Marin

Research assistant
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Angel García Jiménez

Angel García Jiménez

Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Anna Fàbregas Fernández

Anna Fàbregas Fernández

Research assistant
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Francisco Javier Carvajal Rodriguez

Francisco Javier Carvajal Rodriguez

Predoctoral researcher
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Irene De la Calle Fuentes

Irene De la Calle Fuentes

Predoctoral researcher
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Delgado Gil, Raquel

Delgado Gil, Raquel

Predoctoral researcher
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Francesc Xavier Serra Marin

Francesc Xavier Serra Marin

Research assistant
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Angel García Jiménez

Angel García Jiménez

Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Anna Fàbregas Fernández

Anna Fàbregas Fernández

Research assistant
Biomedical Research in Gynaecology
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Francisco Javier Carvajal Rodriguez

Francisco Javier Carvajal Rodriguez

Predoctoral researcher
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Irene De la Calle Fuentes

Irene De la Calle Fuentes

Predoctoral researcher
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Projects

Manejo de los fetos con retraso de crecimiento intrauterino precoz: Factores angiogénicos versus Doppler feto-materno (early GRAFD Trial).

IP: Manel Mendoza Cobaleda
Collaborators: Mireia Armengol Alsina, Pablo García Manau, Erika Bonacina
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 99220
Reference: PI22/00051
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

Cytomark, desenvolupament d'un test de diagnòstic no invasiu de càncer d'endometri.

IP: Eva Colas Ortega
Collaborators: Melek Denizli
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 100000
Reference: 2021 PROD 00061
Duration: 19/10/2022 - 18/04/2024

ADVANCING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NON-INVASIVE TOOL TO EARLY DIAGNOSE ENDOMETRIAL CANCER

IP: Eva Colas Ortega
Collaborators: Beatriz Villafranca Magdalena, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 119567
Reference: FI21/00271
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025

Targeting the most aggressive type of endometrial carcinoma

IP: Antonio Gil Moreno
Collaborators: Carina Masferrer Ferragutcasas, Marta Rebull Santamaria, Irene De la Calle Fuentes, Beatriz Villafranca Magdalena, Melek Denizli
Funding agency: Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer
Funding: 199250
Reference: GCTRA18014MATI
Duration: 18/02/2019 - 31/10/2024

Publications

Lymphovascular Space Invasion in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer (LySEC): Patterns of Recurrence and Predictors. A Multicentre Retrospective Cohort Study of the Spain Gynecologic Oncology Group.

PMID: 37174081
Journal: Cancers
Year: 2023
Reference: Cancers (Basel). 2023 May 4;15(9):2612. doi: 10.3390/cancers15092612.
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Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Arencibia-Sanchez, Octavio; Beric, Duska; Cabezas-Lopez, Elena; Cabrera, Silvia; Coronado, Pluvio; Diaz-Feijoo, Berta; Gil-Ibanez, Blanca; Gilabert-Estelles, Juan; Laseca-Modrego, Maria; Lorenzo, Cristina et al.
DOI: 10.3390/cancers15092612

ESGO/ESTRO/ESP Guidelines for the management of patients with cervical cancer - Update 2023.

PMID: 37127326
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
Year: 2023
Reference: Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2023 May 1;33(5):649-666. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004429.
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Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Bernabe, Sandra Rubio; Centeno, Carlos; Chargari, Cyrus; Cibula, David; Felix, Ana; Fischerova, Daniela; Jahnn-Kuch, Daniela; Joly, Florence; Kohler, Christhardt; Lax, Sigurd et al.
DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004429

MAP kinase ERK5 modulates cancer cell sensitivity to extrinsic apoptosis induced by death-receptor agonists.

PMID: 37919293
Journal: Cell Death & Disease
Year: 2023
Reference: Cell Death Dis. 2023 Nov 2;14(11):715. doi: 10.1038/s41419-023-06229-6.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alari-Pahissa, Elisenda; Artigas, Antoni; Blot, Pierre-Louis; Bolinaga-Ayala, Idoia; Cartailler, Jerome; Chousterman, Benjamin G; Colas, Eva; Denizli, Melek; Espinosa-Gil, Sergio; Faundez-Vidiella, Claudia et al.
DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-06229-6

Review of the allocation criteria for heart transplant in Spain in 2023. SEC-Heart Failure Association/ONT/SECCE consensus document.

PMID: 37926340
Journal: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA
Year: 2023
Reference: Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2023 Nov 3:S1885-5857(23)00284-0. doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2023.11.001.
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Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alari-Pahissa, Elisenda; Almenar-Bonet, Luis; Atienza, Felipe; Aurelio Sarralde-Aguayo, Jose; Baguda, Javier De Juan; Barge-Caballero, Eduardo; Blasco-Peiro, Teresa; Bolinaga-Ayala, Idoia; Camino, Manuela; Carlos Sanchez-Salado, Jose et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2023.11.001

Shared risk factors for COVID-19 and preeclampsia in the first trimester: An observational study.

PMID: 35505629
Journal: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
Year: 2022
Reference: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2022 Jul;101(7):803-808. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14371. Epub 2022 May 3.
Impact factor: 3.636
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Serrano, Berta, Mendoza, Manel, Garcia-Aguilar, Paula, Bonacina, Erika, Garcia-Ruiz, Itziar, Garcia-Manau, Pablo, Gil, Judit, Armengol-Alsina, Mireia, Fernandez-Hidalgo, Nuria, Sulleiro, Elena et al.
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14371

Surgical Outcomes of Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymph Node Debulking during Staging Aortic Lymphadenectomy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Multicenter Study.

PMID: 35454880
Journal: Cancers
Year: 2022
Reference: Cancers (Basel). 2022 Apr 13;14(8). pii: cancers14081974. doi: 10.3390/cancers14081974.
Impact factor: 6.639
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Diaz-Feijoo, Berta, Acosta, Ursula, Torne, Aureli, Gil-Ibanez, Blanca, Hernandez, Alicia, Domingo, Santiago, Bradbury, Melissa, Gil-Moreno, Antonio et al.
DOI: 10.3390/cancers14081974

Adjuvant therapy in early-stage cervical cancer after radical hysterectomy: are we overtreating our patients? A meta-analysis.

PMID: 35441353
Journal: Clinical & Translational Oncology
Year: 2022
Reference: Clin Transl Oncol. 2022 Aug;24(8):1605-1614. doi: 10.1007/s12094-022-02808-9. Epub 2022 Apr 19.
Impact factor: 3.405
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Gomez-Hidalgo, Natalia R, Acosta, Ursula, Rodriguez, Tomas Gomez, Mico, Soraya, Verges, Ramona, Conesa, Vicente Bebia, Bradbury, Melissa, Perez-Hoyos, Santiago, Perez-Benavente, Asuncion, Gil-Moreno, Antonio et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-022-02808-9

Implementation of routine first-trimester combined screening for preeclampsia based on the Gaussian algorithm: a clinical effectiveness study.

PMID: 35332556
Journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
Year: 2022
Reference: Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2022 Mar 25. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14192.
Impact factor: 3.561
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Armengol, Mireia, Carreras, Elena, Moreano, Gabriela, Tusquets, Cristina, Garcia-Manau, Pablo, Mendoza, Manel, Bonacina, Erika, Serrano, Berta, Ricart, Marta, Martin, Lourdes et al.
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14192

Blog

News

From 6th to 7th March, more than 60 European researchers have shared the advances in translational research in endometrial cancer

On January 24, a session was held to explain what these three-dimensional models are and what advantages they have, as well as to review some of their applications in research.

A team from Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) highlights the ERK5 protein as a key factor in the resistance to cancer drugs.

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Research Technician Group of Biomedical Research in Gynecology
Start date:
28/11/2022
End date:
13/12/2022
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Postdoctoral Group of Biomedical Research in Gynecology
Start date:
26/10/2022
End date:
09/11/2022
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Predoctoral position Group of Biomedical Research in Gynecology
Start date:
30/09/2022
End date:
15/10/2022
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