About the VHIR
Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
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The research group is focused on finding new molecular therapeutic targets and biomarkers based on knowledge of the biology of paediatric tumours, leukemias and hematologic diseases. The experience of the group in recent years has permitted the identification of new molecular targets that are very close to the clinical phase. In this stage, we have consolidated collaborations with the biotechnological industry in order to develop small molecules able to inhibit pro-oncogenic processes such as invasion or proliferation, with the aim of providing patients with innovative and more specific biological evidence-based therapies.
Another line of research is based on the study of liquid biopsy to develop a system based on NGS to monitor the probability of relapses.
Furthermore, we have implemented a personalized medicine program to guide the management of patients based on the molecular alterations of their tumours
PMID: 33205902 Journal: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER Year: 2021 Reference: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Mar;68(3):e28794. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28794. Epub 2020 Nov 18. Impact factor: 3.167 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Irwin, Meredith S, Berthold, Frank, Hogarty, Michael, Kamijo, Takehiko, Morgenstern, Daniel, Pasqualini, Claudia, Ash, Shifra, Potschger, Ulrike, Ladenstein, Ruth, Valteau-Couanet, Dominique et al. DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28794
PMID: 33245207 Journal: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER Year: 2021 Reference: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Mar;68(3):e28832. doi: 10.1002/pbc.28832. Epub 2020 Nov 27. Impact factor: 3.167 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Hawkins, Douglas S, Gallego, Soledad, Chi, Yueh-Yun, De Salvo, Gian Luca, Li, Minjie, Merks, Johannes H M, Rodeberg, David A, van Scheltinga, Sheila Terwisscha, Mascarenhas, Leo, Orbach, Daniel et al. DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28832
PMID: 33332189 Journal: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: J Clin Oncol. 2021 Feb 1;39(4):295-307. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02529. Epub 2020 Dec 17. Impact factor: 44.544 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Ariffin, Hany, Peters, Christina, Dalle, Jean-Hugues, Locatelli, Franco, Poetschger, Ulrike, Sedlacek, Petr, Buechner, Jochen, Shaw, Peter J, Staciuk, Raquel, Ifversen, Marianne et al. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.20.02529
PMID: 33084101 Journal: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY Year: 2021 Reference: Eur J Haematol. 2021 Feb;106(2):196-204. doi: 10.1111/ejh.13536. Epub 2020 Nov 17. Impact factor: 2.997 Publication type: Paper in international publication Authors: Benito, Ana, Couselo, Jose Miguel, Fuster, Jose Luis, Diaz-Almiron, Mariana, Bueno, David, Mozo, Yasmina, Gomez Lopez, Alicia, Vicario, Jose Luis, Balas, Antonio, Sisinni, Luisa et al. DOI: 10.1111/ejh.13536
The association, once again, has shown its commitment to oncological research with a donation of €19,197 to the Cancer and Hematological Diseases Group for Children at VHIR.
The prestigious journal The Lancet has published the results of this study, which is the result of more than 20 years of pre-clinical research and 7 years of patient follow-up.
During the meeting, the role of the Vall d'Hebron Paediatric Research Hub in promoting research on children and adolescents was highlighted.
