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Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders

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

Team

Miera Maluenda, Marta

Miera Maluenda, Marta

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Mosull del Campo, Raquel

Mosull del Campo, Raquel

Administration and Management
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Paula Cabre Fernandez

Paula Cabre Fernandez

Research technician
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Piqué Ponti, Julia

Piqué Ponti, Julia

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Sara Isabel Reidel

Sara Isabel Reidel

Research technician
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Sergio Manresa Vera

Sergio Manresa Vera

Research technician
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Miera Maluenda, Marta

Miera Maluenda, Marta

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Mosull del Campo, Raquel

Mosull del Campo, Raquel

Administration and Management
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Paula Cabre Fernandez

Paula Cabre Fernandez

Research technician
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Piqué Ponti, Julia

Piqué Ponti, Julia

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Sara Isabel Reidel

Sara Isabel Reidel

Research technician
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Sergio Manresa Vera

Sergio Manresa Vera

Research technician
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
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Projects

GENOMED4ALL - Genomics and Personalized Medicine for all though Artificial Intelligence in Haematological Diseases

IP: M Mar Mañu Pereira
Collaborators: Reidel , Sara Isabel, Ali Haidar, Ferran Balbastre Ubeda, Amira Idrizovic, Sara Isabel Reidel
Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Funding: 434000
Reference: GENOMED4ALL_H2020-SC1-FA-DTS-2018-20
Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2024

Desarrollo de nuevos fármacos basados en la inhibición de los co-receptores de la vía Hedgehog

IP: Josep Roma Castanyer
Collaborators: Soledad Gallego Melcón, Guillem Pons Barcons, Constantino Sábado Álvarez, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Patricia Zarzosa Martinez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 122815
Reference: PI21/00640
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

Next generation personalised medicine for childhood cancers

IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Collaborators: Aroa Soriano Fernández, Jessica Camacho Soriano, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Paula Cabre Fernandez, Lorena Valero Arrese, Sergio Manresa Vera, Mariona Morell Daniel
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 214170
Reference: PI21/01661
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024

A phase I trial of ABTL0812 in paediatric patients with advanced cancer including neuroblastoma

IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Collaborators: Soledad Gallego Melcón, Cristina Gamez Cenzano, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Luis Riera Soler, Miguel Segura Ginard, Carlota Aguilera Ordoñez, Sergio Manresa Vera
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 826760.77
Reference: ICI21/00076
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025

Publications

Mortality due to non-AIDS-defining cancers among people living with HIV in Spain over 18 years of follow-up.

PMID: 38008809
Journal: JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Year: 2023
Reference: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023 Nov 26. doi: 10.1007/s00432-023-05500-9.
Impact factor:
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Aldamiz, Teresa; Alonso, Lucia; Alvarez-Lopez, Patricia; Amador Prous, Concha; Asensi, Victor; Blanco, Jose Luis; Bruguera, Andreu; Calzado Isbert, Sonia; Casabona, Jordi; Curran, Adrian et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05500-9

Experience of the Spanish Group for Hematopoietic Transplantation (GETMON-GETH) in allogenic Hematopoietic stem cell Transplantation in Philadelphia acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

PMID: 35523687
Journal: ANALES DE PEDIATRIA
Year: 2022
Reference: An Pediatr (Engl Ed). 2022 Apr;96(4):309-318. doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.02.016. Epub 2022 May 3.
Impact factor: 1.5
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: de la Fuente Regano, Lydia, Rodriguez Villa, Antonia, Diaz de Heredia Rubio, Cristina, Gonzalez Vicent, Marta, Badell Serra, Isabel, Maria Fernandez, Jose, Isabel Pascual Martinez, Antonia, Maria Perez Hurtado, Jose, Lopez Duarte, Monica, Soledad Maldonado Regalado, M et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.anpede.2021.02.016

Hematopoietic cell transplantation in severe combined immunodeficiency: the SCETIDE 2006-2014 European cohort.

PMID: 34718043
Journal: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Year: 2022
Reference: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 May;149(5):1744-1754.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.017. Epub 2021 Oct 27.
Impact factor: 10.793
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Courteille, Virginie, Lankester, Arjan C, Neven, Benedicte, Mahlaoui, Nizar, von Asmuth, Erik Gj, Kansoy, Savas, Kupesiz, Alphan, Lanfranchi, Arnalda, Lindemans, Caroline A, Meisel, Roland et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.017

Epstein-Barr virus-associated risk factors for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric liver transplant recipients.

PMID: 35466492
Journal: PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION
Year: 2022
Reference: Pediatr Transplant. 2022 Apr 24:e14292. doi: 10.1111/petr.14292.
Impact factor: 1.502
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Navarro Jimenez, Alexandra, Garrido Pontnou, Marta, Camacho Soriano, Jessica, Hidalgo Llompart, Ernest, Bilbao Aguirre, Itxarone, Charco Torra, Itzarone, Esperalba, Juliana, Melendo Perez, Susana, Sabado Alvarez, Constantino, Quintero Bernabeu, Jesus et al.
DOI: 10.1111/petr.14292

MEK and MCL-1 sequential inhibition synergize to enhance rhabdomyosarcoma treatment.

PMID: 35393436
Journal: Cell Death Discovery
Year: 2022
Reference: Cell Death Discov. 2022 Apr 7;8(1):172. doi: 10.1038/s41420-022-00959-w.
Impact factor: 5.241
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Alcon, Clara, Martin, Fernando, Prada, Estela, Mora, Jaume, Soriano, Aroa, Guillen, Gabriela, Gallego, Soledad, Roma, Josep, Samitier, Josep, Villanueva, Alberto et al.
DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-00959-w

Therapeutic implications of improved molecular diagnostics for rare CNS-embryonal tumor entities: results of an international, retrospective study.

PMID: 34077956
Journal: NEURO-ONCOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Neuro Oncol. 2021 Sep 1;23(9):1597-1611. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab136.
Impact factor: 12.3
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: von Hoff, Katja, Snuderl, Matija, Zheludkova, Olga, Golanov, Andrey, Okonechnikov, Konstantin, Mynarek, Martin, Juhnke, B Ole, Rutkowski, Stefan, Schuller, Ulrich, Pizer, Barry et al.
DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noab136

The paediatric cancer clinical research landscape in Spain: a 13-year multicentre experience of the new agents group of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (SEHOP).

PMID: 34076861
Journal: Clinical & Translational Oncology
Year: 2021
Reference: Clin Transl Oncol. 2021 Dec;23(12):2489-2496. doi: 10.1007/s12094-021-02649-y. Epub 2021 Jun 2.
Impact factor: 3.405
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Canete, A, Rives, S, Perez-Martinez, A, Mora, J, Patino-Garcia, A, Lassaleta, A, Llort, A, Ramirez, M, Mata, C, Gallego, S et al.
DOI: 10.1007/s12094-021-02649-y

Adverse Reactions to Drugs of Special Interest in a Pediatric Oncohematology Service.

PMID: 34025429
Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Year: 2021
Reference: Front Pharmacol. 2021 May 5;12:670945. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.670945. eCollection 2021.
Impact factor: 5.811
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Amaro-Hosey, Kristopher, Danes, Immaculada, Vendrell, Lourdes, Alonso, Laura, Renedo, Berta, Gros, Luis, Vidal, Xavier, Cereza, Gloria, Agusti, Antonia et al.
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.670945

Natural gene therapy by reverse mosaicism leads to improved hematology in Fanconi anemia patients.

PMID: 33984160
Journal: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
Year: 2021
Reference: Am J Hematol. 2021 Aug 1;96(8):989-999. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26234. Epub 2021 May 25.
Impact factor: 10.047
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Ramirez, Maria Jose, Pujol, Roser, Trujillo-Quintero, Juan Pablo, Minguillon, Jordi, Bogliolo, Massimo, Rio, Paula, Navarro, Susana, Casado, Jose A, Badell, Isabel, Carrasco, Estela et al.
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26234

PLZF-RARalpha, NPM1-RARalpha, and Other Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Variants: The PETHEMA Registry Experience and Systematic Literature Review.

PMID: 32455804
Journal: Cancers
Year: 2020
Reference: Cancers (Basel). 2020 May 21;12(5). pii: cancers12051313. doi: 10.3390/cancers12051313.
Impact factor: 6.126
Publication type: Review in international publication
Authors: Montesinos, Pau, Sobas, Marta, Talarn-Forcadell, Maria Carme, Martinez-Cuadron, David, Escoda, Lourdes, Garcia-Perez, Maria J, Mariz, Jose, Mela-Osorio, Maria J, Fernandez, Isolda, Alonso-Dominguez, Juan M et al.
DOI: 10.3390/cancers12051313

How to address challenges and opportunities in pediatric cancer drug development?

PMID: 32421361
Journal: Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
Year: 2020
Reference: Expert Opin Drug Discov. 2020 Aug;15(8):869-872. doi: 10.1080/17460441.2020.1767064. Epub 2020 May 18.
Impact factor: 4.887
Publication type: Editorail in international publication
Authors: Moreno, Lucas, DuBois, Steven G, Marshall, Lynley V, Fox, Elizabeth, Carceller, Fernando, Pearson, Andrew Dj et al.
DOI: 10.1080/17460441.2020.1767064

Density, heterogeneity and deformability of red cells as markers of clinical severity in hereditary spherocytosis.

PMID: 31147440
Journal: HAEMATOLOGICA
Year: 2020
Reference: Haematologica. 2020 Jan 31;105(2):338-347. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.188151. Print 2020.
Impact factor: 7.116
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: van Wijk, Richard, Bogdanova, Anna, Manu-Pereira, Maria, Kaestner, Lars, Corrons, Joan-LLuis Vives, Makhro, Asya, Llaudet-Planas, Esther, Hertz, Laura, Petkova-Kirova, Polina, Verhagen, Liesbeth P et al.
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.188151

Low-dose liposomal amphotericin B for antifungal prophylaxis in paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

PMID: 32335674
Journal: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
Year: 2020
Reference: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Aug 1;75(8):2264-2271. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa149.
Impact factor: 5.439
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Mendoza-Palomar, Natalia, Soques, Elena, Benitez-Carabante, Maria Isabel, Gonzalez-Amores, Miriam, Fernandez-Polo, Aurora, Renedo, Berta, Martin, Maria Teresa, Soler-Palacin, Pere, Diaz-de-Heredia, Cristina et al.
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa149

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in paediatric patients with beta-thalassaemia and sickle cell disease: An experience of the Spanish Working Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children (GETMON).

PMID: 30001893
Journal: MEDICINA CLINICA
Year: 2019
Reference: Med Clin (Barc). 2019 Feb 15;152(4):135-140. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2018.05.013. Epub 2018 Jul 9.
Impact factor: 1.277
Publication type: Paper in national publication
Authors: Alonso, Laura, Gonzalez-Vicent, Marta, Belendez, Cristina, Badell, Isabel, Sastre, Ana, Rodriguez-Villa, Antonia, Bermudez-Cortes, Mar, Hladun, Raquel, Diaz de Heredia, Cristina et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2018.05.013

Stem cell transplantation for congenital dyserythropoietic anemia. An analysis from the European society for blood and marrow transplantation.

PMID: 30679331
Journal: HAEMATOLOGICA
Year: 2019
Reference: Haematologica. 2019 Aug;104(8):e335-e339. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2018.206623. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
Impact factor: 7.57
Publication type: Letter whit IF
Authors: Sierra, Jorge, Uckan-Cetinkaya, Duygu, Skorobogatova, Elena, Antmen, Ali Bulent, Dalle, Jean-Hugues, Markiewicz, Miroslaw, Hamladji, Rose Marie, Kitra-Roussou, Vassiliki, La Nasa, Giorgio, Krivan, Gergely et al.
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.206623

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for CD40 ligand deficiency: results from an EBMT/ESID-IEWP-SCETIDE-PIDTC Study.

PMID: 30660643
Journal: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Year: 2019
Reference: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 Jun;143(6):2238-2253. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.1010. Epub 2019 Jan 17.
Impact factor: 14.11
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Lindemans, Caroline A, Soncini, Elena, Porta, Fulvio, Al-Mousa, Hamoud, Al-Saud, Bandar, Al-Dhekri, Hasan, Arnaout, Rand, Formankova, Renata, Bertrand, Yves, Lange, Andrzej et al.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.1010

Impact of CTLA4 genotype and other immune response gene polymorphisms on outcomes after single umbilical cord blood transplantation.

PMID: 27811020
Journal: BLOOD
Year: 2017
Reference: Blood. 2017 Jan 26;129(4):525-532. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-06-722249. Epub 2016 Nov 3.
Impact factor: 13.164
Publication type: Paper in international publication
Authors: Rocha, Vanderson, Cunha, Renato, Zago, Marco A, Querol, Sergio, Volt, Fernanda, Ruggeri, Annalisa, Sanz, Guillermo, Pouthier, Fabienne, Kogler, Gesine, Vicario, Jose L et al.
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-06-722249

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La iniciativa "Sin Piedad" explica la història d'en David, un nen que s'està tractant d'un càncer pediàtric, un exemple d'actitud lluitadora davant la malaltia.

The money will allow research into paediatric nervous system tumours and childhood sarcomas to continue, with the aim of improving children's chances of survival and reducing the side effects of treatment.

The association makes the fifth annual donation of 52,390€ that will finance a project to study new therapies for this childhood tumor.

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