This initiative aims to strengthen the competitiveness of cancer research at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Sahlgrenska Academy within the strategic research plan framework.
The grants cover a spectrum of research, encompassing both fundamental (preclinical) and clinical investigations, including studies in caregiving sciences. These projects are poised to advance tumor diagnostics and treatment modalities, ultimately enhancing long-term survival rates and the quality of life for both pediatric and adult cancer patients.
With a budget of approximately SEK 5 million allocated for 2023, these funds are being channeled into diverse areas across these 24 distinct projects:
Karin Ahlberg
"Medication compliance and well-being through personalized care in elderly women with metastatic breast cancer receiving orally administrated anti-cancer treatment"
Eva Angenete"
"Latitude – Lateral lymph node attitude – a prospective multicenter cohort study with the aim of improving precision in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant lymph nodes in rectal cancer"
Pablo Borrelli, Specialist in Nuclear Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Automatic AI-based TNM classification (aTNM) of patients with lung cancer.
Svein Olav Bratlie
"Intensified treatment in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer - multimodal surgical treatment versus systemic chemotherapy alone: a randomized controlled trial”
Karin Ekström
"Extracellular vesicles in breast cancer - novel biomarkers for improvement of patient outcomes?”
Linda Fogelstrand
"Monitoring for Early Detection of relapse in Acute myeloid Leukemia; MEDAL – en prospektiv studie avseende ny diagnostik"
Andreas Hallqvist
"Partnership for precision medicine in cancer (PPMC)/Western Sweden: A study addressing lung cancer in a regional cohort"
Johanna Hansson Wennerblom, MD, PhD, Regional Process Owner for Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancer, Section for Upper Abdominal Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
"Early detection in pancreatic cancer"
Asgeir Jakola
"Long-term consequences of tumor burden and neurotoxic treatment in patients with lower-grade glioma”
Martin Johansson
Purchase of scanner for histological glass.
Pegah Johansson, PhD in Biology, Associate Professor, Research and Development Coordinator in Clinical Chemistry, Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
"Bringing chemotherapy and radiotherapy into the era of precision medicine for childhood cancer”
Anikó Kovács
"Threefold evaluation of HER2-low status combining traditional histopathology/microscopy, digital pathology, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) on primary breast carcinomas and their distant metastases. A retrospective study of 100 patients."
Göran Landberg
"Treatment study with new unique breast cancer drug in patient-specific cancer microenvironments"
Barbro Linderholm
"The value of screening for brain metastases in patients with distant recurrences of Triple Negative and HER2 positive breast cancer – a national phase 3 trial”
Maria Lycke
Study of molecular factors in endometrial cancer associated with increased risk of recurrence - A regional study.
Anna Martner
"Immunotherapy for the prevention of post-surgical metastasis in pancreatic cancer”
Noora Neittaanmäki
"Artificial intelligence for improved skin cancer diagnostic in digital pathology”
Lars Ny
"Development of cell therapy using tumor infiltrating lymphocytes for locoregional administration in patients with liver metastases of ocular melanoma”
Roger Olofsson Bagge
"Regional treatment and modern immunotherapy for patients with uveal melanoma metastasis – a translational research approach involving a novel randomized clinical trial"
Anna Rohlin, Hospital Geneticist, PhD, TPL Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Laboratory Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
"Identification of genetic biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer to predict resistance or response to immune therapy”
Anders Ståhlberg
"Disease and treatment monitoring of sarcomas using circulating tumor-DNA analysis"
Jonas Wallström
"How can AI-assisted image interpretation ease the process of follow-up MRI in prostate cancer screening?"
Learn more about Jonas Wallström’s project here.
Fredrik Wärnberg
Research on magnetic techniques for lymph node and tumor localization in surgery for breast cancer, gynecological cancer, and melanoma.
Linda Åkeflo
Prehabilitation to promote sexual health and quality of life in women during and after radiotherapy for pelvic cancer – a clinical intervention study.
