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Targeted therapies in breast cancer

Breast cancer is a very complex disease. There are four subtypes of breast cancer, for which specific therapies are dedicated. The future of oncology is the so-called targeted therapies, which modify the molecular mechanism that is crucial for the progression of the tumour cell. Unfortunately, some patients do not respond to such treatments, and others...

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SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus research

Team led by Assoc. Prof. Ewelina Król, Ph.D., D.Sc. from Laboratory of Recombinant Vaccines, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG&MUG focuses on the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the phenomenon of antibody-dependent viral infection enhancement (ADE). It occurs when, during an infection or vaccination, weakly neutralising antibodies are produced causing the course of a subsequent infection to enhance....

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Direct spine derotation

Rafał Pankowski, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., from Department of Orthopaedics and Kinetic Organ Traumatology Medical University of Gdańsk (certified AO Spine Centre) specializes in surgical treatment of scoliosis. Scoliosis is a multifactorial three-dimensional spinal deformity where, apart from its lateral bend and disturbed sagittal profile, vertebral rotation occurs. When the vertebrae rotate, ribs start to stand...

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Analysis of circulating tumour cells

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and a cause of death of over half a million patients worldwide. The development of the distant metastases is associated with a particularly poor prognosis of patients. However, the mechanism of the metastatic formation (metastatic cascade) has not been fully recognised. A better understanding of the...

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Genetic aberrations as cancer risk factors

International Research Agenda 3P – Medicine Laboratory (Preventive, Personalized, Precision) is a new scientific unit led by Prof. Jan Dumański and Prof. Arkadiusz Piotrowski, specialising in research on acquired genetic anomalies as risk factors for cancer and other illnesses. This research unit is an innovative partnership between the Medical University of Gdańsk and the Uppsala...

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