Workshop on Molecular Biology, Cancer and Bioinformatics, Pamplona, Spain, on 16th of May , 2019

 

On 16 May 2019, Navarrabiomed held a workshop on Molecular Biology, Cancer and Bioinformatics in the context of ONCONET SUDOE. A total of 90 experts from 32 organisations participated in the event’s three sessions and two panels, focusing on the molecular basis of cancer, liquid biopsy, genomics and cancer bioinformatics.

During the event, the results of a number of research projects developed in the context of ONCONET SUDOE were presented and discussed. In particular, the results of the project named "High-throughput technologies for the study of molecular alterations in breast, lung and pancreas cancer", coordinated by David Guerrero-Setas from Navarrabiomed y Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, attractive considerable interest. The latest technologies for genome ultra-sequencing for diagnosis of lung, breast and pancreatic cancer were also discussed. The participants in the event also acknowledged the relevance of liquid biopsy, a novel, simple, non-invasive method that detects genetic and epigenetic alterations using a blood sample. They also recognised the need to find new biomarkers of notoriously aggressive tumours, like triple-negative breast cancer or pancreatic adenocarcinoma, for which no targeted therapies are currently available, or tumours that tend to be progressive, such as lung cancer.

In the afternoon, data analysis and bioinformatics took centre stage. Three elements were mentioned as key to the future of personalised medicine, namely, the generation of data by patients themselves using mobile devices and apps, thus getting patients actively involved in the self-management of health and disease; the new genome sequencing technologies, important for the development of precision medicine, a field in which Navarra is a pioneer thanks to projects like NAGEN 1000 or PharmaNAGEN; and, finally, the application of natural language analysis and processing and data integration for accessing the information stored in medical records.

In this regard, the analysis of huge amounts of information using big data and artificial intelligence is one of the challenges taken on by the Translational Bioinformatics Unit at Navarrabiomed. The team presented their work and coordinated the afternoon sessions.

The event was closed by a working session that took place on Friday, 17 May, attended by the managers of the project. They assessed the evolution of the activities and planned the final stage. They discussed the fulfilment of the goals set at the beginning of the project, such as the standardised SOP or the white book on the rights of cancer patients, among others.

 

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Goal To facilitate coordination in the management of patients being treated for cancer


Challenge To reduce the impact and prevalence of cancerous diseases

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