Ministry of Science Supports Three Research Projects of the University of Medicine

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Ministry of Science Supports Three Research Projects of the University of Medicine

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2. February 2022  •  Diagnostics

The University of Leipzig is contributing its expertise in individualized cancer therapy to three new research projects. The Saxon Ministry of Science will fund the projects from the local site and one from Dresden with a total of 2.3 million euros over the next three years. Individualized cancer therapy is the focus of research.

Personalized medicine means tailoring the best possible treatment for each patient. The Saxon Ministry of Science funds four research projects for individualized cancer therapy with around 2.3 million euros. The projects will start in 2022 and run for three years.

The University of Leipzig is contributing its expertise to three of the four projects: The Institute of Computer Science is supporting a project on lung cancer research (Prof. Dr. Erhard Rahm). In addition, the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital is participating in a project to improve the treatment of cancer-related catechexia, the reduced intake, and utilization of food (Prof. Dr. Osama Sabri). The Department of Otolaryngology at UKL (Prof. Dr. Andreas Dietz) is researching the personalized treatment of esophageal cancer.

The scientists are collaborating with researchers from Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Norway, and Spain.

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