Target Group Recruitment Committees (TGRCs) will i) manage and supervise the recruitment of new members, as well as ensure equal representation and opportunities of all Target Groups in Action activities; ii) develop group-specific activities, such as ECI and female researcher leadership workshops; iii) promote balanced selection of speakers in terms of gender and country of origin, as well as the participation of ECIs in IMMUNO-model meetings and conferences.
In vitro and ex vivo cancer immunotherapy models
The main goals of WG1 will be to foster the development and optimization of in vitro and ex vivo models for immuno-oncology research, and to promote know-how sharing, protocol standardization, and the creation of user guidelines on these models.
Research objectives
In vivo cancer immunotherapy models
Experimental animals are the most widely used preclinical models to assess immunotherapy response. However, some critical issues on their generation and use remain to be addressed. The main goal of WG2 will be to foster the collaboration and knowledge exchange between researchers in the field to promote the design of new in vivo models in immunotherapy and establish standard protocols and approaches for their use.
Research objectives
Solid tumors
Solid and hematologic tumours differ importantly not only in their biological and molecular features, but also in the way they respond to immunotherapy. While ICIs have been proven efficient for the treatment of solid tumours, their use in hematologic malignancies is lagging behind. Cellbased immunotherapies instead have shown more promising results in blood cancers than in solid tumors. These differences speak to the need of creating WGs that specifically focus on immunotherapy research in solid or hematologic tumors and address the most relevant questions within those to fields.
Research objectives
Hematologic tumors
Hematologic malignancies have always been at the forefront in the application of immunotherapy against cancer. Current research in the field is mostly focused on developing novel CAR-T-based strategies, improving the therapeutic effects of ICIs and identifying new immunotherapy targets for the treatment of blood cancers.
Research objectives
Communication, events and partnering with industry
This WG will have the mission of promoting the internal communication within the Network (among WGs, between WGs and TGRCs, and between the TGRCs and the MC), and beyond the Network (general public, patients associations, potential industrial participants , policymakers, clinicians, ECIs, etc).
Research objectives
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