Esteve Arenys, Anna (Date of defense: 2017-12-22)
Lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors characterized by the proliferation of lymphocytes predominantly in lymphoid structures but also in extranodal tissues. More than 90% of patients are ...
Recasens Zorzo, Clara (Date of defense: 2018-06-19)
Constitutive activation of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 is associated with tumor progression, invasion and resistance to treatment. Overexpression of CXCR4 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) confers ...
Guerrero Hernández, Martina (Date of defense: 2019-02-19)
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is gaining momentum due to its contribution to cancer progression and therapy resistance. This TME has a direct crosstalk with tumor cells that involves the activation ...
García de Albéniz, Xabier (Date of defense: 2015-04-15)
We studied the mechanisms driving the metastatic spread in colorectal cancer (CRC), focusing in the MAPK pathway. We developed in vivo a highly metastatic cell line using a KRAS-mutated cell line (SW620) ...
Morcelle Magaña, Carmen (Date of defense: 2017-09-19)
In most human cancers, the c-Myc transcription factor is deregulated and/or its levels are elevated, particularly in colorectal cancer (CRC). Earlier studies suggested a direct relationship between ...
Farrera Sal, Martí (Date of defense: 2020-10-30)
The oncolytic viruses (OVs) preferentially infect tumor and selectively replicate in cancer cells without harming normal tissues. OVs have been tested in clinical trials as monotherapy or combined with ...
Duch Gili, Paula (Date of defense: 2022-03-14)
Increased expression of TIMP-1 is associated with poor prognosis in virtually all cancer types, including lung cancer. However, how TIMP-1 is regulated in lung cancer and how it drives tumor progression ...
Coll Iglesias, Laura (Date of defense: 2022-11-23)
[eng] Endometrial cancer represents the most common cancer arising from the uterine cavity and there is little hope for patients with recurrent or metastatic disease. Prior studies of our group reported ...
Fernández Martínez, Aranzazu (Date of defense: 2021-07-16)
[eng] HR-positive/HER2-negative (HR+/HER2-) is the most common breast cancer type, and it is a molecular heterogenic disease. This heterogeneity has direct prognostic and predictive implications in both ...
Montironi, Carla (Date of defense: 2022-06-20)
[eng] INTRODUCTION: Liver cancer is a devastating disease and represents the seventh most common cancer worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer-related death globally. Hepatocellular carcinoma ...