{"id":319507,"date":"2025-10-15T16:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2025\/10\/cerebral-cancers-two-promising-research-projects-at-centre-scientifique-de-monaco-supported-by-gemluc\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:37:51","slug":"cerebral-cancers-two-promising-research-projects-at-centre-scientifique-de-monaco-supported-by-gemluc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/10\/cerebral-cancers-two-promising-research-projects-at-centre-scientifique-de-monaco-supported-by-gemluc\/","title":{"rendered":"Cerebral cancers: two promising research projects at Centre Scientifique de Monaco supported by GEMLUC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Groupement d’Entreprises Mon\u00e9gasques pour la Lutte Contre le Cancer<\/em> (GEMLUC – Monegasque businesses fighting cancer) is trusting that research will improve treatments for aggressive brain tumours, in partnership with the CHPG.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

On Monday 13 October, Fran\u00e7ois Jean Brych, GEMLUC’s Chairman, visited the CSM premises to find out about the research work being carried out by two doctoral students. With th esupport of the charity, of which the Princess of Hanover is honorary president, their work focuses on high grade brain cancers, which are among\u00a0<\/span>the most aggressive in the field of oncology<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

“The aim is to try to make cancer cells more sensitive to radiotherapy,” <\/em>explains Dr Vincent Picco, director of research and head of the cancer research unit at the CSM. This approach could revolutionise how these pathologies are treated, including in children.<\/p>\n

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Dr Vincent Picco (CSM research director, head of the cancer research unit), Fran\u00e7ois Jean Brych (GEMLUC chairman), C\u00e9line Robino (CSM doctoral student), William Echavride (CSM doctoral student), Dr Beno\u00eet Paulmier (GEMLUC vice-chairman), Dr Christopher Montemagno (CSM research officer), Flora Ginocchio (CSM general secretary)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a9 Stephane Danna – Communication department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>
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\u00a9 St\u00e9phane Danna \u2013 Communication Department<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Encouraging laboratory results<\/h2>\n\n

The research carried out by William Echavride, in collaboration with the CHPG teams, is showing significant progress. His work seeks to show how altering the identity of tumour cells, forcing them to differentiate, makes them more vulnerable to treatment.\u00a0“Combined with drug treatment, this can potentially reduce radiotherapy doses and therefore the side effects,”<\/em>\u00a0says Vincent Picco, emphasising how important this is for the patients.<\/p>\n\n

CHPG acquires two new innovations to fight cancer<\/a><\/blockquote>