STEPUPIORS

Horizon Europe Twinning Project

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

After 3 productive scientific years, our project journey has come to an end! A big THANK YOU to all project participants and collaborators, well done & happy holidays!

@rjafijneman @Makis_Zoidakis @scastellvibel @CavicMilena

@NKI_nl @BRFAA_IIBEAA @idibaps @hospitalclinic

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

On Sept 22, 2025, @CavicMilena defended MSc Management in the healthcare system thesis "Health economic evaluation of liquid biopsy in treatment decision management of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer in Serbia" at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine.

[Sergi Castellví Bel 👨‍🔬🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @scastellvibel]

Today is World Cancer Research Day
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Our group joins this celebration supporting and sharing the objective of this year, which advocates for collaboration.
#WorldCancerResearchDay

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

Save the date: STEPUPIORS WEBINAR ON PRECISION MEDICINE

Thursday, Sept 18, 2025, 10 am - 12 pm

We welcome you to join us for the final project webinar on precision medicine held by researchers from the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia.

https://t.co/K01T6tbola

[Sergi Castellví Bel 👨‍🔬🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @scastellvibel]

Excellent presentation from Teresa Botta about biobanking at the final meeting final of @STEPUPIORS EU project
It's nice to see how the IORS and IDIBAPS interacted and learned from each other 👏👏👏

[Sergi Castellví Bel 👨‍🔬🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @scastellvibel]

Inspirational talk about grant applications at @STEPUPIORS EU project final meeting by #juanmanuelabolafia
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@idibaps
@hospitalclinic

[Sergi Castellví Bel 👨‍🔬🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @scastellvibel]

Oh what a fantastic 3-year ride @STEPUPIORS EU project on rectal cancer has been.
Many thanks to #MilenaCavic for being the best coordinator I have ever encountered. And of course to #RemondFijneman and #MakisZoidakis, and the rest of the people involved for coming along
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[Sergi Castellví Bel 👨‍🔬🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @scastellvibel]

Great presentations by #XavierDominguezRovira and #judithsabatedelrio about serrated polyposis syndrome germline predisposition and biobank data management at the @STEPUPIORS final meeting
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[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

Productive summer season for STEPUPIORS members!

Congress abstracts were presented at the 2025 conference of @EACRnews & @ASCO. @Analivewithsoul participated as a lecturer at the 15th Serbian Diaspora Medical Conference.
@NKI_nl @BRFAA_IIBEAA @idibaps @hospitalclinic

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

Profiling Neoadjuvant Therapy Response in Rectal Cancer Using Publicly Available Transcriptomic RNA-seq Datasets https://t.co/6ztwLnkv4s

@astefanovic496 @anadjuric80 @scastellvibel @rjafijneman @Makis_Zoidakis @CavicMilena @NKI_nl @BRFAA_IIBEAA @idibaps @hospitalclinic

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

Radiation oncologists Mladen Marinkovic and Suzana Stojanovic-Rundic coauthored the book "Clinical Oncology with Radiotherapy" advancing oncology education in Serbia.
Congratulations to all authors!
@NKI_nl @BRFAA_IIBEAA @idibaps @hospitalclinic

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

Dana 9. aprila održan je drugi #OtvoreniDan o #KolorektalniKarcinom u IORS, u okviru projekta #STEPUPIORS. Stručnjaci, pacijenti i porodice govorili su o prevenciji, dijagnostici, lečenju i podršci. Hvala svima – vidimo se 2026! https://t.co/wAqCfosPCd

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

On 9 April, the Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia held its 2nd #ColorectalCancer Open Day under the #STEPUPIORS project. Experts, patients & families shared insights on prevention, diagnosis, treatment & support. See you in 2026! https://t.co/wAqCfotnrL
#HorizonEU

[IDIBAPS @idibaps]

🆕The @AFALynch Association visits #IDIBAPS to learn about colon and rectal cancer research #CCR

It was presented the researcho f the European project @STEPUPIORS, which aims to establish an association of institutions dedicated to rectal cancer

👉https://t.co/ChsxncQp7l

[IDIBAPS @idibaps]

🆕La Associació @AFALynch visita l'#IDIBAPS per conèixer la recerca en càncer de còlon i recte #CCR

Es va presentar la recerca que es fa en el projecte europeu @STEPUPIORS, que vol establir l'associació d'institucions dedicades al càncer de recte

👉https://t.co/UcnQgN8E2I

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

@NKI_nl cBioPortal Workshop for Users and Data Loaders was held on 4.6.2025, highlighting a powerful open-source platform for exploring and visualizing multidimensional cancer genomics data.
@rjafijneman @scastellvibel @Makis_Zoidakis @CavicMilena @anadjuric80 @astefanovic496

[IDIBAPS @idibaps]

@AFALynch @STEPUPIORS @hospitalclinic @scastellvibel @frankbalaguer 🆕La Asociación @AFALynch visita el #IDIBAPS para conocer la investigación en cáncer de colon y recto #CCR

Se presentó la investigación que se realiza en el proyecto europeo @STEPUPIORS

👉https://t.co/EQw6rLFEh9

[IDIBAPS @idibaps]

@AFALynch @STEPUPIORS @hospitalclinic @scastellvibel @frankbalaguer 🆕La Associació @AFALynch visita l'#IDIBAPS per conèixer la recerca en càncer de còlon i recte #CCR

Es va presentar la recerca que es fa en el projecte europeu @STEPUPIORS, que vol establir l'associació d'institucions dedicades al càncer de recte

👉https://t.co/oiQodFpMr4

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

Project participants from @NKI_nl under the leadership of @rjafijneman had a very successful 2025 annual congress of the @AACR presenting results of multiple studies on colorectal cancer biomarkers
@DenisevanSteijn
https://t.co/JRio9UFx0u

@BRFAA_IIBEAA @idibaps @hospitalclinic

[STEPUPIORS @STEPUPIORS]

STEPUPIORS project members @CavicMilena @anadjuric80 Teodora Cato and Luka Lisica enjoyed a rewarding collaboration and training session in Spatial Transcriptomics and Bioinformatics organized by the @zencureproject from @IMGGE.
@NKI_nl @idibaps @hospitalclinic @BRFAA_IIBEAA