AGORA Cancer Research Center

AGORA was inspired by the vision that the integration of progress in cancer research into clinical practice can be accelerated by bringing together interdisciplinary research teams of clinicians, cancer biologists, immunologists, bio-informaticians and bio-engineers. Initiated by the ISREC Foundation in 2013, the AGORA building was opened in 2018. The functioning of this translational cancer research center reflects a partnership between the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE).

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AGORA PRS Seminar | February 10th

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science | February 11th

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CCL3 is produced by aged neutrophils across cancers and promotes tumor growth

Bolli E, Wirapati P, Hicham M, (…), Mercier F, Manguso R, Pittet MJ

Cancer Cell – 2026 Feb 5

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You are invited: AGORA Apéro | February 12th

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PhD Thesis Defense | February 27th

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AGORA Single-cell omics meetings | March 4th

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AGORA PRS Special Guest Seminar, Prof. Leila Akkari | March 10th

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Hallmarks of cancer—Then and now, and beyond

Hanahan D

Cell – 2026 Jan 29

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Tumor-derived aminopeptidase N promotes early stages of brain metastatic colonization.

Bejarano L, Hernández-Barranco A, Roh V, (…), Hegi ME, Fournier N, Joyce JA

Cell Reports – 2026 Feb 24

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Positioning and reversible suppression of CCR7(+) dendritic cells in perivascular tumor niches shape cancer immunity.

Zitti B, Duval F, Wirapati P, (…), Böttcher JP, Weissleder R, Pittet MJ

Immunity – 2025 Dec 19

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Coordinate tumor-antigen uptake and dendritic cell activation by chimeric antigen receptors.

Mohammadzadeh Y, Gligorovski V, Egorova O, (…), Rahi SJ, Mansouri N, De Palma M

Science translational medicine – 2025 Dec 17

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The evolving landscape of brain metastasis: volume II.

Valiente M, Anders C, Boire A, (…), Winkler F, Zadeh G, Joyce JA

Trends in cancer – 2025 Dec 2

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Latest publications

Tumor-derived aminopeptidase N promotes early stages of brain metastatic colonization.

Bejarano L, Hernández-Barranco A, Roh V, (…), Hegi ME, Fournier N, Joyce JA

Cell Reports – 2026 Feb 24

CAR-modified marrow infiltrating lymphocytes efficiently target malignant plasma cells with very low antigen density.

Camviel N, Gambarotto D, Andre V, (…), Gottardo R, Manley S, Arber C

Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy – 2026 Feb 6

CCL3 is produced by aged neutrophils across cancers and promotes tumor growth

Bolli E, Wirapati P, Hicham M, (…), Mercier F, Manguso R, Pittet MJ

Cancer Cell – 2026 Feb 5

Post-operative volume changes in residual lung lobes after VATS pulmonary segmentectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer.

Dewarrat A, Troxler R, Abdelnour E, (…), Perentes JY, Krueger T, Gonzalez M

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery – 2026 Feb 5

A phase I dose escalation of FLASH radiotherapy in patients with cutaneous metastases from melanoma: The IMPulse trial.

Kinj R, Schiappacasse L, Grilj V, (…), Dafni U, Gaide O, Bourhis J

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology – 2026 Jan 31