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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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Who gets told what is impossible?

Joyce JA

Nature reviews. Cancer – 2026 Jul 27

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Reversal of T cell exhaustion enables cancer vaccine efficacy in BRCA1-deficient ovarian cancer.

Beziaud L, Minasyan A, Chiang CL, (…), Tissot S, Dangaj-Laniti D, Kandalaft LE

iScience – 2026 Jun 30

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Modeling TCR-Epitope Recognition Specificity: What We Should Learn to Succeed.

Gfeller D, Racle J, Roessner RA

Immunological reviews – 2026 Jul 14

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Oncology Grand Rounds, Prof. John Haanen | August 21st

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EPFL Latsis Symposium 2026 | October 29-30

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Prof. Johanna Joyce begins term as President of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

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Combinatorial delivery of low-dose radiotherapy and immunotherapy to patients with immune-excluded tumors enhances CD8+ T cell functionality.

Ochoa-de-Olza M, Rayroux N, Imbimbo M, (…), Coukos G, Herrera FG, Dangaj Laniti D

Clinical cancer research – 2026 Apr 17

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Tumor-targeted interferon-α gene therapy for glioblastoma: a phase 1 trial.

Gentner B, Eoli M, Farina F, (…), Russo C, Ciceri F, Naldini L

Nature medicine – 2026 Jun 1

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New Leadership at UNIL Department of Fundamental Oncology

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Checkpoint blockade and the stem-like T cell trade-off.

Mazet JM, Joyce JA

Molecular oncology – 2026 Apr 20

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Professor Michal Bassani-Sternberg awarded the Robert Wenner Prize 2026

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Resolving sensitivity, specificity and signal contamination in Xenium spatial transcriptomics.

Bilous M, Buszta D, Bac J, (…), Peters S, Homicsko K, Gottardo R

Nature methods – 2026 Apr 30

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