€16.5 million grant for research into effect of CAR T cells in recurrent bone marrow cancerThe UMCG will produce specific CAR-T cells to treat patients with recurrent bone marrow cancer. Together with Amsterdam UMC - Cancer Center Amsterdam, UMCG will study the effectiveness of this potentially new treatment. For the study, which will last six years, Zorginstituut Nederland and Zon MW are making a grant of nearly €16.5 million available.
Trans men do not have increased risk of cervical cancerTrans masculine individuals - people who were assigned female sex at birth but do not identify with it - who use testosterone do not have a higher risk of cervical cancer or its precursors, according to research by Amsterdam UMC.