Date: 2013-06-04
Type of information: R&D agreement
Compound: microRNA-based theranostics tools for the screening and monitoring of colorectal cancer
Company: Theradiag (France) Cancer Institute of Montpellier (ICM)
Therapeutic area: Cancer - Oncology
Type agreement: R&D
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Disease: colorectal cancer
Details: Theradiag, a company specializing in theranostics and in vitro diagnostics, has announced that it is significantly strengthening its activities in microRNA. Theradiag has signed a partnership agreement with the Regional Cancer Institute of Montpellier (ICM) to develop microRNA-based theranostics tools for the screening and monitoring of colorectal cancer. The goal of the collaborative R&D program called miCRA is to assess the expression and predictive role of microRNA in treatment response to radio/chemotherapies for colorectal cancer. As part of the project, Theradiag will identify relevant biomarkers and develop related theranostic assays.
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