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project info
Start date: 1 September 2025
End date: 30 August 2028
funding
Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Total budget: 249 998,40 €
EU contribution: 212 498,64 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Advanced human pre-metastatic innervated niche engineering: the impact of extracellular vesicles of prostate cancer on the pathological neurotization of bone metastasis

The innervation of prostate cancer (PCa) reflects a worse prognosis. Bone metastases exhibit disorganized sensory innervation patterns. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in the spread of cancer. We propose an innovative model to understand the impact of VEs on sensory innervation of bone, preparing the microenvironment to host tumor cells. This knowledge will be vital to stop PCa metastases.

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