Developing new cancer treatment tools, using imaging techniques such as PET-CT and MRI, and new radiopharmaceuticals for next-generation personalized therapies ("Theranostics") to target cancer first at the " diagnosis " phase and then at the "therapy" phase, using the same biological targets ("see to treat"). Additionally, the project aims to develop and implement AI-based tools for data sharing among research and hospitals, supporting clinical decisions and predicting individual patient treatment response and outcome. This is the main focus of the Horizon IHI Project, "Thera4Care - Theranostics Ecosystem for Personalised Care," the largest European project on Theranostics, coordinated by Università Cattolica, Rome, and Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS.
To launch Thera4Care, Università Cattolica will host the Kick-Off Meeting on October 7-8, 2024, at the campus (Room 201, Faculty of Economics) and Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (Room 716, 7th floor). The focus of the kick-off meeting will be to align the team on the project's objectives and expectations.
Additionally, the meeting will review the project's timeline and resources, discuss potential risks, and management strategies of the various research groups involved. This meeting will ensure that all participants are informed and prepared to start the project, which is funded by the European Commission under the Innovative Health Initiative (IHI, Horizon Europe), with a total fund.