News
Microbial link between Western-style diet and incidence of colorectal cancer uncovered
New research builds the case that a Western-style diet -- rich in red and processed meat, sugar and refined grains/carbohydrates -- is tied to higher risk of colorectal cancer through the intestinal microbiota. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital with...
Intratumor microbiome in cancer progression: current developments, challenges and future trends
The human body comprises a mixture of mammalian and microbial cells, with the latter exceeding the former by nearly tenfold. The microbial genetic repertoire is approximately 100-fold more abundant than that of the human host. Beyond bacteria, the human commensal...
Facts and Hopes for Gut Microbiota Interventions in Cancer Immunotherapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) targeting cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and programmed death 1 (PD-1) proteins transformed the management of advanced cancers. Many tumor-intrinsic factors modulate immunological and clinical responses to such...
Press Releases
A trial of one of Igen Biolab Group’s products to investigate Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is approved
Javier Asarta, CEO of the Igen Biolab Group: “AMD affects some 700,000 people in Spain and currently has no treatment”.Dr Jordi Monés, study author: “As well as the medical benefits for patients, it reduces the socio-economic burden by preventing or improving the...
Biotech company Igen Biolab Group to raise up to EUR 15m for its clinical trials on lung cancer
Madrid, April 25, 2019.- Igen Biolab Group, a Spanish-based biotech company focused on the study of the microbiota impact on the prevention and treatment of cancer, and of neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, has opened a financing round of up to 15 million euros...
New sponsorship for culture by IGEN Biotech
Among his Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, IGEN Biotech has expanded his programs of sponsorship on culture with a new agreement with the Culture Department of the regional Government of Catalonia (Spain), the Council of Barcelona, La Vanguardia,...
Events
International Conference on Microbiome Research
The International Research Conference will be held on march 11-12, 2022 in Miami, United States.
7th Annual Translational Microbiome Conference
Arrowhead Publishers is pleased to announce the return of the 7th Annual Translational Microbiome Conference – live and in-person, on April 13-14, 2022 in Washington DC.
10th Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease meeting
The 10th Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease meeting will once again bring together leading scientists and clinicians from the fields of microbiology, gastroenterology, neuroscience and public health to discuss the latest developments in this fast-moving area.
Publications
Combined Microbiome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals a Novel Interplay Between Intestinal Flora and Serum Metabolites in Lung Cancer
As the leading cause of cancer death, lung cancer seriously endangers human health and quality of life. Although many studies have reported the intestinal microbial composition of lung cancer, little is known about the interplay between intestinal microbiome and...
Alterations of lung microbiota in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
The role of lung microbiota in non-small cell lung cancer remains unclear. We investigated the characteristics and functional roles of lung microbiota in non-small cell lung cancer.Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples were obtained from patients with non-small cell...
The composition of lung microbiome in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Although recent studies have indicated that imbalance in the respiratory microbiome composition is linked to several chronic respiratory diseases, the association between the lung microbiome and lung cancer has not been extensively studied. Conficting...
