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OUR WORK_

Metastasis
dynamics

We use breast cancer experimental metastasis models in order to dissect the complexity of the whole metastatic process, in particular at later stages of metastatic colonization when it is clinically manifested and more difficult to treat.

Breast cancer
immunotherapy

Immunotherapy has shown great clinical benefits in different cancer types, but not yet for breast cancer. We seek for the molecular configurations of the different breast cancer subtypes that can render breast cancer more sensitive to immune checkpoint blockade immunotherapy.

RNA THERAPY

Development of a specific mRNA therapy for cell fate differentiation to induce tumor immunogenicity and vulnerability to immunotherapy. RNA therapies represents a unique opportunity to design quick therapies and quick clinical application fullfiling the goal of precision medicine and translational oncology.

TUMOR
PHENOTYPIC HETEROGENEITY

We study specifically these highly aggressive poorly differentiated tumor cells within the tumor heterogeneity of breast cancer. We decipher the dynamics of EMT/MET and cellular plasticity during cancer metastasis. Understanding the phenotypic heterogeneity and cellular plasticity of the tumors, we will be able to find specific therapies to target these slippery cells to conventional therapies used in breast cancer treatment.

OUR RESEARCH
PHILOSOPHY

It goes from the discovery of new fundamental biological knowledge to the generation of translational findings for the quick clinical application of novel therapies to STOP cancer metastasis.

WHY
BREAST CANCER?

It is the most common cancer type among women and the second cause of cancer mortality in females. Our social commitment is to reduce the fear and the pain caused by breast cancer among women by finding new promising therapeutic strategies.

WHY
METASTASIS?

Metastasis accounts for more than 90% of cancer-related deaths. Understanding how to stop dreadful stage will lead to the development of new treatments, which is an imperative clinical need.

OUTREACH & DISSEMINATION_

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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better

― Albert Einstein

LATEST PUBLICATIONS_

PubMed_

PÉREZ-NUÑEZ I, ROZALÉN C, PALOMEQUE JA, SANGRADOR I, DALMAU M, COMERMA L, HERNÁNDEZ-PRAT A, CASADEVALL D, MENENDEZ S, DAN LIU D, SHEN M, BERENGER J, RIUS RUIZ I, PEÑA R, MONTAÑÉS JC, ALBÀ MM, BONNIN S, PONOMARENKO J, R GOMIS R, CEJALVO JM, SERVITJA S, M MARZESE D, MOREY L, VOORWERK L, ARRIBAS J, BERMEJO B, KOK M, PUSZTAI L, KANG Y, ALBANELL J, CELIÀ-TERRASSA T*

LCOR mediates interferon-independent tumor immunogenicity and responsiveness to immune-checkpoint blockade in triple-negative breast cancer. Nature Cancer.

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VON LOCQUENGHIEN M, ROZALÉN C, CELIÀ-TERRASSA T

Interferons in cancer immunoediting: sculpting metastasis and immunotherapy response. The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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CELIÀ-TERRASSA T*, JOLLY MK

Cancer stem cells and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis. Review in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine.

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JOLLY MK, CELIÀ-TERRASSA T*

Dynamics of phenotypic heterogeneity associated with EMT and stemness during cancer progression. Review in Journal of Clinical Medicine.

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Celià-Terrassa Lab

The Celià-Terrassa’s Lab started in January 2018 and focuses on understanding the complexity and dynamics of metastasis, in particular the molecular mechanisms regulating breast cancer stem cells (bCSCs) and their interplay with the metastatic niche. We are interested on studying the molecular mechanisms underlying Cancer Stem Cell (CSC) cellular plasticity leading tumor progression, chemorresistance and relapse, as a major challenge to efficiently target breast cancer metastasis.