The Understanding (tumour-host interactions) Cluster has published a joint press release summarising the main conclusions of its first annual meeting. The document highlights progress in collaborative research, data management, patient engagement and policy development, contributing to the objectives of the EU Cancer Mission.
Download the full press release on our materials page to learn more about the cluster’s priorities and planned actions.
In this GLIOMATCH: Explained episode, Prof. Dr. Sandra Jacobs introduces the paediatric clinical study, the participating centres and the challenges of working with archived samples from paediatric high-grade glioma patients.
On World Brain Tumour Day 2026, GLIOMATCH participated in the European event “Advancing Brain Cancer Research: From policy action to scientific breakthroughs” at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The event highlighted the urgent need to accelerate brain cancer research, strengthen European collaboration and turn scientific progress into improved care for patients.
In this GLIOMATCH: Explained episode, Prof. Dr. Steven De Vleeschouwer introduces the prospective clinical trials, the participating centres and the immunotherapy strategies being investigated to better understand patient response in brain tumours.
On 28–29 April 2026, the GLIOMATCH consortium gathered in Barcelona, Spain, for its fifth consortium meeting, hosted by project partner Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital and the Fundació de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (FSJD).
