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At this facility, they want to develop pioneering therapies themselves from the end of 2025 and produce personalised treatments for individual patients </div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/successful-first-edition-belgian-transplantoux-games-leuven"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-09/22-09-24imgl1131.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=300fd0e8303e1fc1bd45625594f734480269a454a9143243e444caeabba5cc04')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Successful first edition of Belgian Transplantoux Games in Leuven<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">26 September 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">On 21 and 22 September, Transplantoux organised the very first edition of the Belgian Transplantoux Games in Leuven. The sporting event brought together transplant and dialysis patients, donors and sympathisers under the ‘healthy living and excercising after a transplant’ motto. Some 400 sportsmen and women competed for medals in more than 10 disciplines.</div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/new-euha-position-paper-highlights-role-university-hospitals-sustainable-care"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-09/106350_1.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=1f8afce822ff96ae39f3631c1579734c8979bc7b1d9fb5792cbc92f50ed2a953')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>New EUHA position paper highlights the role of university hospitals in sustainable care<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">11 September 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">This week the European University Hospital Alliance (EUHA) published its position paper 'Rethinking Healthcare Systems'. Among other things, the paper pushes forward three key action points to ensure the future of European healthcare. Discover them here.</div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/immunotherapy-can-prevent-dangerous-blood-transfusion-foetus"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-08/foetus.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=f435e8520166a07fa3966259ab5add9285a04823da60859f2f705c3c255c0243')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Immunotherapy can prevent dangerous blood transfusion in foetus<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">8 August 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">A new study shows that the drug nipocalimab is a good alternative for the not harmless blood transfusion in a rhesus pregnancy: the drug ensures that the mother's antibodies can no longer go to the foetus. </div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/leuven-study-unravels-underlying-mechanism-intestinal-fibrosis"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-07/image_3.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=14f6d429dea405765f08daf1caaa09a87f8aaf089cfcf78a6ca3fa31a29e4c43')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Leuven study unravels underlying mechanism of intestinal fibrosis<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">24 July 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">Despite advancements in treating chronic inflammation, existing anti-inflammatory medications cannot prevent the development of intestinal fibrosis. Researchers from UZ Leuven and KU Leuven now identified several mechanisms crucial for the development of intestinal fibrosis in a recent study. With this information, they hope to develop potential new treatments.</div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/uz-leuven-largest-centre-belgium-life-saving-pea-treatment"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-07/hart_longen_finaal.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=0678d820b5a77ae5078061b1f32913466585de2910491f2c4a2310adb90c13f0')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>UZ Leuven largest centre in Belgium for life-saving PEA treatment<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">17 July 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">UZ Leuven saccounts for the largest number of pulmonary endarteriectomies in Belgium, with remarkably good survival rates. The cardio-surgeons and pulmonologists involved nurture an ambitious vision for the future: centralise the procedure even more and aim for at least 33 operations a year. </div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/investment-support-uz-leuven-construction-projects"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-06/investeringswerken.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=ae69307f4c0fd99b5bd4c191c6097ed7542db92b2bcf8d13d87469174b240cec')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Investment support for UZ Leuven construction projects<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">6 June 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">The Flemish government informed the press today that UZ Leuven can count on 14.7 million annual investment support for important infrastructure works. There are new building projects in the pipeline in Leuven that are important for both patients and staff. </div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/new-biomarker-predicts-success-immunotherapy-kidney-cancer"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-05/immunotherapie.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=8d05b418f1b0b7abfe38e3e99f4b847c888c0ea2453f61019ba61b6b79a4c5af')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>New biomarker predicts success of immunotherapy in kidney cancer<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">21 May 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">Immunotherapy increases survival rates in kidney cancer, but does not work for everyone. A Leuven research team developed a new method to predict which patients will benefit from it. Their study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, also opens new avenues to even more effective treatments.</div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/first-results-gene-therapy-frontotemporal-degeneration-are-promising"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-05/shutterstock_1025814193_2.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=45d10587b95c2ce2d0463c1b677bbe75d17215d76e630c37df703cd4233cc93a')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>First results gene therapy for frontotemporal degeneration are promising<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">14 May 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">UZ Leuven has been collaborating on an internationl clinical study on gene replacement in FTD with progranulin mutation. </div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/cancer-radiation-during-pregnancy-safe-unborn-child"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-04/radiotherapie_langetermijngevolgen_zwanger.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=a0e1e6ded0f7d8e42341bc382962ffe878af0a8dc657f619e9bd1c059442ebfd')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>Cancer radiation during pregnancy safe for unborn child<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">18 April 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">Cancer radiation during pregnancy is safe for the unborn child, a long-term study from UZ Leuven has shown. The research team brings long-term results of the psychological and physical impact on a child after radiotherapy in the mother during pregnancy for the first time.</div> </div> </a> <a class="teaser teaser--vertical is-link" href="/en/news/new-treatment-successful-therapy-resistant-ovarian-cancer"> <div class="teaser__media hideable-image" style="background-image: url('https://wmimages.uzleuven.be/styles/642ced740497169beadbc45d04b59231473d790c/2024-03/shutterstock_2125507220_finale_keuze.jpg?style=W3sianBlZyI6eyJxdWFsaXR5Ijo3NX19LHsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwid2lkdGgiOjYyMCwiaGVpZ2h0Ijo0MTAsImdyYXZpdHkiOiJjZW50ZXIiLCJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fV0=&sign=1cae13dcacdaad28d89d39884c1da7f956ce295bfbab5fd36790ff2984b59d63')"></div> <div class="teaser__content"> <h3 class="heading-3 teaser__title teaser__title--is-link"> <span>New treatment successful for therapy-resistant ovarian cancer<div class="teaser__arrow"> <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="9" cy="9" r="8" transform="rotate(-90 9 9)" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M9 12.2L12.2 9L9 5.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linecap="square"/> <path d="M4.79999 9H11.8" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.5"/> </svg> </div> </span> </h3> <div class="teaser__meta meta">4 April 2024</div> <div class="teaser__description">An international study led by UZ Leuven shows that ovarian cancer patients that are treated with an antibody in combination with chemotherapy survive longer than after a treatment with classic chemotherapy. 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