prof. dr. Bart Neyns
The power of the body's own immune system
Over the past twenty years, we have focused our research on immunotherapy: a treatment that helps the patient's own immune system to recognize and fight cancer cells. This approach has revolutionized skin cancer treatment—patients who previously had no hope can now be cured. Our mission is to make this breakthrough possible for brain cancer as well.
It's difficult, but it's not impossible. Today, for the first time, we see that five of the nineteen patients in our study have remained relapse-free for more than two years, two of them for more than four years. These are rays of hope that show us we are on the right track and that we need to accelerate our efforts.
Prodigy unit
A first realisation of the VUB-UZB Paul De Knop Fund is the purchase of the prodigy unit. This device removes blood from patients' bodies and prepares so-called dendritic cells in a closed circuit.
Watch the video in which Paul and Bart tell you more about the treatment and this device.
Donate now and make all the difference!
Donate online or by bank transfer to the account number BE51 0013 6779 3562 of VUB with the reference GIFT FO2. Donations from € 40 are tax-deductible.
