AGORA Cancer Research Center
AGORA was inspired by the vision that the integration of progress in cancer research into clinical practice can be accelerated by bringing together interdisciplinary research teams of clinicians, cancer biologists, immunologists, bio-informaticians and bio-engineers. Initiated by the ISREC Foundation in 2013, the AGORA building was opened in 2018. The functioning of this translational cancer research center reflects a partnership between the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE).
Latest news
Events

PhD Thesis Defense | August 14th
Events
Oncology Grand Rounds, Prof. Dominique Sprumont | August 22nd
Events

ISREC-SCCL Symposium 2025 | September 1–4
Events

AGORA BBQ | September 5th
Events

AGORA Tumor Microenvironment Journal Club
Latest publications
Mitochondrial control of macrophage polarity in tumors.
Kiss M, Pittet MJ
Immunity – 2025 Jul 8
Circulating tumor-associated and neoantigen-specific endogenous T cells in children treated for B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Huwiler E, Thierry AC, Michaux J, (…), Bassani-Sternberg M, Harari A, Ceppi F
HemaSphere – 2025 Jul 7
A cross-talk established by tumor-targeted cytokines rescues CAR T cell activity and engages host T cells against glioblastoma in mice.
Rossari F, Alvisi G, Cusimano M, (…), Merelli I, Coltella N, Naldini L
Science translational medicine – 2025 Jul 2
ADTnorm: robust integration of single-cell protein measurement across CITE-seq datasets.
Zheng Y, Caron DP, Kim JY, (…), Stuart KD, Sims PA, Gottardo R
Nature communications – 2025 Jul 1
Tumour-associated vasculature in T cell homing and immunity: opportunities for cancer therapy.
Lanitis E, Irving M, Coukos G
Nature reviews. Immunology – 2025 Jun 27