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 | April 25th
Events

AGORA PRS Seminar | April 29th
Events
Oncology Grand Rounds, Dr. Julien Flückiger | May 2nd
Events
Lausanne Proteomics Day 2025 | May 7th
Events

AGORA Tumor Microenvironment Journal Club
Events
FameLab Event in Lausanne | May 28
Events

ISREC-SCCL Symposium 2025 | September 1–4
Latest publications
Reprogramming the tumor immune microenvironment to treat glioblastoma.
Joyce JA
Nature Medicine – 2025 Apr 15
Safety of adoptive therapy with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and high-dose recombinant interleukin-2 in advanced cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Martín-Lluesma S, Dafni U, Vervita K, (…), Gros A, Coukos G, Garralda E
Annals of oncology – 2025 Apr 8
The local microenvironment suppresses the synergy between irradiation and anti-PD1 therapy in breast-to-brain metastasis.
Wischnewski V, Guerrero Aruffo P, Massara M, (…), Maas RR, Soukup K, Joyce JA
Cell reports – 2025 Mar 25
Enrichment of CD7(+)CXCR3(+) CAR T cells in infusion products is associated with durable remission in relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Bartolini R, Trueb L, Daoudlarian D, (…), Pantaleo G, Arber C, Obeid M
Annals of oncology – 2025 Mar 23
Surgical and clinical impacts of mixed reality-guided glioblastoma resection versus standard neuronavigation: improving tumor surgery.
Haemmerli J, Khatchatourov S, Chaboudez E, (…), Migliorini D, Schaller K, Bijlenga P
Frontiers in oncology – 2025 Mar 21