{"id":4413,"date":"2026-05-04T07:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/4413\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:52:09","slug":"monash-university-and-partners-boost-south-east-melbournes-launchpad-for-cancer-research-and-clinical-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/4413\/","title":{"rendered":"Monash University and partners boost south-east Melbourne\u2019s launchpad for cancer research and clinical trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMonash University and partners boost south-east Melbourne\u2019s launchpad for cancer research and clinical trials<\/p>\n<p class=\"float-left\">May 4, 2026 | Monday | News<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Australian Cancer Research Foundation Centre for Dynamic Immuno-Oncology has been launched<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/screenshot_4_5_2026_124139_www_monash_edu-27587.jpeg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 pl-5 pr-5\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Australia&#8217;s Monash University and The Alfred have announced the launch of The Australian Cancer Research Foundation Centre for Dynamic Immuno-Oncology (CDIO) to tackle major challenges in cancer immunotherapy by better understanding how a patient\u2019s immune system responds to treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Headquartered at The Alfred\u2019s Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre and co-located with Monash University\u2019s Alfred campus, research at the CDIO will conduct real-time monitoring of a patient&#8217;s response to immunotherapy to improve detection of early anti-tumour benefits and side-effects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CDIO is part of Monash University\u2019s new Department of Cancer Medicine, which will advance cancer research and clinical trials in Melbourne\u2019s south-east and regional Victoria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Foundation and the National Imaging Facility, leverages cutting edge equipment already in place at The Alfred, including the new $24 million Quadra PET\/CT scanner, one of the most advanced scanners of its kind in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The total-body scanner enables earlier detection of very small cancers, faster and safer scans, and real-time assessment of treatment progress, enabling earlier diagnosis, and safer and more tailored treatments for patients, as well as enhanced research and clinical trials capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monash University and partners boost south-east Melbourne\u2019s launchpad for cancer research and clinical trials May 4, 2026 |&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[100,5713,260,3685],"class_list":{"0":"post-4413","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-melbourne","8":"tag-cancer","9":"tag-clinical-trials","10":"tag-melbourne","11":"tag-research"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}