TRENDO | Translational Research on Endometriosis

Summary
Endometriosis is a sever disease affecting 10% of reproductive age women, characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of uterus. Due to the associated pain, inertility and a small, but increased risk for developing ovarian cancer, its socioeconomic impacts are considerable, and have a profound effect on women’s mental and physical health. Endometriosis is characterized by a diagnostic delay of a decade, as its diagnosis is surgery-based, and all attempts to identify the non-invasive biomarkers have not been progressed beyond the discovery. Moreover, current treatments include only surgery or hormonal medications with significant side effects. In view of the above, the endometriosis care is challenging, and is hampered by the considerable heterogeneity of clinical manifestations. TRENDO consortium addresses the main problems in endometriosis diagnosis and therapy in a multidisciplinary and trans-sectoral effort, bringing together the clinical and translational science experts, and industry partners from six European and South American countries. We develop non-invasive biomarkers and testing, which shorten the diagnostic delay, and reduce the unequal access to expensive healthcare. These biomarkers are tested for the suitability as drug targets, to monitor treatment response, and to predict the personalized clinical recommendations. By combining the strengths of our partners, we provide novel tools addressing the most urgent priorities in endometriosis and to successfully translate our findings into novel therapeutic approaches. This challenging scientific task provides an ideal career-enhancing setting for young scientists, providing them with transdisciplinary and trans-domain training, and with essential transferable skills. The training program provides a new generation of researchers with a strong competitive advantage on the job market and increase European academic and industry competence in one of the under-investigated clinical domains.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101008193
Start date: 01-08-2021
End date: 31-07-2025
Total budget - Public funding: 308 200,00 Euro - 308 200,00 Euro
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Endometriosis is a sever disease affecting 10% of reproductive age women, characterized by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside of uterus. Due to the associated pain, inertility and a small, but increased risk for developing ovarian cancer, its socioeconomic impacts are considerable, and have a profound effect on women’s mental and physical health. Endometriosis is characterized by a diagnostic delay of a decade, as its diagnosis is surgery-based, and all attempts to identify the non-invasive biomarkers have not been progressed beyond the discovery. Moreover, current treatments include only surgery or hormonal medications with significant side effects. In view of the above, the endometriosis care is challenging, and is hampered by the considerable heterogeneity of clinical manifestations. TRENDO consortium addresses the main problems in endometriosis diagnosis and therapy in a multidisciplinary and trans-sectoral effort, bringing together the clinical and translational science experts, and industry partners from six European and South American countries. We develop non-invasive biomarkers and testing, which shorten the diagnostic delay, and reduce the unequal access to expensive healthcare. These biomarkers are tested for the suitability as drug targets, to monitor treatment response, and to predict the personalized clinical recommendations. By combining the strengths of our partners, we provide novel tools addressing the most urgent priorities in endometriosis and to successfully translate our findings into novel therapeutic approaches. This challenging scientific task provides an ideal career-enhancing setting for young scientists, providing them with transdisciplinary and trans-domain training, and with essential transferable skills. The training program provides a new generation of researchers with a strong competitive advantage on the job market and increase European academic and industry competence in one of the under-investigated clinical domains.

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SIGNED

Call topic

MSCA-RISE-2020

Update Date

28-04-2024
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Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.1. EXCELLENT SCIENCE
H2020-EU.1.3. EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
H2020-EU.1.3.3. Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge
H2020-MSCA-RISE-2020
MSCA-RISE-2020