Tumour Immunology and Pathology (TIP) Laboratory
The TIP Laboratory at Erasmus MC brings together research into pancreatic cancer and viro-immunotherapy, strengthening collaboration and improving efficiency. Its work covers immune responses, biomarkers of disease progression, oncolytic viruses, personalised treatment and laboratory models of pancreatic cancer.
Researchers also study the environment around pancreatic tumour cells and create organoids from patient tumours. These models make it possible to examine how cancer cells influence the immune system and to test oncolytic viruses. The laboratory can analyse immune activity in both tumour tissue and blood from the same patient.
Since becoming fully operational in 2017, the laboratory has collected and processed more than 500 blood samples. Its research is designed for direct clinical application, from new treatment combinations to predicting which patients are most likely to benefit from a particular therapy.