PANCGATE
Clinical research
Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
·Majadahonda, Madrid ·

The group has worked on initiatives to promote hospital care quality, clinical trials with drugs (I-III), prehabilitation in patients with localized disease and collaboration with other institutions (IMDEA).

It is a multidisciplinary group dedicated mainly to healthcare activities that works in close collaboration with the biobank. Research activities are embedded in the daily clinical activity.

Main publications in pancreatic cancer:

  1. Cámara JC, Martin-Valadés JI, López-Alfonso A, et al. Clinical outcomes of FOLFIRINOX and gemcitabine - nab paclitaxel for metastatic pancreatic cancer in the real world setting Fernando Franco. Clin Transl Oncol. 2021; 23(4): 812-19.
  2. Ruiz-Casado A, Franco F, Manso M, et al. Some unanswered questions about elderly patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020; 11(6): 1032-33. 
  3. Ruiz-Casado A, Gutiérrez D, Juez I. Erysipeloid rash: a rare adverse event induced by gemcitabine. J Cancer Res Ther. 2015; 11(4): 1024. 
Ana Ruíz Casado

Principal Investigator

Group members

  • Ana Ruiz Casado
  • Antonio Sánchez Ruiz
  • Lourdes Gutiérrez Sanz
  • Mariano González-Haba Ruiz
  • Belén Agudo Castillo
  • Daniel de la Iglesia
  • Manuel Jiménez Garrido
  • Jose Luis Lucena
  • Alberto Pueyo
  • Matías Cea
  • Antonio Sánchez

Other groups

Cancer Genetics and Precision Medicine – Zabra Lab

We aim to tackle pancreatic cancer dreadful reality by using in vivo and ex vivo models that faithfully recapitulate the genetic alterations commonly found in patients. In the lab, we have successfully developed and established orthotopic and metastatic syngeneic...

Glycoimmunology Laboratory – Gabriel Rabinovich

The Glycoimmunology Laboratory, led by Dr. Gabriel Rabinovich and currently based at the CaixaResearch Institute (Barcelona), investigates immunoregulatory circuits mediated by lectinin a wide variety of pathological contexts, including cancer, autoimmune diseases,...

Virology and Cellular Immunology Group – Carmen Aguilar

Our group at IrsiCaixa focuses on the development of innovative therapeutic strategies against solid tumors, with a particular emphasis on pancreatic cancer. The group integrates immunological, molecular, and translational approaches to design and evaluate cancer...