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Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Switzerland

USI-affiliated IOR team identifies possible route to therapy resistance in B-cell lymphomas

A lymphoma genomics group at the Institute of Oncology Research, affiliated with Università della Svizzera italiana, reports a possible mechanism behind treatment resistance in some B-cell lymphomas.

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Why it matters: The finding comes from the Lymphoma Genomics group led by Francesco Bertoni at IOR, an institute affiliated with USI and a member of Bios⁺.

According to Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), the Lymphoma Genomics research group at the Institute of Oncology Research (IOR) has identified a possible mechanism that lets some B-cell lymphomas become resistant to therapies.

USI said the group is directed by Professor Francesco Bertoni at IOR.

The university describes IOR as affiliated with USI and as a member of Bios⁺.

Editor’s view

Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

The reported result is described as a possible mechanism of resistance in some B-cell lymphomas, identified by the IOR group led by Francesco Bertoni.

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