MULTIFUN?Multifunctional Nanotechnology for selective detection and Treatment of cancer
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
FP7-NMP-2013-LARGE-7
Main participants
Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.
Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
MSMT-34668/2012-32
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
MULTIFUN?Multifunctional Nanotechnology for selective detection and Treatment of cancer
Annotation in Czech
The aim of the MultiFun consortium is to develop and validate a novel and minimally-invasive nanotechnology system to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. MultiFun nanotechnology is based on multifunctionalised magnetic nanoparticles to selectively target and eliminate breast and pancreatic cancer (stem) cells. The improved magnetic features of the MultiFun magnetic nanoparticles will lead to potential medical applications such as contrast agents and magnetic heating inductors. Moreover, magnetic nanoparticles can be functionalised with ligands to increase their affinity towards cancer cells in order to facilitate diagnosis of tumours by MRI. Targeting peptides and antibodies will be employed, including antibodies against cancer stem cells leading to early cancer detection by MRI means. The same nanoparticles will be used simultaneously as functional nanocarriers and heating inductors in order to provide a combined therapeutic modality. The synergistic effects of drugs, peptides, small RNAs and heat will be evaluated to determine the effectiveness of different therapeutic combinations. Interestingly, the use of ligands will favour the specific application of the therapeutic modalities to cancer (stem) cells, increasing the effectiveness and reducing side effects. Thus, MultiFun multimodal therapeutic approach is designed to efficiently remove cancer cells, including cancer stem cells, from the tumour site. The toxicity of functionalised magnetic nanoparticles will be assessed in vitro and in vivoto warrant a safe use and shed some light on the risks. The distribution and activity evaluation of functionalised nanoparticles will be performed in human breast and pancreatic cancer xenograft models. The use of novel magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications provides opportunities for new instrumentation: 1) detection and quantification of magnetic nanoparticles in blood, urine and tissues, and 2) magnetic heating induction for raising cell temperature.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
FD - Oncology and haematology
CEP - secondary branch
BM - Solid-state physics and magnetism
CEP - another secondary branch
CC - Organic chemistry
OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
10302 - Condensed matter physics (including formerly solid state physics, supercond.)<br>10401 - Organic chemistry<br>30204 - Oncology<br>30205 - Hematology
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2012
Realization period - end
Jun 12, 2015
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Mar 4, 2015
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP16-MSM-7E-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Oct 6, 2017
Finance
Total approved costs
3,606 thou. CZK
Public financial support
3,606 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK