Partnership with Daiwa Pharmaceutical on dietary guidelines in cancer

The University of Luxembourg and Daiwa Pharmaceutical, a Japanese leading supplier of functional foods, have entered a strategic partnership, along with the Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch and the Luxembourg Institute of Health, with the aim to study dietary supplements for cancer patients and to identify the underlying mechanisms between gut bacteria (microbiome), its derived metabolites and patient immune cells. The joint project promises to identify new intervention points targeting the crosstalk between the microbiome and its host (i.e. the patient). Ultimately, this work will contribute to the establishment of dietary guidelines for patients undergoing anti-cancer treatments. This is a new promising area in oncology research and clinical trials are still very rare. Therefore, this study will be crucial in establishing meaningful collaborations between clinicians, researchers and industry. The joint project, named PREImuno2, is co-funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) through a BRIDGES programme.