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A key vitamin could unlock better brain tumor treatment - Vitamin B could help slow tumour growth

How vitamin B is used could offer a way to slow down the growth of an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to new research. Scientists from…

Testing cancer treatments in the body’s own tumour microenvironment | MedUni Vienna team develops laboratory model for combinations of radiotherapy and immunotherapy

(Vienna, 22 June 2026) Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have developed a new laboratory model as part of the Comprehensive Cancer…

Breast cancer: New approach to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapies

Immunotherapies such as so-called checkpoint inhibitors activate the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells and have revolutionised the…

International consortium coordinated by MedUni Vienna investigates melanoma risk in young adults

With PhotoMel, the Medical University of Vienna is coordinating a new international Horizon Europe Mission Cancer project to investigate environmental…

Two members of the Department for Radiation Oncology at the Medical University of Vienna received awards at the ESTRO2026 Congress in Stockholm:

Alina Sturdza was awarded this year’s Emmanuel van der Schueren Prize, whilst Christian Kirisits received this year’s Iridium Award

Living longer with less burden of cancer treatment: new endpoints defined for cancer trials

(Vienna, 28 April 2026) – An international group of experts led by the Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) at MedUni Vienna and University Hospital…

4th Vienna Pediatric Brain Tumor Symposium

We are pleased to announce the 4th Vienna Symposium on Pediatric Brain Tumors! The conference is hosted by the Medical University of Vienna and the…

Two new studies provide profound insights into the biology and development of childhood brain tumors

Two recent publications in pediatric neuro-oncology, produced in close collaboration with the Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna at MedUni Vienna and…

No increased suicide mortality among cancer patients receiving palliative care

(Vienna, 19 March 2026) A study by the Medical University of Vienna shows that cancer patients receiving specialised palliative care do not have a…

New AI approach enables diagnosis and monitoring of brain tumours

Analysis method accurately classifies tumours using tumour DNA from cerebrospinal fluid