GBG Forschungs GmbH – a leading breast cancer research institute
Breast cancer research – independent, academic, impartial
GBG Forschungs GmbH is an independent, impartial academic research organisation (ARO). Unlike contract research organisations (CRO), we do not provide research services purely on a contract basis. All study projects have to address an academic question which meets the requirements of the German Breast Group. Through our research, we aim to continually improve the treatment of breast cancer and the quality of the therapy available on a global basis.
Independent breast cancer research – an international leader
When conducting our breast cancer research projects, we adhere to the principles of international academic study groups. Our research institute, together with the German Breast Group’s sub-boards, creates the protocols for our studies as well as our databases and is also responsible for their evaluation and publication – always without influence from the pharmaceutical industry. Examples of our research are the neoadjuvant studies belonging to the “Gepar” trial series.
Today, GBG Forschungs GmbH has clinical data from more than 55,000 breast cancer patients at its disposal. Thanks to our expertise and experience acquired through 30 years of research, we are one of the world’s leading breast cancer research institutes.
Funding of breast cancer research
Our research projects are funded in advance via clinical trials, donations, public funding, the German Cancer Aid Organisation (Deutsche Krebshilfe) and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). In addition, we receive funding from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung ─ BMBF) and from foundations, such as the Banss-Stiftung, the Walter-Schulz-Stiftung and the Claudia-von-Schilling-Stiftung, as well as cooperation partners from the pharmaceutical industry. Our Translational Research Division is predominantly funded by the EU, the German Federal Government and various foundations.
Career
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Patients
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News
28.02.2021 February 2021: Signatures of mutational processes and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer
A translational research project investigating genomic patterns of mutational signatures in breast cancer patients from GeparSepto trial has been published in Annals of Oncology.
Mehr ...26.02.2021 January 2021: Final results of the MALE study
We are delighted to inform you that final results of the first randomized phase II MALE trial have been published in JAMA Oncology.
Mehr ...17.02.2021 OlympiA trial crossed superiority boundary for invasive disease-free survival
IDMC has concluded that OlympiA trial crossed superiority boundary for invasive disease-free survival vs. placebo at planned interim analysis. OlympiA Phase III trial of Lynparza in the adjuvant treatment of BRCA-mutated HER2-negative high-risk early breast cancer will be analysed and reported early.
Mehr ...17.02.2021 REGISTRATION OPEN: GBG Annual Meeting 2021
The GBG Annual Meeting will be held february 24th to 26th 2021 as a virtual conference.
Mehr ...04.02.2021 December 2020: Effect of germline BRCA1/2 mutations on haematological toxicities after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
A retrospective analysis investigating the effect of germline BRCA1/2 mutations on severe haematological toxicities in TNBC patients treated with chemotherapy has been published in European Journal of Cancer.
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