The Research Group on Oncological Pathology and Bioinformatics (PO&B) is a specific platform for research activities focused on cancer and digital image analysis and mathematical modeling.
Dra. Marylène Lejeune
Dr. Carlos López Pablo
The PO&B team of the IISPV, based at the Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta, has been working for more than 15 years on the prevention and advanced diagnosis of cancer. Led by Dra. Marylène Lejeune and Dr. Carlos López, the PO&B team is an interdisciplinary group that includes pathologists, oncologists, hematologists, biologists, biotechnologists and computer specialists, with strategic clinical and methodological skills for the development of the group’s research lines. During all these years, the group has had different projects financed jointly with national collaborators (Rovira i Virgili University [URV] of Tarragona; University of Castilla-La Mancha; Puerta del Mar University Hospital of Cádiz; University of Las Palmas de Gran Canary Islands) and international (Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering in Warsaw, Poland; University of Caen, France).
The consolidated lines of research of the PO&B team focus on the study of the tumor microenvironment through digital image analysis and mathematical modeling. The immune response is one of the components of the tumor microenvironment that has been shown to play an important role in the evolution of cancer patients. Changes in the type and amount of immune cells in the tumor microenvironment have been related to differences in disease functionality. Our team has studied these changes through the development of new computer-assisted image analysis algorithms capable of providing more accurate and reproducible automated quantification of immune biomarkers with immunohistochemical and fluorescence staining.
The PO&B group has been recognized as a URV group since 2016, as an emerging group since 2009 and consolidated since 2014 by the Agency for the Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR). Team members also coordinate the IISPV’s cross-platform and support platform for histological, pathological, and digitization studies.
The group is working with the strategic goal of improving the administration of current cancer treatments and detecting new therapeutic targets in breast cancer and lymphomas to reduce the risk of relapse and improve patient survival. The group’s lines of research are as follows:
1) Study of biomarker patterns of the tumor microenvironment. This line of research aims to identify patterns of immune response of the tumor microenvironment and etiological, pathophysiological, and prognostic factors linked to models of neoplasia progression (breast cancer and lymphoproliferative syndromes). These objectives can help to understand the biological mechanisms involved in the resistance to chemotherapy and the obtaining of new therapeutic targets with the capacity to intervene, as well as the constitution of new key factors in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of these patients.
2) Morphometry and applied computing. This line of research aims to develop and improve new computer aids for computer-assisted image analysis to allow a more accurate and reproducible automated quantification of biomarkers of tumor cells and host of the tumor microenvironment with immunohistochemical staining. and fluorescence.
3) Translational research in hematological diseases: evaluation of diagnostic protocols and treatments. This line of research aims to expand the existing prior knowledge of blood diseases, of new procedures suitable for their diagnosis, and, very especially, of new treatments that allow the cure or at least prolong the life of the people suffering from a hematological disease whether neoplastic or not.
4) Bioinformatics and artificial intelligence. The objective is to develop predictive models related to the survival and relapse of patients with breast cancer and lymphomas, using classical statistical methods and/or artificial intelligence, integrating clinical-pathological information, immune response and molecular markers.
5) Computational modeling. The objective is to computationally model the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer, both in the primary tumor and in the axillary lymph node, using agent-based models. These computational models will allow the simulation of the actions and interactions of immune populations and molecular markers, to see what effects they produce on the system as a whole.
Vega C, Quintana L, Ortega S, Fabelo H, Suaras E, Gallardo N, Mata D, Lejeune M, López C, Gallico GM. Proc. SPIE 12471, Medical Imaging 2023: Digital and Computational Pathology; 124711A (6 April 2023)
Lejeune M, Reverté L, Sauras E, Gallardo N, Bosch R, Roso A, Petit A, Peg V, Riu F, García-Fontgivell JF, Ibáñez J, Relea F, Vieites B, Bor C, de la Cruz-Merino L, Arenas M, Rodriguez V, Galera J, Korzynska A, Belhomme P, Plancoulaine B, Álvaro T, López C. Prognostic Cancers 2023, 15, 597.
Lejeune M, Reverté L, Sauras E, Gallardo N, Bosch R, Roso A, Petit A, Peg V, Riu F, García-Fontgivell JF, Ibáñez J, Relea F, Vieites B, Bor C, de la Cruz-Merino L, Arenas M, Rodriguez V, Galera J, Korzynska A, Belhomme P, Plancoulaine B, Álvaro T, López C. Prognostic Cancers 2023, 15, 597.
Lejeune M, Reverté L, Sauras E, Gallardo N, Bosch R, Roso A, Petit A, Peg V, Riu F, García-Fontgivell JF, Ibáñez J, Relea F, Vieites B, Bor C, de la Cruz-Merino L, Arenas M, Rodriguez V, Galera J, Korzynska A, Belhomme P, Plancoulaine B, Álvaro T, López C. Prognostic Cancers 2023, 15, 597.
Lejeune M, Reverté L, Sauras E, Gallardo N, Bosch R, Roso A, Petit A, Peg V, Riu F, García-Fontgivell JF, Ibáñez J, Relea F, Vieites B, Bor C, de la Cruz-Merino L, Arenas M, Rodriguez V, Galera J, Korzynska A, Belhomme P, Plancoulaine B, Álvaro T, López C. Prognostic Cancers 2023, 15, 597.
López C, Bosch R, Korzynska A, García-Rojo M, Bueno G, García-Fontgivell JF, Martínez González S, Gras Navarro A, Sauras Colón E, Casanova Ribes J, Roszkowiak L, Mata D, Arenas M, Gómez J, Roso A, Berenguer M, Reverté-Villarroya S, Llobera M, Baucells J, Lejeune M. Breast Cancer. 2022 Jul;29(4):618-635. Epub 2022 Feb 8. PMID: 35137329
Temprana-Salvador J, López-García P, Castellví Vives J, de Haro L, Ballesta E, Rojas Abusleme M, Arrufat M, Marques F, Casas JR, Gallego C, Pons L, Mate JL, Fernández PL, López-Bonet E, Bosch R, Martínez S, Ramón Y Cajal S, Matias-Guiu X. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Mar 30;12(4):852. PMID: 35453900
Quintana L, Ortega S, Leon R, Fabelo H, Balea-Fernández FJ, Sauras E, Lejeune M, Bosch R, Lopez C, and Callico GM. Proc. SPIE 12039, Medical Imaging 2022: Digital and Computational Pathology, 120390E (4 April 2022);
Vieco-Martí I, López-Carrasco A, de la Cruz-Merino L, Noguera R, Álvaro Naranjo T. Int J Biol Markers. 2022 Jun;37(2):113-122. Epub 2022 Apr 27.
Palazón-Carrión N , Martín A, Nogales E, Jiménez-Cortegana C, Carnicero-González F, Ríos-Herranz E, de la Cruz-Vicente F, Rodríguez-García G, Fernández-Álvarez R, Martínez-Banaclocha N, Gumà J, Gómez-Codina J, Salar-Silvestre A, Rodríguez-Abreu D, Gálvez L, Labrador J, Guirado-Risueño M, J. García-Domínguez D, Hontecillas-Prieto L, Espejo-García P, Fernández-Román I, Provencio M, Sánchez-Beato M, Navarro M, Lejeune M, Álvaro T, Casanova-Espinosa M, Sánchez-Margalet V, Rueda A. Clin Cancer Res. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Sep 1;28(17):3658-3668.
Doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-0588.
Boronat-Toscano A, Monfort-Ferré D, Menacho M, Caro A, Bosch R, Espina B, Algaba-Chueca F, Saera-Vila A, Moliné A, Marti M, Espin E, Millan M, Serena C. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 22;23(19):11170.
Bagué S, León X, Terra X, Lejeune M, Camacho M, Avilés-Jurado FX. Head Neck. 2022 Nov;44(11):2505-2512. Epub 2022 Aug 4.
DOI: 10.1002/hed.27161
M Lejeune, B Plancoulaine, N Elie, R Bosch, L Fontoura, I de Villasante, A Korzyńska, A Gras Navarro , E Sauras Colón, C López. Histochem Cell Biol. 2021 Nov;156(5):461-478. Epub 2021 Aug 12.
Jiménez-Cortegana C, Palazón-Carrión N, Martin Garcia-Sancho A, Nogales-Fernandez E, Carnicero-González F, Ríos-Herranz E, de la Cruz-Vicente F, Rodríguez-García G, Fernández-Álvarez R, Rueda Dominguez A, Casanova-Espinosa M, Martínez-Banaclocha N, Gumà-Padrò J, Gómez-Codina J, Labrador J, Salar-Silvestre A, Rodriguez-Abreu D, Galvez-Carvajal L, Provencio M, Sánchez-Beato M, Guirado-Risueño M, Espejo-García P, Lejeune M, Álvaro T, Sánchez-Margalet V, de la Cruz-Merino L; Spanish Lymphoma Oncology Group (GOTEL) and the Spanish Group for Immunobiotherapy of Cancer (GÉTICA). J Immunother Cancer. 2021 Jun;9(6):e002323.
Benaiges E, Ceperuelo-Mallafré V, Madeira A, Bosch R, Núñez-Roa C, Ejarque M, Maymó-Masip E, Huber-Ruano I, Lejeune M, Vendrell J, Fernández-Veledo S. Cell Oncol (Dordr). 2021 Aug;44(4):777-792. Epub 2021 Mar 12.
Terra X, Ceperuelo-Mallafré V, Merma C, Benaiges E, Bosch R, Castillo P, Flores JC, Leon Vintro X, Valduvieco I, Baste N, Camara M, Lejeune M, Gumà J, Vendrell J, Vilaseca I, Fernández-Veledo I, Avilés-Jurado FX. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 1;13(7):1653.
Roszkowiak L, Korzynska A, Siemion K, Zak J, Pijanowska D, Bosch R, Lejeune M, Lopez C. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 29;11(1):9291.
L Quintana; S Ortega; R Leon; H Fabelo; GM Callico; C Lopez; M Lejeune; R Bosch. XXXVI Conference on Design of Circuits and Integrated Systems (DCIS), 2021, pp. 1-6,
Monferrer E, Vieco-Martí I, López-Carrasco A, Fariñas F, Abanades S, de la Cruz-Merino L, Noguera R, Álvaro Naranjo T. Metabolites. 2021 Apr 23;11(5):264.
Monferrer E, Sanegre S, Vieco-Martí I, López-Carrasco A, Fariñas F, Villatoro A, Abanades S, Mañes S, de la Cruz-Merino L, Noguera R, Álvaro Naranjo T. Biomedicines. 2021 Jul 9;9(7):798.
Autors: Lukasz Roszkowiak L, KorzynskaA, Pijanowska D, Bosch R, Lejeune M, Lopez C.
Revista: EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing
Any i pàgina: EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing volume 2020, Article number: 26 (2020)
Autors: Sanegre S, Lucantoni F, Burgos-Panadero R, de La Cruz-Merino L, Noguera R, Álvaro Naranjo T.
Revista: Cancers (Basel)
Any i pàgina: 2020 Jun 24;12(6). pii: E1677.
Autors: Ortega S, Halicek M, Fabelo H, Guerra R, Lopez C, Lejaune M, Godtliebsen F, Callico GM, Fei B.
Revista: Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
Any i pàgina: 2020 Feb;11320. pii: 113200V.
doi: 10.1117/12.2548609.
Autors: Noguera R, Burgos-Panadero R, Lucantoni F, de la Cruz-Merino L, Álvaro Naranjo T.
Revista: Rev Esp Patol
Any i pàgina: 2020 Apr – Jun;53(2):88-99.
doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2019.08.001. Epub 2019 Nov 22
Autors: Halicek M, Ortega S, Fabelo H, Lopez C, Lejaune M, Callico GM, Fei B.
Revista: Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng
Any i pàgina: 2020 Feb;11320. pii: 113200U.
doi: 10.1117/12.2549994
Autors: Bussaglia E, Pratcorona M, Carricondo M, Sansegundo L, Rubio MA, Monter A, Brell A, Badell I, Esteve J, Arnan M, Talarn C, Tormo M, García A, Vall-Llovera F, Ortin X, Pedro C, Bargay J, Brunet S, Sierra J, Nomdedéu J.
Revista: Ann Hematol
Any i pàgina: 2020 Apr;99(4):765-772.
doi: 10.1007/s00277-020-03910-0. Epub 2020 Feb 15.
López C, Gibert-Ramos A, Bosch R, Korzynska A, García-Rojo M, Bueno G, García-Fontgivell JF, González SM, Fontoura L, Navarro AG, Colón ES, Ribes JC, Roszkowiak L, Roso A, Berenguer M, Llobera M, Baucells J, Lejeune M.
2020 Dec 10 [Epub ahead of print]. Am J Pathol
López C, Bosch R, Orero G, Korzynska A, García-Rojo M, Bueno G, Fernández-Carrobles MDM, Gibert-Ramos A, Roszkowiak L, Callau C, Fontoura L, Salvadó MT, Álvaro T, Jaén J, Roso-Llorach A, Llobera M, Gil J, Onyos M, Plancoulaine B, Baucells J, Lejeune M.
Am J Pathol. 2020 Mar;190(3):660-673.
Noguera R, Álvaro Naranjo.
Cancers (Basel). 2020 Oct 9;12(10):2905.
Blondon M, Jimenez D, Robert-Ebadi H, Del Toro J, Lopez-Jimenez L, Falga C, Skride A, Font L, Vazquez FJ, Bounameaux H, Monreal M; RIETE investigators.
2020 Dec 19 [Epub ahead of print]. J Thromb Haemost
DOI: 10.1111/jth.15146
López C, Bosch-Príncep R, Orero G, Fontoura Balagueró L, Korzynska A, García-Rojo M, Bueno G, Fernández-Carrobles MDM, Roszkowiak L, Callau Casanova C, Salvadó-Usach MT, Jaén Martínez J, Gibert-Ramos A, Roso-Llorach A, Gras Navarro A, Berenguer-Poblet M, Llobera M, Gil Garcia J, Tomás B, Gestí V, Laine E, Plancoulaine B, Baucells J, Lejeune M.
PeerJ. 2020 Sep 2;8:e9779.
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9779
Valentí V, Ramos J, Pérez C, Capdevila L, Ruiz I, Tikhomirova L, Sánchez M, Juez I, Llobera M, Sopena E, Rubió J, Salazar R.
Clin Transl Oncol. 2020 Jun;22(6):935-942.
Forcadell Drago E, Dalmau Llorca MR, Aguilar Martín C, Ferreira-González I, Hernández Rojas Z, Gonçalves AQ, López-Pablo C.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 19;17(22):8590.
S Reverté-Villarroya, A Dávalos, S Font-Mayolas, M Berenguer-Poblet, E Sauras-Colón, C López-Pablo, E Sanjuan-Menéndez , L Muñoz-Narbona, R Suñer-Soler
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Aug 19;17(17):6014.
Tresserra F, Temprana J, Vasquez C, Lloveras B, Català I, Tarroch X, Combalia N, Alameda F, Bosch R, Gallardo J, Mancebo E, Fabra G, Dinares MC, Santacana M, Gonzalez C, Pérez-Ochoa F.
2020 Oct 19 [Epub ahead of print]. Diagn Cytopathol
DOI: 10.1002/dc.24639
Gentille-Lorente D, Salvadó-Usach T.
Arch Cardiol Mex. 2020;90(3):266-273.
Gentille-Lorente D, Salvadó-Usach T.
Arch Cardiol Mex. 2020 Nov 24;91(1):135-138.
Autors: López C, Bosch R, Orero G, Korzynska A, García-Rojo M, Bueno G, Fernández-Carrobles MM, Gibert-Ramos A, Roszkowiak L, Callau C, Fontoura L, Salvadó MT, Álvaro T, Jaén J, Roso-Llorach A, Llobera M, Gil J, Onyos M, Plancoulaine B, Baucells J, Lejeune M.
Revista: Am J Pathol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Dec 19. pii: S0002-9440(19)30860-0.
Autors: Gibert-Ramos A, López C, Bosch R, Fontoura L, Bueno G, García-Rojo M, Berenguer M, Lejeune M.
Revista: Histochem Cell Biol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Jul 13.
Autors: Burgos-Panadero R, Lucantoni F, Gamero-Sandemetrio E, Cruz-Merino L, Naranjo TÁ, Noguera R.
Revista: Cancer Lett
Any i pàgina: 2019 Jul 17. pii: S0304-3835(19)30406-9.
Autors: Noguera R, Burgos-Panadero R, Gamero-Sandemetrio E, de la Cruz-Merino L, Álvaro Naranjo T.
Revista: Rev Esp Patol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Apr – Jun;52(2):92-102.
doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2018.11.003. Epub 2019 Feb 10
Autors: Noguera R, Burgos-Panadero R, Gamero-Sandemetrio E, de la Cruz-Merino L, Álvaro Naranjo T.
Revista: Rev Esp Patol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Oct – Dec;52(4):222-233.
doi: 10.1016/j.patol.2019.04.005. Epub 2019 Jun 11
Autors: Naranjo T.
Revista: Rev Esp Patol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Apr – Jun;52(2):69-71.
Autors: Ribera J, Granada I, Morgades M, Vives S, Genescà E, González C, Nomdedeu J, Escoda L, Montesinos P, Mercadal S, Coll R, González-Campos J, Abella E, Barba P, Bermúdez A, Gil C, Tormo M, Pedreño M, Martínez-Carballeira D, Hernández-Rivas JM, Orfao A, Martínez-López J, Esteve J, Bravo P, Garcia-Guiñon A, Debén G, Moraleda JM, Quiezán JA, Ortín X, Moreno MJ, Feliu E, Solé F, Ribera JM; PETHEMA Group, Spanish Society of Haematology.
Revista: Br J Haematol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Jul;186(2):263-268.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.15887.
Autors: Fuentes HE, Tafur AJ, Caprini JA, Alatri A, Trujillo-Santos J, Farge-Bancel D, Rosa V, Font L, Vilaseca A, Monreal M; RIETE Investigators.
Revista: Int Angiol
Any i pàgina: 2019 Jun;38(3):173-184.
Autors: Algaba-Chueca F, Maymó-Masip E, Ejarque M, Ballesteros M, Llauradó G, López C, Guarque A, Serena C, Martínez-Guasch L, Gutiérrez C, Bosch R, Vendrell J, Megía A, Fernández-Veledo S.
Revista: Stem Cells Transl Med
Any i pàgina: 2019 Dec 27.
doi: 10.1002/sctm.19-0242
Autors: Aguilar Martín C, Gonçalves AQ, López-Pablo C, Fernández-Sáez J, Forcadell Drago E, Hernández Rojas Z, Pepió Vilaubí JM, Rodríguez Cumplido D, Piñol JL, Bladé-Creixenti J, Dalmau Llorca MR
Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Any i pàgina: 2019 Nov 5;16(21). pii: E4299.
Title: R-GDP with Lenalidomide (R2-GDP) in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma (r/r DLBCL) not suitable for high dose therapy and stem-cell transplantation.
Funding entity: Celgene
Duration: 2014-2019
Principal Investigator: Luis de la Cruz Merino (GOTEL)
Collaborationg investigators: T. Álvaro MD, PhD – M. Lejeune BSc, PhD
Title: Incidencia de carcinoma in situ y cáncer de cérvix específica por genotipo del virus del papiloma humano (VPH) en las provincias de Girona y de Tarragona.
Funding entity: ICO
Duration: 2014-2018
Principal Investigator: Silvia de Sanjosé Llongueras
Collaborationg investigators: R. Bosch MD.
Title: Análisis automatizado de biomarcadores del microambiente tumoral en cáncer de mama triple negativo sin respuesta patológica completa a la neoadyuvancia. Factores predictivos de recaída (PI13/02501).
Funding entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Duration: 2014-06/2017
Principal Investigator: M. Lejeune BSc, PhD.
Title: Desarrollo de metodologías automatizadas para establecer patrones de respuesta inmune mediante la cuantificación de marcadores inmunohistoquímicos en cáncer de mama (PI11/00488).
Funding entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Duration: 2012-2014
Principal Investigator: C. López BSc, PhD.
Title: Caracterización multiómica del carcinoma escamoso de cabeza y cuello mediante biopsia gaseosa y líquida: aplicación diagnóstica, pronóstica y de seguimiento. HNOMICS
Funding entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PMP22/00004)
Duration: 2023-2025
Principal Investigator: FJ Aviles Jurado.
Collaborators: Bosch, M. Lejeune, Laia Adalid, Carlos López
Title: A comprehensive CAD system based on radiologic- and pathologic-image biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer relapse. BOSOMSHIELD
Funding entity: EU_Call HORIZON-MSCA-2021 (ID 101073222)
Duration: 2022-2025
Principal Investigator: Domenech Puig
Collaborators: López C, Bosch, M. Lejeune
Title: Predicción digital de la recaída del cáncer de mama basada en registros clínicos y patológicos electrónicos y biomarcadores inmunes de imágenes digitales histológicas.
Funding entity: MICINN (TED2021-130081B-C22)
Duration: 2022-2023
Principal Investigator: López C, M. Lejeune
Collaborators: R. Bosch, S. Martínez, D. Mata, F. Riu, JF. García, J. Gumà, J. Landeyro, K. Amillano, M. García, M. Melé, M. Llobera, D. Parada, K. Peña, A. Korzynska, E. Garcia V. Rodríguez, B. Plancoulaine.
Title: Robust radiomic features wiht clinical data modelling for characterizing common cancers aggressiveness and prognosis through computer analysis of multimodal radiological image.
Funding entity: MICINN (PID2019-105789RB-I00)
Duration: 2020-2023
Principal Investigator: Puig
Collaborator: R. Bosch
Title: Impressió de motlles en 3D per anàlisis histològics.
Funding entity: Ajuts d’Indústria del Coneixement per a l’any 2021. Modalitat A. Ajuts Llavor. Duration: 2022-2023
Principal Investigator: C. López
Collaborator: E. Sauras
Title: Uso de la imagen hiperespectral como factor pronóstico de la recaída debido a metástasis a distancia en cáncer de mama.
Funding entity: Fundació Dr. Ferran
Duration: 2021-2022
Principal Investigator: E. Sauras
Collaborator: M. Llobera, V. Rodriguez, L. Rodrigo, D. Mata, A. Rizo, G. Marrero, H.Fabelo, L. Quintana, R. León, S. Ortega, C. López, M. Lejeune.
Title: Plataforma ISCIII: Biobancos y Biomodelos
Funding entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PT20/00197)
Duration: 2020-2023
Principal Investigator: Lluis Gallart Millan
Collaborator: R. Bosch, M. Lejeune
Servei d’Anatomia Patològica
Area de Biologia Molecular i Recerca
Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta
C/Esplanetes 14
43500 Tortosa
Marylène Lejeune – mlejeune.ebre.ics@gencat.cat
Carlos López Pablo – clopezp.ebre.ics@gencat.cat
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Responsible: Dra. Matilde Rodríguez Chacón, Dr. Xavier Ruiz Plazas
Responsible: Dr. F. Xavier Avilés Jurado
Responsible: Dr. Joan Lluís Borràs Balada, Dr. Josep Gumà Padró
Responsible: Dra. Meritxell Arenas Prat