Cancer Research

What if we could test multiple cancer treatments before giving them to a patient – and quickly identify what’s most likely to work?

There is a new frontier happening in cancer research…

And it’s now available to patients and doctors on the front-lines!

How Fruit Flies and TuMatch are Changing Cancer Treatment

As you know, our team is all about staying ahead of the curve with cancer care advancements and bringing them directly to you in an accessible and simple way…

Which is why we’re very excited to share with you this fascinating conversation that our co-founder and CEO, Michelle Morand, had just this past week with Chief Scientific Officer of Vivan Therapeutics, Dr. Nahuel Villegas, PhD, to explore an innovative approach to precision cancer treatment – using fruit flies, of all things!

Given that it was recently Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, we thought it would be fitting to dive deeper into Vivan’s unique approach to treatment-matching, since it originally began with looking at colorectal cancers specifically… 

But while it began with that, Vivan’s new treatment-matching method now works for all solid tumor cancers! 

So this conversation is highly relevant for anyone wanting to identify the most effective treatment for their cancer’s unique molecular features. 🙌

How TuMatch Matches Patients to Treatments

In our chat, Dr. Villegas shares his journey from academic research to his groundbreaking work at Vivan, where fruit flies (officially called “drosophila”) are used to model individual patients’ cancers in real time.

By creating what Vivan Therapeutics calls “Avatar Armies,” researchers are able to test multiple treatments – and combinations of treatments – to identify what is most likely to work for a specific patient’s cancer…

It might sound like science fiction, but it’s not!

This innovative approach is now accessible to patients and doctors via TuMatch – so you can be matched to the right treatment as fast as possible.

So watch this interview to find out…

• – How drosophila are used to model cancer
• – What an “Avatar Army” is and how it helps guide treatment decisions
• – The science behind testing multiple therapies quickly
• – What Vivan’s TuMatch program is – and how it speeds up treatment matching
• – How mutation-based databases are helping patients access better treatment options faster

To learn more about TuMatch and how it can help you, visit the Vivan website. 

When you are facing a time-sensitive decision like cancer treatment, platforms like TuMatch can ensure that you are matched to the most effective therapies – without needing to waste time on treatments that don’t work.  

And as new science continues to reshape the future of cancer care every day, our team at CTOAM is here to help you make sense of these new advancements and benefit from them!

We always stay ahead of the curve, so that we can help you get the most effective care that medical science can provide – with as much speed, clarity, and confidence as possible.

Get the Support You Need

To learn more about how you can access the newest diagnostics and targeted treatments for your specific situation, book a free Cancer Cancer Consultation with our team. We’ll be happy to share our expertise with you and help you better understand what all of your options truly are.