ZAGREB, July 18, 2019 – The government on Thursday gave the go-ahead to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Roche pharmaceutical company for the preparation and implementation of the project “Personalised medicine in oncology” aimed at improving cancer treatment outcomes in Croatia.
The project aims to improve care for cancer patients by using genetic profiling to ensure targeted therapy, improve the quality of life and treatment outcomes, and reduce the mortality rate among patients suffering from malignant diseases.
The project provides for establishing a national centre and a national team for targeted treatment based on genetic profiling.
The Roche company has sent a letter to the Health Ministry expressing its intent to participate in the preparation and implementation of the project. By accepting the letter of intent, the government supports the transformation and enhancement of oncological care in Croatia based on a personalised approach and treatment based on the results of genetic profiling and data from clinical practice,” Health Minister Milan Kujundžić said.
The Health Ministry will set up a task force, comprising representatives of the co-signatories of the memorandum, to draw up an action plan.
The signing of the memorandum was scheduled for Thursday evening.
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