Researcher Database
Prof. Dr. Olaf Witt
Heidelberg
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
Hopp Children’s Cancer Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ), University Hospital Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 280
69120 Heidelberg
Program
Molecularly Targeted Therapy (MTT)
Summary
Olaf Witt’s major interest is the identification of biomarkers for response prediction in precision medicine as well as in developing rationale treatment combination strategies to overcome resistance in pediatric oncology. Currently, Olaf Witt is coordinating the (inter)national precision program in pediatric oncology termed “INFORM” (INdividualized Therapy FOr Relapsed Malignancies in Childhood) since 2015 and is developing innovative phase I/II biomarker driven combination trials in pediatric oncology.