Targeting Tumour-Stromal Interactions in Pancreatic Cancer

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1024896

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Pancreatic cancer claims five Australian lives every day and is one of the nations most lethal diseases. Despite aggressive treatment regimes, there has been no improvement in patient survival in the last decade. Evidence suggests that targeting cancer cells alone is not enough. The intense stromal reaction inhibits drug delivery and increases the aggressiveness of the tumours. Thus, depletion of the stroma or pancreatic stellate cells is a potential therapeutic target.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Career Development Fellowships

Funding Amount: $410,095.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cancer Therapy (excl. Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

drug resistance | novel therapies | pancreatic cancer | stellate cells | stromal cells | tumour biology | tumour targeting

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