Predicting infections in cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow (myeloma)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1074391

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The study will look for new risks for infection in patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow. Currently these patients are expected to live longer because of the discovery and use of new generation cancer drugs. By finding new infection risks, the treatment of life threatening infections can be improved or infection can be prevented so patients have a better quality of life whilst on cancer treatment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $107,764.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Microbiology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

immunocompromised | infection | microbiology | myeloma | risk prediction

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