A New Anti-Diabetes Drug as a Novel Therapy for Ovarian Cancer

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

New treatments are urgently needed to improve the chances of survival for patients diagnosed with high grade epithelial ovarian tumours. This project will investigate the application of a new class of anti-diabetes medications as an adjunct therapy for cancer patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $711,966.00

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

chemokines | immunosuppression | insulin resistance | mouse models | ovarian cancer