Novel prolonged-release polymeric microparticles for relief of intractable cancer-related pain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1107723

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

For the 10-30% of patients with advanced cancer who experience intractable pain despite administration of large doses of morphine-like drugs by mouth or injection, more invasive dosing routes may be needed. This project will utilise innovative polymer chemistry to develop bioerodable prolonged-release polymer microparticles to deliver pain-killers into the spinal fluid near to the cells that mediate their actions, with a view to producing prolonged periods of analgesia in these patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $796,950.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Pharmaceutical Sciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

analgesia | cancer pain | drug delivery | formulation optimisation | opioid analgesia

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