NAFLD, NASH and Hepatocellular carcinoma: Mechanisms & Potential Treatments

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1122227

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Liver cancer is one of the most common and fatal cancers world-wide. In developed countries, the past three decades has seen its incidence treble becoming the fastest rising cause of cancer deaths. In some patients liver cancer seems to be caused by obesity. The reason why some obese patients get liver cancer and others do not is unknown. In addition, there are few treatment options. In these studies we will research what causes liver cancer in obesity and test two new potential therapies.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $692,992.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cell Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

fatty liver disease | genomics | inflammation | liver cirrhosis | obesity

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