Pesonalised risk prediction for severe treatment-related gastrointestinal toxicity in paediatric cancer patients using pre-treatment gut microbiome analysis

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

The gut is home to trillions of good and bad bacteria, critical to human health. Each person has a different balance of bacteria, unique to their gut, which shapes their immune system and susceptibility to disease. I will investigate how the unique gut bacteria, in children with blood cancer, can be used to predict which children will develop severe gut side effects (diarrhoea) from their chemotherapy. This will identify high-risk children, enable personalised treatment and improve survival.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $408,768.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Chemotherapy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

diarrhoea | gastrointestinal symptoms | microbiology | predictive | toxicity