New Treatments for epitheliod inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Epithelioid Inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (eIMS) is a rare aggressive cancer, most common in of childhood and young adults. This cancer has been scarcely studied due to its rarity and is not cured by standard chemotherapeutic regimes. Our investigations will extensively characterise eIMS samples from recently diagnosed patients, and apply a new laboratory model to discover more effective drugs and improve treatment outcomes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $647,267.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Solid Tumours

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer biology | cancer cell biology | cancer treatment | oncogenes | sarcoma