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Project Number: | I01BX004904-01A1 |
| Title: | Mitochondrial metabolism as a target of breast cancer therapy |
| Principal Investigator: | Antonino Passaniti |
| Location: | Baltimore, MD |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2020 - June 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $278,841 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,320,205 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Significance – Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common causes of cancer deaths for women with increasing incidence among women Veterans in the VA Health Care System. Patient survival has improved dramatically for primary BC but metastatic BC, for which targeted agents are usually not available, is common in African-American Veterans and is largely incurable. Most BC treatments target proliferating tumor cells that rely on glycolysis to fuel their metabolic needs. However, metastatic BC may... |