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Project Number: | I01BX001792-09 |
| Title: | The role of RNA splicing in non-small cell lung cancer |
| Principal Investigator: | Charles E. Chalfant |
| Location: | Tampa, FL |
| Congressional District Code: | 14 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2021 - December 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $167,600 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$710,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for veterans and in the world, for both men and women in industrialized countries, accounting for an estimated 28% of all cancer deaths in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents the majority of these cancers,, and NSCLC has a 5-year survival rate of ~23% with current treatment options palliative. Hence, new therapeutic strategies are needed to impact this disease, and elucidation of new mechanisms controlling the tumorige... |