NANOBIOPHOTONICS ENABLED TUMOR SURGERY AND INTRAOPERATIVE PDT


Year of Award:
2007
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R21
Project Number:
CA125297
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-07-019
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
KOPELMAN, RAOUL
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Improvements in the treatment of brain tumors have produced little impact on outcomes over the past three decades. Still, survival for both pediatric and adult brain tumors is known to be maximized by radiographically complete surgical resection. Unfortun