IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT IN VIVO DRUG SENSITIVITY TESTING


Year of Award:
2014
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R21
Project Number:
CA177391
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-13-001
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
CIMA, MICHAEL J
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Our aim is to develop a rapid, high-throughput diagnostic device technology that assays a tumor in situ for its local response to a wide range of anti-cancer agents. This assay, combined with other clinical criteria, can potentially serve to predict the o