Integrated exosomes profiling for minimally invasive diagnosis and monitoring of cancer


Year of Award:
2017
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R33
Project Number:
CA214333
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-16-002
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
ZENG, YONG
Other PI or Project Leader:
GODWIN, ANDREW K.;SAMUEL, GLENSON
Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE

Ewing Sarcoma (EWS) is the second most common primary bone cancer and a deadly threat to US childrenand adolescents. Despite great efforts over the last few decades, early detection of pediatric EWS is stillchallenging for standard imaging and cytogenetic