Collaborative Model for Acceleration of Individualized Therapy of Colon Cancer

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a major health burden, and is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. In the past decade, the median survival among patients with metastatic CRC has significantly improved, primarily due the development of active chemotherapeutic regimens that include biological agents. However, despite this success, patients soon run out of therapeutic options and receive salvage therapy that results in only a few weeks of disease stability. We have proposed to employ a team science, systems biology based approach to rapidly identify novel anti-cancer agents and individualize therapeutic strategies in preclinical CRC models. In this Final Report, we will present the tasks and key accomplishments achieved within the funding of this project. We have published two papers, and are in the preparation of another three manuscripts from the results generated from this project. In summary, we have accomplished all the tasks in this proposal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1006263

Entities

People

  • Aik C. Tan
  • S. G. Eckhardt
  • Todd M. Pitts

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Denver

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Colon
  • Colon Cancer
  • Computational Biology
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Gene Expression
  • Genetic Structures
  • Genetics
  • Human Genome
  • Molecules
  • Neoplasms
  • Oncology
  • Systems Biology
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

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  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
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