The Roles of the Bone Marrow Microenvironment in Controlling Tumor Dormancy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the mechanisms whereby the bone marrow microenvironment is involved in regulation of tumor dormancy. Aim1 will identify and explore how disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) stay dormant for long periods of time. We postulate that DTCs drive the bone marrow niche into dormancy through the GAS6 pathway. Aim2 will determine how DTCs escape dormancy, consequently rendering them more susceptible to the chemotherapy. As a major accomplishment of this study during this period is that the PI, Dr. Yusuke Shiozawa, accepted a position as an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine as of 03/01/15, and as of 07/01/16, a transfer of the award from the University of Michigan to Wake Forest School of Medicine was completed. We developed an innovative and powerful mouse models that enable us to measure within the same animal: (i) the growth of bone metastatic prostate cancer and (ii) bone remodeling. This newly established mouse model allow us to evaluate the interaction between the bone marrow niche and disseminated prostate cancer cells.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1025984

Entities

People

  • Yusuke Shiozawa

Organizations

  • Wake Forest University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bone And Bones
  • Bone Diseases
  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Peptide Growth Factors

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  • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
  • Oncology (Cancer Research).
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.