Vitamin D, Breast Cancer and Bone Health

Abstract

This is a multidisciplinary postdoctoral award investigating the role of vitamin D in aromatase inhibitor-induced osteoporosis in breast cancer, supporting studies in basic science, clinical research and epidemiology. During the reporting period, the recipient made significant progress in opening the clinical trial and progressing towards obtaining the MS degree in clinical epidemiology. The clinical trial received all necessary approvals including the IND from the FDA, and approvals from the IRB's from both at Stanford University and the DoD, and the trial is ongoing and recruiting participants. The recipient is scheduled to graduate in the Fall quarter 2009, and is currently working on the master's thesis on the role of vitamin D in breast cancer in general, with a special focus on aromatase inhibitor-induced bone loss. For the animal studies, the recipient obtained all necessary approvals for the experiments (Stanford University and DoD), and the studies will be performed during the third year.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 14, 2009
Accession Number
ADA518878

Entities

People

  • Eva Balint

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Bone Diseases
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Clinical Trials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Inhibitors
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Osteoporosis
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Universities
  • Vitamin D

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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