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 Year 3 Progress report, we will present the tasks and key accomplishments achieved within this period of time. In brief, we have completed all the tasks in Aim 1, and task 2 in Aim 2 in Year 3. We will continue to work on task 1 in Aim 2 for the NCE in Year 4.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA615427

Entities

People

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

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cells
  • Colon Cancer
  • Computational Biology
  • Data Analysis
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Inhibitors
  • Machine Learning
  • Mutations
  • Neoplasms
  • Sensitivity
  • Systems Biology
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Oncology