Award Year / Program / Phase:2008 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:HHS
Principal Investigator:
Award Amount:$142,460.00
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Plant-derived compounds, particularly alkaloids, have historically been a successful source of currently used therapeutics. Recently, a plant-derived alkaloid was identified that is a potent acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
differentiation-inducing compound.… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:2008 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:HHS
Principal Investigator:
Award Amount:$128,230.00
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common forms of leukemia in adults and despite advances in treatment the 5 year survival is less than 20-50% in adults and significantly lower in the elderly. The remarkab
le success in treating one relatively… More
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Though AML is one of the most common forms of leukemia in adults; the 5 year survival is less than 20-50% in adults and significantly lowers in the elderly. The remarkable success in treating one relatively uncommon subset of AML, acute promyelocytic leukemia… More