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DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The purpose of this Phase II STTR project is to develop a polymeric system for the combination delivery of two antineoplastic agents gemcitabine and paclitaxel Based on the successful results of the STTR Phase I award this Phase II proposal details the rationale and research plan for the synthesis and evaluation of in vivo efficacy of two novel macromolecula ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant human health issue, accounting for 50% of liver transplants in the US, with approximately 170 million persons infected worldwide. The current standard of care therapy of PEGylated-interferon and ribavirin is effective in only about 50% of patients, with severe side effects and contraindications limiting patient ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Due to its asymptomatic nature and lack of methods for early detection, gt 80% of pancreatic cancer (PC) patients present with an unresectable primary tumor with distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis. While the overall 5 year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is dismal, significantly better outcomes have been reported for smaller tumors detected at an e ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant This project aims to improve the accuracy of tests for early tooth decay dental caries specifically for interproximal surfaces where the posterior teeth abut one another In these regions there is no physical space to visually inspect or probe for caries Instead dentists rely on bitewing X rays BWs But dentists cannot tell whether lucencies observed ...

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the proposed project is to alleviate the enormous public health burden of heart failure. Heart failure leads to significant morbidity and mortality, affects almost five million Americans, and results in morethan 35 billion dollars in annual healthcare costs. Current pharmacological and surgical treatments are only moderately effective and can have s ...

DESCRIPTION provided by applicant The product is a slide coated with silica colloidal crystals to combine protein electrophoresis with matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry MALDI MS detection giving superior performance in both The Phase II proposal will be to develop an instrument for facile application of the slide in proteomics of intat glycoproteins This propos ...