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Acute myeloid leukemia AML is the most common acute leukemia in adults with new cases annually in the US A deoxycytidine nucleoside analog Cytarabine AraC is the principal chemotherapeutic agent used in AML AraC containing chemotherapeutic regimens induce complete remission in of newly diagnosed AML patients but a substantial minority of leukemias is intrinsically resistant t ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive types of skin cancer causing a large majority of skin cancer related deaths worldwide Recently there have been staggering breakthroughs with the advent of drugs that act on checkpoint inhibitors These are paradigm shifting immunotherapeutic agents not only for melanoma but for cancers in general because they harness the bodyan ...

Abstract Herpesviruses are chronic pathogens that infect for life there is no cure years since the discovery of the first tumor virus the herpesvirus Epstein Barr virus EBV there exist no specific antivirals for EBV during its latency phase and there are no vaccines The same holds true for most of the other eight human herpesviruses This proposal aims to develop novel tools to eradicat ...

This proposed SBIR research effort will lay the foundation for commercializing a new class of biomaterial for the prevention and treatment of infected skin wounds thereby enhancing patient health through improved patient outcome and reduced patient morbidity Specifically we will focus on evaluating and developing a biomaterial comprised of a nitric oxide NO releasing based on a commonly used ...

SUMMARY RNA polymerase III Pol III is increasingly recognized as an important drug target and a rapidly developing area of academic research Pol III is responsible for generating RNAs that are critical for cell growth such as tRNAs certain rRNAs and various noncoding RNAs involved in processes such as mRNA splicing These RNAs are required for cell growth proliferation and differentiation ...

The purpose of this phase SBIR grant is to develop a quantitative phosphopeptide biomarker assay for pulmonary arterial hypertension PAH The commercial product will consist of a kit of stable isotopically labeled internal standards of a selected set of phosphopeptides either up or down regulated in PAH The set of stable isotopically labeled peptides will be used in a parallel reaction monito ...

Problem to be SolvedCapecitabine is a widely prescribed and orally available prodrug of the chemotherapeutic agentfluorouracilFUThe principle dose schedule limiting toxicity associated with its use is Hand Foot syndromeHFSand occurs inof patients receiving capecitabineHFS manifests in the hands and feet of patientsand rapidly progresses to painful peelingblisteringand bleeding that commonly requir ...

Abstract Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI has rapidly become the dominant tool in human neuroscience research and is poised to become a transformative technology in the areas of psychiatric and neurological diagnostics In recent years large scale $ M $ B USD and long term year international investments e g NIDA Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study NIH Human ...

There is an urgent need for more effective mechanisms that leverage current technologies and best practices to both identify capacity and refer patients to drug treatment facilitiesThe applicant organizationOpenBeds Incis partnering with the non profit MESH Coalitionthree of the largest health care systems offering drug treatment in Indiana and the Indiana Division of Mental Health and AddictionDM ...

DESCRIPTIONprovided by applicantAssessment of chemicalspotential to cause chromosomal damage is an established and important part of preclinical genotoxicity safety testing for many consumer productsindustrial chemicalsand all pharmaceutical agentsCurrently the mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test is the most commonly employed assay for in vivo assessment of chromosomal damagebut this assay rep ...