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Project Summary / Abstract Chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a major side effect of oxaliplatin, a key drug in 1st line regimens for treating colorectal cancer. Dose-limiting CIPN prevents rt25% of patients from receiving full, maximally effective dose of oxaliplatin. In addition, 10-40% of patients receiving oxaliplatin-based therapy for colorectal cancer with develop chronic C ...

Abstract Currently, clinically used drug abuse medications exist for treatment of addiction to opiates, alcohol, and nicotine, but not psychostimulants, such as methamphetamine (METH). Compounds that co-activate both nociceptin opioid peptide (NOP) and mu receptors have potential for treatment of drug abuse. In particular, buprenorphine, a partial mu agonist/kappa antagonist, which also acts as a ...

PROJECT SUMMARYLoss of functional mobility associated with aging is the leading cause of dangerous falls and loss of living independence. Approximately 60% of community-residing individuals rt80 years-old have a gait disorder, and abnormal gait patterns are associated with a greater than two-fold increased risk of institutionalization and death in comparison to age-related adults without gait impa ...

Project Summary and Abstract The most common neurogenic voice disorder is unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP), which can substantially reduce quality of life. Current available surgical treatments offer only temporary improvement in voice through placement of resorbable materials or involve permanent, invasive alteration of the larynx that incompletely restores voice and often requires revision ...

PROJECT SUMMARYThe goal of this proposal is to optimize and clinically validate a new diagnostic test for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (eCRS) at the point-of-care, improving the efficiency, value, and accessibility of personalized medicine. eCRS affects up to 5 million Americans and is characterized by varying degrees of sinonasal and peripheral eosinophilia, linked to treatment responsiven ...

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the predominant neurodegenerative disease of aging. Recent animal studies have demonstrated that the earliest cochlear pathology due to noise and aging involves a loss of the inner hair cell ribbon synapse. The early consequences of this synaptic loss are not believed to affect hearing sensitivity, but rather, impair speech understanding in background noise. Whil ...

PROJECT SUMMARY Sarya LLC (Sarya) is a nuclear medicine technology company formed to commercialize radiopharmaceuticals. The goal of this Fast-Track STTR is to develop a new specific imaging agent for diagnosis, staging, and treatment of the hematological cancer, multiple myeloma (MM). MM is the 2nd most common blood cancer with an estimated 32,000 new cases and 13,000 deaths per year. Accurate de ...

Abstract: The objective of this project is to perform the required (and previously approved) IND-enabling experimental work for E1v1.11, a novel drug candidate for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA is an autosomal recessive disorder that is the leading genetic cause of infantile death worldwide, occurring in ~1:10,000 live births. The gene responsible for SMA is called survival motor neuron-1 (SM ...

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The mission of Antiger Therapeutics Inc. is to develop novel immunotherapies for transplant recipients to improve long-term graft outcomes and minimize adverse effects. Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a leading cause of graft loss, with over 3000 new cases per year in the United States and estimated market size of $90 million. However, this estimate is likely to under ...

Project Summary Pediatric myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is an eye condition in which one is unable to bring distant objects into proper focus. It is the leading cause of vision impairment in the world. The estimated economic impact of uncorrected refractive error is estimated to be a loss of $202 billion of global gross domestic product. The prevalence of myopia and high myopia are increa ...