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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 ...

SUMMARY Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) experience low oxygen saturation, shortness of breath, low quality of life, and a short life span (lt10 years) following diagnosis. These patients frequently present to emergency rooms, and many are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), straining the health care system. Despite therapy with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, prostacyclin analogs, 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 ...

Summary The proposed DE iRED program consists of university and private sector partnerships to deliver a comprehensive program that will engage and support biomedical innovators in the early stages of technology commercialization by addressing key bottlenecks in the startup process as identified both in the solicitation and by the DRIVEN Accelerator Hub. According to DRIVEN’s Voice of Customer i ...

Project Summary Project Title: Development of a Small Molecule Inhibitor of Fortilin for Atherosclerosis Treatment and Prevention. Atherosclerosis affects more than 18 million Americans and is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases and acute cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke. Current interventions include changes to diet and exercise, smoking cessation, and treatment with st ...

7. PROJECT SUMMARY Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the most common cancer diagnosed in American women. While there has been good progress regarding detection and treatment methods, breast cancer remains the primary cause of death from malignant tumors. Hence, there is a critical need for the development of novel predictive and prognostic factors. Risk assessments are currentl ...

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 ...

Prapela proposes to complete the development of and then establish the safety, efficacy, and clinical risk/benefit of a novel hospital incubator pad that will provide a complementary treatment and the first improvement in the clinical management of apnea of prematurity (AOP) in over 20 years. Defined as cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or longer or a shorter pause accompanied by hypoxemia, AO ...