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Abstract Two million laparotomies are performed annually in the U S with ventral hernia being a frequent complication in of patients The average cost patient for each hernia operation in the U S in was $ which amounts to $ billion annually The ten year ventral hernia recurrence rate is There are $ B in hernia meshes sold annually in the United States With ...

Project SummaryAdoptive cell therapyACTis an emerging immunotherapy which shows significant promise in treating both leukemia and solid tumorsas well as certain infectious diseasesACT comprises the isolation and ex vivo expansion of cytotoxic T lymphocytesCTLsrecognizing epitopes of a mutated or aberrantly expressed protein present almost exclusively on the surface of a patient s tumor cellsTo mee ...

ABSTRACT The objective of this STTR proposal is to reformulate a promising PEG aptamer rapid onset anticoagulant ROA by applying a novel PEG like POEGMA polymer brush technology capable of eliminating anti PEG antigenicity The importance of this proposal is highlighted by the early termination of a recent Phase III clinical trial of the original PEG aptamer conjugate in which severe allergic ...

PUBLIC ABSTRACT This project in response to announcement HLS describes a development program for CARSKNKDC CAR a synthetic cyclic peptide that selectively targets diseased pulmonary vascular endothelium and enhances the therapeutic effect of vasodilator therapies for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension PH PH is a disorder of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance characterized by ...

Project Summary The elderly population is rapidly increasing worldwide and those over years old are expected to comprise of the total population by These demographic changes will focus healthcare needs on those conditions more prevalent in the elderly Chronic wounds such as venous leg ulcers pressure ulcers and diabetic ulcers are over represented in the elderly population and even ...

A Novel Millimeter wave mmw DNP EPR Front end Compatible with Versatile High field NMR Probes Abstract There has been explosive growth in interest in Dynamic Nuclear Polarization DNP with Magic Angle Spinning MAS over the past five years because it has demonstrated S N gains exceeding two orders of magnitude at K compared to conventional MAS NMR and non spinning NMR of biological macro ...

We propose to produce a simulation experience to ensure that clinical year medical students are prepared for have coping strategies to deal with and are more resilient to the stresses and challenges that await them as they transition to clinical practice and learning in a clinical environment The experience will guide institutional level change by anonymously communicating studentsandapos conc ...

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT Underactive bladder UAB is a condition wherein a bladder contraction of reduced strength and or duration results in prolonged bladder emptying and or a failure to achieve complete bladder emptying within a normal time span The overarching hypothesis of this application is that in the absence of physiologically induced bladder contractions pharmacologically induced co ...

Resurfacing of articular cartilage with cold stored osteochondral allografts is employed clinically for repair of trauma and osteoarthritis induced articular cartilage surface damage Chondrocyte viability of transplanted articular cartilage is accepted as one of the determinants of outcome following osteochondral allograft transplantation We have previously developed an ice free vitrification me ...

PROJECT SUMMARY It is estimated thatof anti cancer small molecules and up toof late stage investigational compounds are poorly soluble in waterand such compounds are often associated with significant clinical problemssuch as inconsistent dosing and variable pharmacokineticsPKDasatinib is an orally bioavailable tyrosine kinase inhibitorTKIindicated for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemiaC ...