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Award | Recipient | Research Title | Summary | Co-funding Institute |
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2017 Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Grant in Aid: $10,000 over one year | Dr Tan Nguyen | Inhibition of RNAutophagy as a novel therapeutic strategy in lung cancer | This Grant-in Aid builds on the research from my PhD which discovered that a protein called SIDT2 is important during viral infection in order for the body to initiate an antiviral response. We have now discovered that SIDT2 may play an important role in the development of cancers including lung cancer. We have found that genetic loss of SIDT2 leads to decreased tumour burden in pre-clinical models suggesting that inhibition of SIDT2 could represent a new therapeutic strategy for patients with lung cancer. | |
2018-2020 Shine a Light on Lung Cancer PhD Scholarship: $120,000 over three years | Jennifer Lim | Predicting platinum sensitivity in lung cancer | The majority of patients with lung cancer will receive platinum-based chemotherapy during the course of their management however only half will see benefit. This project aims to test four immunohistochemical markers that may select for patients who are most likely to benefit from platinum chemotherapy. This will improve the response rates and reduce the number of people exposed to treatment who are unlikely to benefit. | The Sydney Catalyst Translational Cancer Research Centre |
2019-2021 Shine a Light on Lung Cancer PhD Scholarship: $120,000 over three years | Dr Kanishka Rangamuwa | Bronchoscopic ablation and ablative immunotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | To confirm immunostimulatory effect of cryoablation and to identify component immune responses and to confirm feasibility of bronchoscopic BTVA for ablation of peripheral lung cancer and to confirm histological evidence of ablation using a tetrazolium based tissue viability stain. | Melbourne Health & Royal Melbourne Hospital |
2019-2020 Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Early Career Nurse Fellowship | Vanessa Brunelli | Expectations, Standards and Performance Framework to evidence the role and practices of the Australian Specialist Lung Cancer Nurse (SLCN) | This study proposes the implementation and evaluation of an innovative Expectations, Standards and Performance Framework, to understand the SLCN role and core supportive care components of practice in the Australian lung cancer community. | Queensland University of Technology |
2019 Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Grant in Aid: $10,000 over one year | Dr Surein Arulananda | Targeting the apoptosis pathway in a patient derived xenograft mesothelioma model | It builds on a strong body of in vitro data demonstrating significant efficacy of BH3-mimetics on Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) cell lines. Our preliminary data has already strongly implicated the two pro-survival proteins in MM, hence, it will be critical to rapidly translate these findings into animal models to provide preclinical evidence for initiation of clinical trials. If we can establish efficacy and safety in an in vivo PDX model which is thought to be the most reliable preclinical model at predicting drug responses, this data will help us complete our pre-clinical dataset with a view to providing a basis for Phase I/II clinical trial for MM patients. |
Lung Cancer Research Funded By Lung Foundation Australia
Award | Value and Partner | Recipient | Research Title |
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Ellen Yates Memorial Grant-in-Aid for Lung Cancer Research | $20,000 over 1 year, funded by Yates family | Dr Afaf Abed Fiona Stanley Hospital |
Genomic HLA heterozygosity, T-cell receptor (TCR) – repertoire diversity and tumor PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarkers of response to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients |
Lung Foundation Australia Deep Manchanda Lung Cancer Fellowship | $320,000 over 2 years co-funded by Manchanda family (with matched funding provided by research institution) | Dr Venessa Chin Garvan Institute of Medical Research |
Utilising single cell sequencing to change the management of lung cancer |