Primary Recipient

BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE

Amount

$166,000.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy, with a five-year survival rate approaching 80%. We have shown highly significant differences in survival among ethnic and racial groups. The remission rates were comparable among