Primary Recipient

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$25,969.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

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

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive form of glial neoplasia and accounts for approximately 60% of all malignant primary brain tumors. Although current standard therapy targeting GBM incorporates surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, patie