Dollars for Profs
Dig Into University Researchers' Outside Income and Conflicts of Interest
Published Dec. 6, 2019
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Conflict of Interest
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Karen Aboody
Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope, Department: Na
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City of Hope
Equity Interest - Non-publicly traded entity ( e.g., stock, stock option, or other ownership interest)
1. Therabiologics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing human neural stem cell (NSC)-mediated cancer therapies. TheraBiologics’ TBX.NSC platform has been engineered to deliver a diverse range of potent anti-cancer agents selectively to invasive cancer sites in order to maximize therapeutic concentrations at the disease target and minimize off target toxicities. Dr. Aboody is the Principal Investigator on the funded research grant regarding the identification of the optimal dose and scheduling of carboxylesterase (CE)-secreting neural stem cells in combination with Irinotecan (CPT11) for a tumor selective, more effective treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma. Given the similarities between the company’s product development and the aims of the grant, the interest was determined to be related.
2. Therabiologics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing human neural stem cell (NSC)-mediated cancer therapies. TheraBiologics’ TBX.NSC platform has been engineered to deliver a diverse range of potent anti-cancer agents selectively to invasive cancer sites in order to maximize therapeutic concentrations at the disease target and minimize off target toxicities. Dr. Aboody is the Principal Investigator on the funded research grant regarding the identification of the optimal dose and scheduling of carboxylesterase (CE)-secreting neural stem cells in combination with Irinotecan (CPT11) for a tumor selective, more effective treatment of high-risk neuroblastoma. Given the similarities between the company’s product development and the aims of the grant, the interest was determined to be related.
Neural Stem Cell Mediated CE-CPT11 Therapy for Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood, with 45% of these patients diagnosed with metastatic high-risk tumors and having limited treatment options. Neural stem cells (NSCs) can home to invasive cancer sites, which make them a promising delivery vehicle for therapeutic agents. The goal of this U-01 proposal is to identify the optimal dose and schedule of enzyme-secreting NSCs that will convert the prodrug CPT-11 (Irinotecan) to the potent anti-cancer agent SN-38 locally at the tumor sites -potentially providing a tumor selective, more effective and less toxic treatment for children with high-risk neuoblastoma. NOTE: The critiques and criterion scores from individual reviewers are provided below in an essentially unedited form. The Resume and Summary of Discussion above summarizes the final outcome of the group discussion.
Filed on October 21, 2013.
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Karen Aboody filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Aboody | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | Therabiologics, Inc. | $10,000 - $19,999 |
| Karen Aboody | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | Therabiologics, Inc. | $10,000 - $19,999 |
| Karen Aboody | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | TheraBiologics, Inc. | $10,000 - $19,999 |
| Karen Aboody | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | City of Hope | $0 - $4,999 |
| Karen Aboody | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | TheraBiologics, Inc. | $0 - $4,999 |
| Karen Aboody | Beckman Research Institute/city of Hope | Conflict of Interest | Therabiologics, Inc. | Value cannot be readily determined |
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