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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Donald Kufe
Dana Farber Cancer Inst, Department: Na
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Genus Oncology
Payment for services (e.g., consulting fees, honoraria, paid authorship)
Dr. Kufe is a co-inventor of the mucin protein “MUC1”. Genus Oncology (“the Company”), a privately held entity, has entered into an agreement with DFCI to license MUC1. Dr. Kufe holds equity in the Company serves on its Board of Directors, and serves as a scientific consultant. Dr. Kufe receives compensation for providing consulting services in the range of (b)(4) per year. The value of his equity cannot be readily determined through reference to public prices or other reasonable measures of fair market value.
Dr. Kufe’s work on this project focuses on (i) investigations of potential mechanisms by which targeting MUC1-C suppresses PD-L1 expression in human EGFR and KRAS mutant NSCLC cells, (ii) the effects of targeting MUC1-C on expression of cytokines, and innate and adaptive immune-related genes, (iii) targeting MUC1-C in GEM models with antibody-drug conjugates and GO-203/nanoparticles, and (iv) the development of antibody-directed nanoparticle delivery. These studies involve use of the MUC1-C inhibitor, GO-203, which is licensed to the Company.
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (“DFCI”) has established this Conflict Management Plan based upon its understanding that the research involves use of a technology that is licensed to the Company, and that the proposed work, if successful, could potentially increase the valuation of the Company.
MUC1-C Oncoprotein Evades Immune Destruction in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. The MUC1-C oncogenic protein is expressed at high levels in most non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). Our proposed research addresses the premise that MUC1-C is of importance to evasion of immune destruction and is a novel target for the treatment of patients with NSCLC.
Filed on May 12, 2017.
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Donald Kufe filed other conflict of interest disclosures with the NIH:
| Name | Institution | Type | Company | Disclosed Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $150,000 - $199,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $100,000 - $149,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $100,000 - $149,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $100,000 - $149,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | $0 - $4,999 |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
| Donald Kufe | Dana Farber Cancer Inst | Conflict of Interest | Genus Oncology | Value cannot be readily determined |
Notes: When a more specific filing date is not available for an individual financial disclosure or conflict of interest form, we use the year the form was filed. If the year was not disclosed, we report the range of years covered by our public records requests. In a few cases, a start date was provided instead of a filing date. In those cases, we use the start date instead.
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