Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

Amount

$153,000.00

Award Date

6/03/2009

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 (GB) is the most common type of brain tumor and is usually rapidly fatal. Clinical trials indicate that treatment with temozolomide (TMZ) coupled with chemotherapy is beneficial to patients. Unfortunately, only a small number of patients resp