Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M D ANDERSON

Amount

$332,740.00

Award Date

8/01/2009

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

The cellular immune system holds much potential for mediating antitumor responses in cancer patients. Melanoma is particularly appealing to study immunotherapy, since several melanoma-specific antigens recognized by T cells have been identified over the p