Primary Recipient

LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$316,416.00

Award Date

8/31/2009

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

We have developed the quantitative PCR assay to measure HPV DNA in the blood samples of patients with HPV(+) tumors. The assay can detect plasma HPV DNA in approximately 75% of the patient at diagnosis. It's also useful for tracking treatment response. A