Primary Recipient

FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER

Amount

$174,459.00

Award Date

5/29/2009

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 incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) in the United States is increasing markedly. Five-year survival remains a disappointing 15%. Better methods are urgently needed to detect patients at high risk of EAC and to interrupt disease progression. I