Primary Recipient

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$805,318.00

Award Date

9/30/2010

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

Metaplastic transformation of the esophagus, termed Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition with a 1 per 200 patient-years risk of malignant progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma. The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased dr