Grant: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
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