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Swallowable Device to Detect Pre-Cancerous Barrett's Esophagus Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance
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Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center developed the test for early detection of Barrett’s esophagus that offers promise for preventing deaths from esophageal adenocarcinoma.
The test involves a novel swallowable balloon device that samples the esophagus and a DNA assay that detects Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancers. In a major step to bringing this technology forward to patients, the balloon device has just received 510K clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use. The now FDA-cleared device is being manufactured by Lucid Diagnostics and marketed under the tradename EsoCheck.
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The device was developed by School of Medicine faculty and University Hospitals physicians
Amitabh Chak, MD,
Joseph Willis, MD, and
Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD
, all of whom are members of the
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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The American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting begins this Sunday, September 15!
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Check out the Cancer Research Institute's informational page on immunotherapy for children and adolescents with cancer, reviewed by
Alex Huang, MD, PhD. Dr. Huang is a pediatric hematologist oncologist at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, professor of pediatrics and associate professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, member of the Hematopoietic and Immune Cancer Biology Program at the
Case CCC and co-chair of the upcoming Innovators in
AYA Cancer Symposium.
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News from our Clinical Partners
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August 27, 2019
September 5, 2019
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Mon, Sept 16
Cancer Center Research Chalk Talk
Stefanie Avril, MD
1p WRB 3-136
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Tues, Sept 17
Cancer Impact Lecture
Sudha Chakrapani, PhD
1p NE1-205
Cancer Drug Discovery and Resistance
3p WRB 1-422D
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Thurs, Sept 19
D
evelopmental Therapeutics Journal Club
9a NE6-218
Molecular Biology and Microbiology Seminar
Ogino Lab
1p SOM W203
Prostate Cancer Seminar
Oliver Fiehn, PhD
3p NE1-205
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Fri, Sept 20
Taussig Cancer Institute
Grand Rounds
8a CA5-120
Seidman Cancer Center Grand Rounds
8a Wearn 137
Cancer Center
Seminar Series
Yogen Saunthararajah, MD
12p BRB 105
MetroHealth Cancer Care Symposium
1-5p MetroHealth Medical Center, R170
Emerging Technologies
Working Group
3p WRB 1-422D
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Mon, Sept 23
Cancer Center Research Chalk Talk
1p WRB 3-136
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Tues, Sept 24
Eduardo Davilla, PhD
1p NE1-205
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Thurs, Sept 26
D
evelopmental Therapeutics Journal Club
9a NE6-218
Immunology Journal Club
12p WRB 5-136
Molecular Biology and Microbiology Seminar
Levine Lab
1p SOM W203
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Fri, Sept 27
Taussig Cancer Institute
Grand Rounds
*CCF ONLY*
8a CA5-120
Cancer Center
Seminar Series
Carolyn Anderson, PhD
12p WRB Auditorium
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Sat, Sept 28
Women's Cancer Initiative Mini-Retreat
8a-1p WRB Auditorium
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Returns Tomorrow: Cancer Center Seminar Series
September 13, 12p
WRB Auditorium
Our interdisciplinary
seminar series
addresses cutting-edge clinical, translational, and basic research topics in cancer. Held weekly on Fridays at 12 pm in the Wolstein Research Building Auditorium, 1-413, attendees are able to interact with our speakers and receive CME credit for the educational activity.
Our series returns Friday, September 13, 2019 with
Abhishek Chakraborty, PhD
presenting, "Exploiting Dioxygenase Dysfunction to Target Cancer" on behalf of the GU Malignancies Program. Dr. Chakraborty is Assistant Staff, GU Malignancies Research Center at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute.
We look forward to seeing you each week as the academic year begins again.
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Cancer Center Seminar Series
September 20, 12p
Alternate Location:
BRB Auditorium 105
Next week's Cancer Center Seminar will take place in the Biomedical Research Building Auditorium, 105 at 12 pm and feature Yogen Saunthararajah, MD. He will present, "Non-Cytotoxic . Drugs to Terminate Cancer but not Normal Self-Replication."
Dr. Saunthararajah is a staff physician at Cleveland Clinic, professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Co-Leader of the Developmental Therapeutics Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Racial Equity Institute (REI) Groundwater Training
September 18, 5p-8p
Wolstein Research Building
Researchers and clinicians are invited to join the Case CCC Office of Cancer Disparities Research and the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) for a learning journey to increase shared understanding of racial inequities that impact health, and to discuss strategies to promote a more equitable society.
- Inform your catchment area, disparities and/or community-based research
- Learn how structures (e.g., healthcare, education) lead to inequities
- Build better community-academic collaborations
- Improve patient and community engagement
- Be a part of our institutional transformation
This training is free to attend, but registration is required. Dinner will be provided.
Use password CWRU to register below.
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Symposium on Personal Control of Genomic Data for Research
September 26-27
Bethesda, MD
The National Cancer Institute is hosting a symposium to explore the impact of personal control of genomic data sharing to research, clinical care, and patient well-being and engagement.
Registration is now open
for the event, which will be held in the Masur Auditorium at the Clinical Center on the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD from 8a-5p September 26 and 9a-12p September 27.
The NCI is also accepting
abstract submissions
for poster presentations at the symposium until Friday, September 20.
Topics will include:
- Motivations for and perceptions of participants controlling their own data
- Facilitating personal control of data sharing
- Risks and benefits to participants in their communities
- The role of individuals who wish to share their data in clinical practice and healthcare.
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Women's Cancers Initiative Mini-Retreat
September 28, 8a-1p
WRB Auditorium
Members: as the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center builds the Women's Cancers Initiative, a mini-retreat will be held Saturday, September 28 to identify investigators, projects and general themes of research strengths and interests.
Our goal is to be as comprehensive as possible to ensure that all aspects of Women's Cancers research being conducted in Cleveland are represented at the retreat and in the initiative. Additional information regarding the retreat structure will be available soon.
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Early Bird Registration Ending: Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium
October 24, 2019
Tinkham Veale University Center
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) will host the inaugural
Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium
: Advancements in Policy at CWRU on Thursday, October 24, 2019.
The symposium will bring together experts in AI and machine learning as well as clinical, industry and federal agency experts in pathology, radiology, oncology and immuno-oncology to speak on research developments, regulatory policy, reimbursement and ethics surrounding AI.
Symposium Highlights:
- Focused panel discussions
- Networking opportunities
- Exhibitions available throughout the day
Keynote:
- Sohrab Shah, PhD, Chief, Computational Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Discounted early bird registration ENDS this Sunday, September 15.
Seats are filling quickly, so don't wait! A discount for students and trainees who wish to attend is available. We look forward to seeing you in October!
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Early Bird Registration and Call for Abstracts: Innovators in AYA Cancer
November 14-15, 2019
Tinkham Veale University Center
The Angie Fowler Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Research Initiative of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center invites you to attend Innovators in AYA Cancer: Driving Science and Policy toward a Brighter Future for Teens and Young Adults with Cancer this November at Case Western Reserve University.
Call for Abstracts
The Symposium will feature a poster session and Rising Star oral presentations. All students, postdocs, residents, fellows and faculty conducting research in AYA cancer are invited to submit abstracts. Monetary prizes will be awarded.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically by Friday, October 18, 2019 at 5pm ET.
Learn more>
Be sure to register by October 18, 2019 to secure our discounted early bird registration
. A discount for students and trainees who wish to attend is available. We look forward to seeing you in November!
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Save the Date: 4th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium
March 6, 2020
Tinkham Veale University Center
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Cancer Disparities Research will present the
4th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium
:
Cultivating Science and Community Engagement to Address Cancer Health Disparities on March 6, 2020.
The symposium will feature keynote presentations by renowned disparities
researchers and community leaders, a poster session highlighting academic research and community programs, networking session and an all-attendee forum.
Call for Abstracts
The
4th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium
is a premier event for presenting cutting-edge cancer disparities science and related community programs and services. The Office of Cancer Disparities Research will divide abstracts into two tracks:
Scientific Research
and
Community Programs and Services
. Scientific Research abstracts are encouraged from multidisciplinary researchers that are focused on various aspects of health disparities and/or community-focused science. Community programs and service abstracts are encouraged from organizations that provide programs and services that benefit the community. Meritorious abstracts will be selected for oral presentation.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically by 5 pm EST on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Learn more>
Further registration details will be released soon!
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Additional Upcoming Events
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MetroHealth Cancer Care Symposium
September 20, 1-5p
MetroHealth Medical Center, R170
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Cleveland Clinic Children's Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Symposium
September 28, 2019, 8a-3:30p
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
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Cleveland Clinic Colorectal Oncology Conference
October 18-19, 2019, 8a-3:30p
Naples, FL
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Discounted registration ends today!
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Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Update: From Detection Through Treatment to Survivorship
November 13, 2019
Independence, OH
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Deadlines vary by award
The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) has announced a
Request for Proposals (RFP) soliciting high-impact pre-clinical, translational, and early clinical research from scientists and clinicians around the world. The RFP calls for ideas that have the potential to lead to near-term clinical application in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, staging, and treatment.
Melanoma Metastasis Team Science Award, jointly sponsored by the Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research
LOI deadline: October 7, 2019
Acral Melanoma Team Science Award
LOI deadline: October 7, 2019
Melanoma Detection or Prevention Mid-Career Investigator Award, jointly sponsored with the Dermatology Foundation
Full proposal deadline: November 18, 2019
Radiation Oncology Young Investigator Award with ASTRO
Full proposal deadline: November 18, 2019
Immunotherapy Young Investigator Awards Supported by Bristol Myers Squibb
Full proposal deadline: November 18, 2019
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LOI Deadline: October 8
Rally funds research in the following areas:
- Childhood and adolescent cancers
- Under-studied childhood and adolescent cancer types
- Innovative approaches to childhood and adolescent cancer research which could lead to advanced studies or clinical trials
- Studies that are likely to lead to a clinical trial, personalized, alternative, or integrated research proposals
- Quality of life and survivorship research proposals
Eligibility
- Fellows, Research Scientists, Instructors and Professors with MD, PhD, or MD, PhD degrees may apply
- PIs need not be US. citizens.
- Lead research institutions do not need to be located in the US
Award Categories
All grants are for one or two years of support. At the end of each award, you may apply for additional funding the next grant cycle.
- Fellowship Grants – funded up to $50,000 per year.
- Young Investigator and Independent Investigator Research Grants – funded up to $50,000 per year.
- Consortium Grants (three or more institutions collaborating on a grant-supported research project) – funded up to $100,000 per year.
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Deadline: October 15
The Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer is accepting applications for a
Bridge Funding Award based on scientific merit. Bridge Funding allows researchers to produce data needed to substantiate their proposal resubmission to federal funding agencies for a promising new research project.
The Rivkin Center Bridge Funding Award provides interim funding of up to $30,000 for six months to researchers who have submitted an R01, R21, K08, K23, or K99 proposal to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or an original proposal to the Department of Defense (DoD) pertaining to ovarian cancer and who have not received, but were close to, a fundable score. With more data, ovarian cancer researchers stand a better chance of being successfully funded with a stronger, resubmitted proposal.
Investigator-initiated projects in all areas of ovarian cancer research are eligible. Special consideration will be given to research that has clinical applicability. Funds are for direct costs only. Applicants may budget for salary support, materials, supplies, consumables, and other expenses as justified.
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Deadline: October 15
The Taub Foundation Grants Program for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Research was created to support high-impact, innovative translational research to understand the underlying causes of MDS and to advance its treatment and prevention. The Program specifically focuses on MDS research, exclusive of AML and MPN. Studies focusing on molecular genetics, epigenetics, splicing factors, stem cells, the microenvironment and novel therapeutic targets relevant to MDS are encouraged.
Innovative studies with transformative potential to elucidate MDS etiology and to develop new treatments are particularly encouraged.
To promote the expansion of the MDS research field collaborative efforts and proposals from young investigators and those from non-MDS fields are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility
- Independent investigators at all career stages working in non-profit, non-governmental academic, medical, or research institutions within the United States
Award Details
- 3 year, $600,000 awards
- Inclusive of 10% indirect costs
- Collaborative efforts encouraged
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Onc Live TV - Aug 16
Jame Abraham, MD, director of the Breast Oncology Program at Taussig Cancer Institute, co-director of the Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program, and professor of medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, discusses improving access to cancer therapy with biosimilars. Dr. Abraham is a member of the Developmental Therapeutics Program at the
Case CCC.
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Journal of Clinical Pathways - Sept 10
Faculty at the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center were interviewed regarding their unique positioning for cancer treatment in the greater Cleveland area and within the American Midwest. Among those interviewed was
Theodoros Teknos, MD, president and scientific officer of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, and deputy director for University Hospitals at the
Case CCC.
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
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Notices
Funding Opportunities
Deadlines:
November 8, 2019, March 9, 2020, July 9, 2020, March 9, 2021, July 9, 2021
Deadlines:
November 8, 2019, March 9, 2020, July 9, 2020, March 9, 2021, July 9, 2021
Deadlines:
November 8, 2019, March 9, 2020, July 9, 2020, March 9, 2021, July 9, 2021
Deadlines:
November 8, 2019, March 9, 2020, July 9, 2020, March 9, 2021, July 9, 2021
Deadlines:
November 8, 2019, March 9, 2020, July 9, 2020, March 9, 2021, July 9, 2021
Deadlines:
November 18, 2019; October 15, 2020; October 15, 2021
Standard Dates Apply
Deadlines:
January 17, 2020; May 18, 2020; January 19, 2021; May 17, 2021; January 18, 2022, May 17, 2022
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