BCAN's Funded Research Awards

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Elizabeth Guancial, MD

Medical Oncologist

Institution:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Research:

The functional consequences of microRNAs on cisplatin sensitivity in bladder cancer through modulation of DNA repair factors

Citations:

Association of DNA Repair Factors with Overall Survival in Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with Platinum-based Chemotherapy”. EA Guancial, L Werner, E Stack, R Lis, S Signoretti, M Loda, E Gallardo, F Rojo, J Lloreta, MM Regan, R Park, R O’Brien, DM Berman, J Bellmunt, JE Rosenberg.. 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, San Francisco, CA.

Mullane SA; Werner L; Guancial EA; Lis RT; Stack EC; Loda M; Kantoff PW; Choueiri TK; Rosenberg J; Bellmunt J  Expression Levels of DNA Damage Repair Proteins Are Associated With Overall Survival in Platinum-Treated Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma. Clinical genitourinary cancer. 2015;Epub 2015 Dec  24.

National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program (NIH LRP), recipient of funds based on research project, “DNA repair factors as predictive biomarkers of response to neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy in locally advanced urothelial carcinoma,” 2012-2014, 2015-2016

Project Status:
Completed