2012 Lung Cancer Research Foundation Annual Grant Program
Ralph Weichselbaum, MD
The University of Chicago
Research Project:
Jak/Stat axis as the target for radiosensitization of lung cancer
Summary:
Study explores mechanisms to improve response to radiation therapy when combined with inhibitors of a specific pathway important for lung cancer cell survival. The findings of this study could lead to potential methods to predict tumor response to radiation therapy when combined with a particular class of drugs.