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2024

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24)
  January 31, 2024

News:

• Research Suggests New Immunopreventive Approach To Tackling Cancer (external link)
  CHI BIO IT World, January 23, 2024

2023

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)
  March 22, 2023
• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23)
  January 23, 2023

Research Highlights:

• CAR T-cell Therapy for Lung Cancer – Incorporation of Self-Amplification and Safety Mechanisms
• Innovative Drug Combinations to Improve Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

News:

• Moffitt Research Finds Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Drug Lorlatinib Targets Additional Protein (external link)
  Moffitt Cancer Center, October 26, 2023
• USC research identifies biomarker that may predict treatment response to chemoimmunotherapy (external link)
  USC Keck School of Medicine News, June 6, 2023
• APOLLO Researchers Uncover Novel Proteogenomic Features of Lung Cancer (external link)
  National Cancer Institute, January 11, 2023

2022

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22)
  January 14, 2022

Research Highlights:

• Uncovering the Molecular Drivers of Tuft Cells Provides Insight into Potential Vulnerability in a Variant of Small Cell Lung Cancer
• A New Generation of Researchers: The Lung Cancer Research Program Supports the Development of Early-Career Investigators
• The Lung Cancer Research Program Supports Six Early-Career Investigators with Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Awards

News:

• In lung cancer, proteins may predict prognosis, improve treatment, diagnostics (external link)
  news wise, November 21, 2022
• Getting tough on tuft cell lung cancer (external link)
  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, July 29, 2022
• Mount Sinai researchers develop novel method to identify and treat aggressive early-stage lung cancer (external link)
  EurekAlert!, March 29, 2022

2021

Press Releases:

• Defense Health Program Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21)
  January 22, 2021

Research Highlights:

• Rationalizing New Therapeutic Options for Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Through a Deeper Understanding of Disease Heterogeneity
• Exploring Modulators of TKI Therapy to Inform Better Patient Treatment for Lung Cancer
• Peripheral Blood T-Cell Dynamic Biomarkers to Identify Responders and Non-Responders in Immune Checkpoint-Based Therapy for Lung Cancer
• LCRP Awardee Receives 2021 Wachtel Cancer Research Award

News:

• Roswell Park Researchers Identify New Biomarker of Response to Checkpoint Inhibitors (external link)
  Roswell Park, March 10, 2021
• Study defines small-cell lung cancer subtypes and distinct therapeutic vulnerabilities for each type (external link)
  MD Anderson Cancer Center, January 25, 2021

2020

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)
  February 20, 2020

Research Highlights:

• Investigating Dysbiosis of the Lung as a Biomarker for Early Lung Cancer Detection
• The Generation of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells and SCLC-like Tumors from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
• Lung Cancer Research Program’s Career Development Award Expands the Talent Pool in the Field of Lung Cancer
• Targeted Inhibition of Mutant KRAS Oncogene Signaling by RAS Mimetics as a Therapeutic Approach for Lung Cancer
• Predicting Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• MEK Inhibition Modulates TNFα Response in Lung Cancer to Enhance Therapeutic Activity

News:

• The lung microbiome may affect lung cancer pathogenesis and prognosis (external link)
  EurekAlert!, November 20, 2020
• Why the dose matters: Study shows levels and anti-tumor effectiveness of a common drug vary widely (external link)
  EurekAlert!, September 24 , 2020
• Public-private Partnership to Improve Outcomes for Veterans at Risk of Lung Cancer (external link)
  Onco’Zine, June 19, 2020
• Intratumoral heterogeneity may be responsible for chemotherapy resistance in patients with small cell lung cancer (external link)
  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, February 25, 2020

2019

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
February 21, 2019

Research Highlights:

• Investigating the Role of the Lung Microbiome in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Initiation and Progression
• Advancing Multi-Modal Therapy for Inoperable Early Stage Lung Cancer Patients

News:

• Exploring ways lung cancer cells escape detection (external link)
  EurekAlert!, November 29, 2019
• Possible new treatment strategy for lung cancer (external link)
  Science Daily, August 21, 2019
• Bacteria Engineered as Trojan Horse for Cancer Immunotherapy (external link)
  Columbia Engineering, July 11, 2019
• Novel Memorial Sloan Kettering Study on CAR T Cell Therapy in Solid Tumors (external link)
  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, April 10, 2019
• Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests (external link)
  MIT News, February 6, 2019

2018

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
March 1, 2018

Research Highlights:

• Is It Really Cancer? Developing a CT-Based Classifier for Indeterminate Nodules Detected by Lung Cancer Screening
• A New NSAID Shows Promise for the Prevention of Lung Cancer
• Competing for RAS – Understanding KRAS and the Effects of Its Interactions for Potential Lung Adenocarcinoma Treatment
• Antidiabetic Drugs Are a Potential Solution to Some Treatment-Resistant Tumors

News:

• Researchers identify method to overcome false positives in CT imaging for lung cancer (external link)
  Mayo Clinic, May 21, 2018
• Inhibiting metabolism found to be effective in treating aggressive form of lung cancer (external link)
  EurekAlert!, April 17, 2018
• Researchers demonstrate RAS dimers are essential for cancer (external link)
  UT Southwestern Medical Center, January 26, 2018
• Novel diabetes drugs sensitize lung cancer cells and other cancer cells to chemotherapy agents (external link)
  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, January 5, 2018

2017

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017
February 23, 2017

Research Highlights:

• Cancer Interception: Inducing Metabolic Crisis as a Form of Treatment during Lung Carcinogenesis
• The Search for a Biomarker Reveals Mechanisms of Treatment Resistance and New Approaches to Restore Effectiveness for Targeted Therapies
• Detecting Lung Cancer in the Blood Stream: A Successful Validation of a Highly Sensitive Blood-Based Biomarker for Lung Cancer
• The Cancer Moonshot Program: APOLLO and LCRP’s Lung Cancer Biospecimen Resource Network

News:

• Finding Lung Cancer in the Nose (external link)
  Boston University - School of Medicine, March 3, 2017

2016

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016
March 9, 2016

Research Highlights:

• The Role of the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer Metastasis and Chemotherapy Resistance
• Fostering Collaboration Leads to Early Detection Breakthroughs in Lung Cancer

News:

• Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States (external link)
  CDC, November 16, 2016
• Identification of new subtypes of lung cancer can lead to personalized therapies with better outcomes (external link)
  Baylor College of Medicine, October 27, 2016

2015

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015
March 2, 2015

Research Highlights:

• Genetic Implications and Novel Targets for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Genetic Determinants of Lung Cancer Subtype: Adenocarcinoma to Small Cell Conversion
• Identification of a New Biomarker for Lung Cancer Tumor Aggression Points to Promising New Therapies
• Functional Assessment of Patient-Derived Models of Acquired Drug Resistance Identifies a New Drug Combination for EGFR Mutant Lung Cancer

News:

• Study explores driver behind lung cancer tumor progression (external link)
  Vanderbilt University, April 8, 2015

2014

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2014
March 14, 2014

Research Highlights:

• Metabolic Signaling and Therapy of Lung Cancer
• A Genomic Strategy for Residual Disease Monitoring in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Creation of a Mouse Model for Squamous Cell Lung Cancer
• Deconstruction of Oncogenic K-RAS Signaling Reveals Focal Adkension Kinase as a Novel Therapeutic Target in NSCLC

News:

• UT Southwestern Researchers Collaborate on Research Involving Lung Cancer Treatment Sorafenib (external link)
  BioNews Texas, March 5, 2014

2013

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013
April 19, 2013

Research Highlights:

• Functional Analysis of Somatic Mutations in Lung Cancer to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets
• Improving the Diagnostic Specificity of CT for Early Detection of Lung Cancer
• Developing Needed Resources

News:

• Research offers promising new approach to treatment of lung cancer (external link)
  Oregon State University, May 29, 2013

2012

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2012
April 5, 2012

News:

• BU Takes on Cancer: Finding Lung Tumors Sooner (external link)
  Boston University, April 11, 2012

Video Highlights:

• LCRP Investigator Highlights

2011

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2011
June 2, 2011

Research Highlights:

• Sensitization and Rapid, Noninvasive Assessment of Lung Cancer Response to Therapy
• Innovative Strategy for Treatment of Lung Cancer: Inhalatory Codelivery of Anticancer Drugs and siRNA for Suppression of Cellular Resistance
• A Novel Therapeutic Target for Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

News:

• BU to lead DOD Lung Cancer Consortium: Developing Tools for Early Detection of Lung Cancer (external link)
  Boston University, October 19, 2011
• Mutations in the DDR2 Kinase Gene Identify a Novel Therapeutic Target in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer (external link)
  American Association for Cancer Research, April 13, 2011

2010

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Announces Fiscal Year 2010 Lung Cancer Early Detection Clinical Consortium Award
November 5, 2010

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2010
August 13, 2010

Research Highlights:

• Optimizing MET-Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer Personalized Treatment
• Enabling Highly Sensitive Detections of Multiple Lung Cancer Biomarkers Using Nanoparticles

News:

• Emory Physician Researcher to Develop Early Treatment Assessment of Lung Cancer Tumor Response to Therapy (external link)
  Published: August 5, 2010
• Lung Cancer Survivor Now Impacts Disease Research (external link)
  Published: April 12, 2010

2009

Press Releases:

• Department of Defense Lung Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009
August 6, 2009

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