Young Investigators awarded $200k to study innovative new ways to engage the body’s immune system to fight lung cancer
Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two new $200,000 grant-funded studies supported by the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, the International Lung Cancer Foundation, and generously funded in part by Bristol-Myers Squibb , are investigating ways to harness the bodys powerful immune system to better treat lung cancer.
- Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two new $200,000 grant-funded studies supported by the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, the International Lung Cancer Foundation, and generously funded in part by Bristol-Myers Squibb , are investigating ways to harness the bodys powerful immune system to better treat lung cancer.
- His research focuses on ALK+ lung cancer, which predominantly affects younger patients and those without significant smoking exposure.
- The International Lung Cancer Foundation aims to accelerate the pace of thoracic malignancy research, to inspire researchers to focus their careers on lung cancer, and to reduce the worldwide lung cancer mortality rate.Established in 2014, the ILCF has provided over $6 million towards global lung cancer research.
- Lung Cancer Foundation of America is leading the fight against lung cancer through funding innovative and transformative lung cancer research.