Advances in understanding the molecular basis of leukemia, together with the wealth of emerging innovative pharmaceutical compounds, have brought great opportunities to improve the clinical outcome of patients. To maximize the value of these discoveries, it is imperative to demonstrate our ability to molecularly characterizing individual tumors and apply this information to enroll patients onto therapeutic protocols that match distinct molecular profiles to specific targeting treatments-all within the context of an effective cancer therapeutic trials' system. To create an atmosphere for both research creativity and rapid clinical translation of novel discoveries into treatment approaches of adult leukemia patients, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (hereafter called Alliance) Leukemia Correlative Science Committee (A-LCSC), the SWOG Leukemia Translational Medicine Subcommittee (S-LTMS) and the Broad Institute have elected to join forces and create an Integrated Translational Science Center for Leukemia (ITSC-L). The overall goal of the ITSC-L is to identify the genetic and molecular aberrations that characterize leukemic transformation, understand their contribution to therapeutic response or resistance, and utilize this information for the design of rational therapeutic trials that match specific molecular aberrations to emerging targeted therapies. These goals will be achieved through the carefully selection of Pilot Studies and Collaborative Projects that involve outstanding investigators working within Alliance and SWOG and those working outside the groups. Ultimately, these efforts should not only result in a significant improvement in the clinical outcome for leukemia patients, but are expected to generate cutting-edge findings applicable to other types of cancer.
The Specific Aims of this Program are the following:
Specific Aim 1. To create an Integrated Translational Science Center for Leukemia (ITSC-L) that will promote research among investigators working within the NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) system and outside the system by providing and coordinating funding, expertise, technology, tissue and data for innovative studies with clinical relevance;
Specific Aim 2. To identify novel prognostic and predictive genetic and epigenetic markers and therapeutic targets for the development of innovative therapeutic paradigms that transform the current approach to leukemia patients and improve their cure rate;
Specific Aim 3. To rapidly integrate high impact correlative science into early and late phase therapeutic trials o leukemia supported by the NCTN.

Public Health Relevance

Each year in the United States, more than 48,000 adults develop these conditions and more than half of these patients will die from their disease. Therefore, the need to increase research effort in this area is evident. We have assembled a. group of world renowned experts to form an Integrated Translational Science Center for Leukemia that will select and support new ideas from outstanding US and international investigators that promise to revolutionary the current treatment approach to leukemia. This center will work together with the newly formed National Clinical Trial Network and other initiative sponsored by the National Cancer Institute

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative Agreements (U10)
Project #
5U10CA180861-05
Application #
9439711
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1)
Program Officer
Mooney, Margaret M
Project Start
2014-05-02
Project End
2019-02-28
Budget Start
2018-03-01
Budget End
2019-02-28
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2018
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Ohio State University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
832127323
City
Columbus
State
OH
Country
United States
Zip Code
43210
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