Project 460705
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Canada: Establishing research directions priorities and strategies.
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Canada: Establishing research directions priorities and strategies.
Project Information
| Study Type: | Unclear |
| Research Theme: | Clinical |
Institution & Funding
| Principal Investigator(s): | Marquardt, Drew T |
| Co-Investigator(s): | Pan, Ming |
| Institution: | University of Windsor (Ontario) |
| CIHR Institute: | Cancer Research |
| Program: | |
| Peer Review Committee: | Planning and Dissemination - ICR |
| Competition Year: | 2022 |
| Term: | 1 yr 0 mth |
Abstract Summary
Over 80% of the projected 3000 Canadians who were diagnosed in 2020 with cancer in the brain or central nervous system will die from it. Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a radiation therapy that could be effective in many of these cases but is most urgently needed for recurrent head and neck cancers and glioblastoma multiforme, for which conventional treatments usually fail. Thus, realizing BNCT in Canada is key to saving the lives of thousands of Canadians. Here we will bring key members from the BNCT community from around the World and the leaders in Canada to develop a path forward to establishing BNCT treatments in Canada.
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