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NIBIB invests in quantum research
Date:10/5/2007

al Hospital
$3.4 million (3 years)
Point-of-Care Microfluidics in Lung Cancer

The goal of this project is to develop a point-of-care microchip device that can determine the type, severity, and aggressiveness of a wide range of cancers by detecting tumor cells that are circulating in the blood stream. Dr. Toner and his team will develop a new disposable microchip technology capable of separating specific circulating tumor cells from whole human blood at concentrations as low as one in a billion. Detecting the presence of these tumor cells at such low concentrations enables earlier intervention in the treatment of metastatic lung cancer, which remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. This point of care test can potentially transform patient care through early molecular diagnosis of lung cancer and identification of new biomarkers with which to track disease progression.


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Contact: Cheryl Fee
feech@mail.nih.gov
301-451-6772
NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering
Source:Eurekalert

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