Tracking the origins and drivers of metastasis in prostate cancer [ 2016 - 2019 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Christopher Hovens (Principal investigator) ,  Dr Geoff Macintyre ,  Dr Niall Corcoran ,  Prof Anthony Costello

Brief description Prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer but only 10% of men with it, will die from it. Our current ability to discriminate between cancers with an indolent course and those that are lethal is poor. This project will examine the mixture of tumour clones (subclones) that are present in prostate cancers and define and track those cancer subclones that break away from the prostate and lodge in distant sites, causing death.

Funding Amount $AUD 1,052,941.82

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant