Lead researcher
Prof Andrew Roberts, Prof David Huang
Institution
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Years funded
2013-2015
Some cancers are currently incurable, and discovering new therapies that work in different ways to existing treatments is necessary to overcome this problem. Professors Roberts and Huang and colleagues are pioneers of a novel drug treatment approach that targets a common "Achilles' heel" of one blood cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
In this project, we aim to extend the application of these new drugs to other cancers, including multiple myeloma, acute leukaemia and melanoma.
Lay Report (Final)
Developing a new class of anti-cancer drugs
Funding Body
Cancer Council Victoria Research Grant
Funding
$99,736 pa for three years