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Adult, Completed Research, CureAccelerator Live!, Dr. Swiecicki, Drug, Longest Day of Golf, Oncology, Rare Disease, University of Michigan
Repurposing Old Drugs as New Therapies for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Swiecicki Disease: Thyroid Cancer Research Description: Thyroid cancer is the sixteenth most common malignancy in the world. Although most patients are cured with a...
Adult, Dr. Pettit, Drug, Oncology, Rare Disease, University of Michigan
Using a Skin Cancer Drug to Improve Current Treatment in a Rare Blood Cancer, Myelofibrosis Principal Investigator: Dr. Kristen Pettit Disease: Myelofibrosis Research Description: Myelofibrosis (MF) is a rare, aggressive bone marrow cancer causing excessive scar...
Adult, Combo, Completed Research, Dr. Halatsch, Drug, Neurology, Oncology, Rare Disease, Ulm University
Combining Nine Repurposed Drugs with a Current Chemotherapy Treatment in Adult Brain Cancer Principal Investigator: Dr. Marc-Eric Halatsch Disease: Glioblastoma Research Description: For decades, new experimental therapies have repeatedly failed to improve the...
Adult, Completed Research, CureAccelerator Live!, Dr. Arrillaga-Romany, Dr. Kouwenhoven, Dr. Tannous, Dr. Van Linde, Drug, Harvard Medical School, Longest Day of Golf, Massachusetts General Hospital, Neurology, Oncology, Rare Disease, VUmc Cancer Center Amsterdam
A Novel Combination of Generic Chemotherapy Drugs to Treat Brain Cancer Principal Investigators: Dr. Bakhos Tannous, Dr. Isabel Arrillaga-Romany, Dr. Mathilde Kouwenhoven, Dr. Myra Van Linde Disease: Glioblastoma Research Description: Glioblastomas (GBMs) are...
Adult, Chicago, Completed Research, Dr. Bestvina, Dr. Chmura, Drug, Oncology, University of Chicago
Innovations in Combination Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Principal Investigator: Dr. Steve Chmura and Dr. Christine Bestvina Disease: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Research Description: Lung cancer is the most deadly cancer in the U.S. for both men and women,...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Furr-Stimming, Drug, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Neurology, Rare Disease
Treating Irritability in Huntington’s Disease with a Repurposed Neurological Drug Principal Investigator: Erin Furr-Stimming, MD Disease: Huntington’s Disease Research Description: Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating inherited neurologic disease that...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Anderson, Drug, Georgetown University, Mid-Atlantic, Neurology, Rare Disease
Using a Cancer Drug in Huntington’s Disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Karen Anderson Disease: Huntington’s Disease Research Description: Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare, inherited brain disease, which causes uncontrollable, fast movements, memory and...
Adult, Completed Research, Device, Dr. Oathes, Mid-Atlantic, Military/Veteran, Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medicine
Using Imaging Techniques to Guide Targeted Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Principal Investigator: Dr. Desmond Oathes Disease: Depression and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Research Description: Repetitive...
Adult, Completed Research, CureAccelerator Live!, Dr. Elfar, Mid-Atlantic, Military/Veteran, The Pennsylvania State University Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Repurposing a Multiple Sclerosis Drug in Severe Limb Trauma Principal Investigator: Dr. John Elfar Disease: Traumatic Limb Injury Research Description: When a limb injury is severe enough to cause paralysis, there are no relevant tests that can tell if a nerve is...
Adult, Combo, Completed Research, Dent Neurologic Institute, Dr. Zhang, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear
Combining an Anti-Epileptic Drug with an Anti-Anxiety Drug to Treat the Inner Ear Disorder Meniere’s Disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Lixin Zhang Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease (MD) is a chronic inner ear condition, with...
Adult, Completed Research, Dr. Strupp, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear, University Hospital of Munich
Combining a Vertigo Drug with a Parkinson’s Disease Drug to Treat the Inner Ear Disorder, Meniere’s Disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Strupp Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease (MD) is a chronic inner ear condition, with...
Adult, Combo, Completed Research, Curtin University, Dr. Brown, Drug, Ear Nose Throat, Inner Ear, Pre-clinical
Testing a Generic Diuretic to Improve Drug Delivery to the Inner Ear in Meniere’s Disease Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Brown Disease: Meniere’s disease Research Description: Meniere’s disease (MD) is a hearing and balance disorder with no known cause, although...
Adult, Chicago, Completed Research, Device, Diabetes, Diabetic Ophthalmology, Dr. Basti, Northwestern University, Ophthalmic
Treating Cataracts in Diabetic Patients Using a Surgical Device Principal Investigator: Dr. Surendra Basti Disease: Diabetic Ophthalmology Research Description: Diabetes patients are susceptible to vision problems, including cataracts. Not only do diabetics tend to...
Adult, Autoimmune, Completed Research, Diabetes, Dr. Faustman, Drug, GHRA, Massachusetts General Hospital, Vaccine
Repurposing a Vaccine for Type I Diabetes Principal Investigator: Dr. Denise Faustman Disease: Type 1 Diabetes Research Description: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a serious autoimmune disease that occurs when the body mistakenly attacks and destroys the insulin‐producing...
