Reduction of Tumor-Positive Margins in Oncology Surgery

$5.63M USD

Funder	NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Recipient Organization	University of Alabama At Birmingham
Country	United States
Start Date	May 01, 2021
End Date	Apr 30, 2026
Duration	1,825 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Principal Investigator
Data Source	NIH (US)
Grant ID	`10211827`

Grant Description

Project Abstract Approximately 80% of early stage head and neck tumors undergo surgery of curative intent at some point in their treatment course. The success of this oncologic surgery primarily depends on obtaining clear surgical margins. Despite best efforts to obtain wide margins, the surgeon always struggles with removal of healthy, functional tissue.

This resulting tension often results in close (