A microRNA profile to predict recurrence after surgical resection of stage I non-small cell lung cancer

Targeted Therapeutics Research Award
Funded equally by LUNGevity Foundation and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation
Sai Yendamuri, MD
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY

Dr. Yendamuri is conducting a clinical trial among stage-1 non-small cell lung cancer patients to confirm a microRNA signature for the prediction of the recurrence of lung cancer after surgery. He then will develop a blood-based microRNA profile for the detection of lung cancer recurrence.