Evaluation of selected natural topoisomerase poisons in human cancer cells.

Project Information

MIGUEL LóPEZ-LáZARO

Grant agreement ID: QLG1-CT-2002-51661

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2003

End date 31 December 2004

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 114 272,00

EU contribution € 114 272,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
United Kingdom

Objective

Evaluation in human cancer cells of non-toxic natural compounds that have show interest as topoisomerase poisons. The active ones will be evaluated in combination with some currently used anticancer drugs to detect a synergism that might be used to decrease their toxicity limiting their usefulness.

Fields of science

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• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › oncology

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-7. - Chronic and degenerative diseases, cancer, diabetes, cardivascular diseases and rare diseases

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Park Terrace 1 ; NE1 7RU NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data