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NIH funding notice PAR-25-325

Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Open. Closes September 10, 2027.

Posted
December 13, 2024
Close date
September 10, 2027
Activity codes
U01
Institutes taking part
NCI

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: PAR-22-049 Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  2. 2 steps back: PAR-18-947 Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  3. 3 steps back: PAR-16-166 Integrating Biospecimen Science into Clinical Assay Development (U01)

Who won it before

24 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $8,714,151 in first-year total cost, median $368,144.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 RPRB-8 (M2)]3
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 RPRB-N (J2)]3
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 RTRB-4 (M1)]2
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 RTRB-U (J1)]2
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 SRB-5 (J1)]2

Most frequent institutions

  1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO3
  2. SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH2
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON2
  4. BARUCH S. BLUMBERG INSTITUTE1
  5. BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL1
Competing awards under PAR-25-325 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Optimizing pre-analytical variables for reliable mass spectrometry-based quantification of immunomodulatory proteins in cerebrospinal fluid in pediatric neuro-oncology trials1U01CA295226-01 · under PAR-22-049PAULOVICH, AMANDA GFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER, WA$440,171ZCA1
2025Preanalytical Validation of Circulating Tumor DNA from Surgical Drain Fluid as a marker of Postoperative Minimal Residual Disease in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma1U01CA301249-01 · under PAR-22-049CHAUDHURI, AADELZEVALLOS, JOSE P.UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA$360,643ZCA1
2025Impact of preanalytical conditions on functional cancer biomarkers1U01CA288665-01A1 · under PAR-22-049BHOLA, PATRICKHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MA$1ZCA1
2024MetaboCore: Needle biopsy assay of drug sensitivity for solid tumors.1U01CA281433-01A1 · under PAR-22-049WEI, WEIYEUNG, RAYMONDUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$401,113ZCA1
2024Enrichment for Tumor-derived Cell-free EBV DNA: Towards a Diagnostic Assay for Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma1U01CA271252-01A1 · under PAR-22-049AMBINDER, RICHARD FREDERICKXIAN, RENAJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$357,595ZCA1
2024Guidelines for processing and storing liquid biopsy samples for functional assays in research and clinical testing.1U01CA288669-01 · under PAR-22-049TOGNON, CRISTINA EVU, TOTHU QOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$356,850ZCA1
2024The impact of oxygen exposure on clinical biomarkers - an underrecognized source of pre-analytic variability1U01CA278865-01A1 · under PAR-22-049MILLER, KATHY D.NAKSHATRI, HARIKRISHNAINDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS, IN$355,980ZCA1
2023Impact of preanalytic procurement and processing variables on the detection of HCC DNA in urine1U01CA275648-01 · under PAR-22-049SU, YING-HSIUBARUCH S. BLUMBERG INSTITUTE, PA$395,418ZCA1
2023Comprehensive Analysis of Best Practices for Clinical Testing of Malignant Pleural Effusion Specimens1U01CA275514-01A1 · under PAR-22-049DEVINE, WALTER PATRICKKHANAFSHAR, ELHAMVAN ZIFFLE, JESSICAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$369,431ZCA1
2023Evaluation of Pre-Analytical Factors of Urine Samples for Urine Cancer Cell Cultures (UCCC) --A Non-Invasive Biomarker – in Monitoring Response and Recurrence of Bladder Cancer1U01CA278927-01 · under PAR-22-049LIU, XUEFENGOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, OH$360,281ZCA1
2023Advancing the Clinical Translation of Cyst Fluid Assays for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer1U01CA271250-01A1 · under PAR-22-049KIRKWOOD, KIMBERLY SAUNDERSUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$359,302ZCA1
2022Optimization of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) processing for robust downstream functional immune cell analysis and correlation with therapeutic efficacy1U01CA267985-01 · under PAR-18-947DILLEHAY MCKILLIP, KELSEYWISE-DRAPER, TRISHA MUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, OH$353,556ZCA1
2022Prostate Needle Biopsies: Impact of Preanalytical Procurement and Processing Variables on the Detection of Gene Expression Signatures of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness1U01CA271400-01 · under PAR-18-947GASTON, SANDRA MPOLLACK, ALANSTOYANOVA, RADKAUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL$351,131ZCA1
2022Evaluation of Patient Factors and Sample Pre-Analytics on Predictive Multiplex Immunohistochemical Assays in Immuno-Oncology Patients1U01CA263986-01A1 · under PAR-18-947ROEHRL, MICHAEL H. A.SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH, NY$201,286ZCA1
2021Optimization of urinary DNA deep sequencing tests to enhance clinical staging of bladder cancer patients1U01CA260369-01 · under PAR-18-947ABBOSH, PHILIPRESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR, PA$422,346ZCA1
2021Robust assays to define telomere maintenance mechanisms as cancer biomarkers.1U01CA263988-01 · under PAR-18-947REYNOLDS, CHARLES PATRICKTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIS CENTER, TX$412,718ZCA1
2021Pre-analytical variables of bioanalytes affecting the accuracy of PTCL diagnostic and prognostic genetic signatures1U01CA253218-01A1 · under PAR-18-947CHAN, WING C.IQBAL, JAVEEDMURTAZA, MUHAMMEDUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER, NE$391,146ZCA1
2020Liquid biopsy of the lung to profile lung cancer1U01CA253166-01 · under PAR-18-947HOUGHTON, A MCGARRYNAIR, VISWAM SIVAFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER, WA$427,888ZCA1
2020Optimizing pre-analytic sample handling for high throughput TCR sequencing in cutaneous T cell lymphoma1U01CA253190-01 · under PAR-18-947CLARK, RACHAEL ANNBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA$422,791ZCA1
2020Influence of Pre-Analytical Factors in Globlastoma MGMT Promoter Methylation Biomarker Assay1U01CA246503-01A1 · under PAR-18-947BOMSZTYK, KAROLROSTOMILY, ROBERT CUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$414,577ZCA1
2020Evaluation of the effect of patient-context factors and sample acquisition on the quality and analytical performance of cell-free DNA and circulating tumor cells profiling assays in prostate cancer pa1U01CA253217-01 · under PAR-18-947ARCILA, MARIA ESCHER, HOWARD ISLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH, NY$404,888ZCA1
2019Pre-analytical factors affecting ctDNA analysis in early and locally advanced breast cancer1U01CA243078-01A1 · under PAR-18-947MURTAZA, MUHAMMEDTRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INST, AZ$440,008ZCA1
2019Mitigation of preanalytic factors influencing brain tumor protein phosphorylation1U01CA229345-01A1 · under PAR-16-166PHILLIPS, JOANNAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$366,857ZCA1
2017Integrating Biospecimen Science Into The Development Of RNA-Based Clinical Assays For Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer1U01CA215547-01 · under PAR-16-166SYMMANS, WILLIAM FUNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR, TX$348,174ZCA1

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