Prostate Research Campaign UK - - Research projects 2002

Research Programme in 2002

Grants Awarded in financial year 2002 (Total of £436,999)


DIRECT EFFECTS OF BISPHOSPHONATES ON PROSTATE CANCER CELLS (continued in project G2003/08). G2002/01 Mr Jonathon Coxon St George's Hospital Medical School, Tooting Show research Summary

RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY DATABASE - YEAR 4 G2002/02 Dr Jonathan Cohen, Dr M Constance Parkinson, Professor John Masters University College London, Institute of Urology Show research Summary

IDENTIFICATION OF GENES INFLUENCED BY LOSS OF E-CADHERIN IN PROSTATE CANCER G2002/04 Prof J K Mellon, Dr E Tulchinsky. University of Leicester Show research Summary

PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY RESEARCH G2002/05 Mr Anthony Flynn, Dr D V Ash et al Cookridge Hospital, Leeds Show research Summary

PRO- & ANTI-ANGIOGENIC VEGF ISOFORMS IN PROSTATE CANCER G2002/06 Mr David Gillatt, Dr Steve Harper Bristol Urological Institute, Bristol Show research Summary

ANTIOGENIC PATHWAYS IN HORMONE-RELAPSED PROSTATE CANCER AS A TARGET FOR FUTURE THERAPY G2002/08 Mr Rono Mukherjee University Department of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary Show research Summary

THE APPLICATION OF IMAGE PROCESSING AND COMPARISON OF 3-D (TRUS) AND ENHANCED (E-MRI) IN STAGING CLINICALLY CONFINED PROSTATE CANCER (continued in project G2003/13). G2002/09 Mr Santbir S Mehta, D C Barber, E van Beek, J Goepel, F C Hamdy Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Show research Summary

CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY AFTER RADIATION INDUCED DNA DAMAGE IN MEN AT HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPING PROSTATE CANCER G2002/10 Dr Kote-Jarai, Dr Rosalind A Eeles Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey Show research Summary

ANALYSIS OF THE LINKAGE BETWEEN PROSTATE FUNCTION AND THE HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR (HGF) PATHWAY OF PROSTATE CANCER G2002/11 Prof Dylan R Edwards,, Mr C J Shukia, Dr P Harvey. University of East Anglia Show research Summary

Continuation of project G2001/13: COMPARISON OF PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE LEVELS IN SEMEN AND URINE LEVELS IN MEN WITH CHRONIC PROSTATITIS, NON-SPECIFIC URETHRITIS AND HEALTHY CONTROLS G2002/12 Dr Abbas Khadra MRCGP FRCS St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London Show research Summary

Continuation of project G2000/12: OUTCOME FOLLOWING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY G2002/13 Mr Simon Bott University College London Show research Summary

Continuation of project G2001/01: A PILOT STUDY TO ACCESS THE UTILITY OF THE "SCHEDULE FOR THE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL QUALITY OF LIFE - DIRECT WEIGHTING METHOD (SEIQoL-DW)" IN PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER RECIEVING HORMONE THERAPY G2002/14 Dr Patrick Stone and Robert Murphy St George's Hospital Medical School, St George's Hospital NHS Trust and Trinity Hospice, London Show research Summary

PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY EXAMINING FATIGUE IN MEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR LOCALISED PROSTATE CANCER G2002/15 Dr Dawn Storey, Duncan McClaren, John F Smyth, Michael Sharpe University of Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre Show research Summary

CHEMOKINES IN PROSTATE CANCER G2002/16 Miss Tharani Nitkunan University College London, Institute of Urology Show research Summary

MOLECULAR GENETIC CHANGES IN PROSTATE CANCER: GUIDES TO CLINICAL MANAGEMENT (continued in project G2003/11). G2002/17 Mark Feneley, Simon Bott, Magali Williamson and C. Duchesnes University College London, Institute of Urology Show research Summary

STAGING OF PROSTATIC CANCER USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING: COMPUTER ASSISTED IMAGE ANALYSIS G2002/18 Dr Stuart Williams, Reyer Zwiggelaar PhD Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich Show research Summary

ADOPTIVE T CELL THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER G2002/19 Dr Steven P. Lee, Dr N. M. Steven et al University of Birmingham, Cancer Research UK Show research Summary

Total Grants Awarded for Prostate Research in financial year 2002 is £436,999