NIH R01 · 2025
Neuro-immune modulation of pain in health and disease
Project Summary: The majority of patients with advanced stage cancers experience moderate to severe pain, and more than half of all cancer patients report insufficient pain relief by the currently available therapeutics. Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) involving the oral cavity and/or oropharynx are regarded as a particularly painful cancer type which produces coincident functional impairments that lead to difficulties in feeding, swallowing, and communication. These functional impairments substantially reduce quality of life for cancer patients and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Thus, there is a critical need for novel therapeutics that are capable of…
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