Challenge Awards
Class of 2019


2019 Movember-PCF Challenge Award

L1CAM Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy for Small Cell Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer

Principal Investigators: John Lee, MD, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Peter Nelson, MD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

Co-Investigators: Vicky Qian Wu, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Navin Pinto, MD (Seattle Children’s Research Institute), Julie Park, MD (Seattle Children’s Research Institute), Diana DeLucia, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), Michael Jensen, MD (Seattle Children’s Research Institute)

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2019 Movember-PCF Challenge Award

A Genomics-Guided Clinical Interpretation and Translational Discovery Engine for Prostate Cancer

Principal Investigator: Eliezer Van Allen, MD (Harvard: Dana Farber Cancer Institute), Nikolaus Schultz, PhD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Wassim Abida, MD, PhD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Deborah Schrag, MD, MPH (Harvard: Dana Farber Cancer Institute)

Co-Investigators: Haitham Elmarakeby, PhD (Harvard: Dana Farber Cancer Institute)

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2019 Movember-Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride-PCF Challenge Award

Maximizing Androgen Deprivation ImmunoGenICity through PD-1 and IL-8 Blockade in Lethal Prostate Cancer (MAGIC-8)

Principal Investigator: Charles Drake, MD, PhD (Columbia University; NewYork-Presbyterian)

Co-Investigators: Raul Rabadan, PhD (Columbia University), Matthew Dallos, MD (Columbia University; NewYork-Presbyterian)

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2019 PCF VAlor Challenge Award

Technology-enhanced AcceleRation of Germline Evaluation for Therapy – The TARGET study

Principal Investigators: Veda Giri, MD (Thomas Jefferson University), Stacy Loeb, MD (New York University)

Co-Investigators: Amy Leader, PhD (Thomas Jefferson University), Scott Keith, PhD, (Thomas Jefferson University), Philip Massey, PhD (Drexel University), Colette Hyatt, MS (Thomas Jefferson University), Heather Cheng, MD, PhD (University of Washington)

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2019 PCF VAlor Challenge Award

Targeting Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer with Novel Onco-Metabolic Inhibitors

Principal Investigators: Salma Kaochar, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine), Nicholas Mitsiades, MD, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine)

Co-Investigators: Michael Ittmann, MD, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine/Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center), Anita Sabichi, MD (Baylor College of Medicine/Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center), Cristian Coarfa, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine), Lori Banks, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine), Lutfi Abu Elheiga, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine)

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