Cancer Care Engineering : A Collaborative Transformational Project
Posted 19 Jun, 2008 in Online Presentations
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| Contributor(s) | Joseph Pekny, Marietta Harrison Purdue University |
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| Abstract | The Cancer Care Engineering (CCE) project focuses on applying system engineering principles to the cancer problem. The initial focus is on colon cancer. The project has two main goals: to identify molecular signatures in blood that are predictive for colon cancer development, progression and treatment response; and to identify the barriers to effective colon cancer prevention strategies (colonoscopies) and optimal care delivery. The project relies heavily on semi-mechanistic mathematical modeling (statistical, population-based and agent-based) using “omic data” obtained from patient blood, medical record data bases from hospitals and clinics, as well as data contained in Indiana government and state-based databases. We have assembled a team of over fifty oncologists, scientists, engineers, statisticians, health services researchers and staff from several institutions to drive the CCE project.  |
| Credits | Joe Pekny Marietta Harrison |
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