{"id":41332,"date":"2012-10-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/10\/18\/helmsley-trust-awards-3-5-million-grant-to-unmc-eppley-cancer-center\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T16:21:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:21:40","slug":"helmsley-trust-awards-3-5-million-grant-to-unmc-eppley-cancer-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/10\/18\/helmsley-trust-awards-3-5-million-grant-to-unmc-eppley-cancer-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmsley Trust awards $3.5 million grant to UNMC Eppley Cancer Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>\nWomen living in rural Nebraska will now have greater access to personalized breast cancer care thanks to a $3.5 million grant from <a href=\"http:\/\/helmsleytrust.org\/\">The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust<\/a> to the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe grant will fund the Northern Great Plains Personalized Breast Cancer Program, a collaborative effort between the Eppley Cancer Center, Avera Health&#39;s Avera Cancer Institute in Sioux Falls, S.D., Trinity Health Cancer Center in Minot, N.D., Sheridan Memorial Hospital and Welch Cancer Center, in Sheridan, Wyo.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe goal of the program is to provide breast cancer patients living in rural areas access to state-of-the-art cancer genomic analysis and personalized cancer treatment options, as well as access to the Eppley Cancer Center&#39;s Breast Cancer Collaborative Registry (BCCR).<\/p>\n<p>\nThe program includes Avera&#39;s network of more than 300 health care locations in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, as well as the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center&rsquo;s statewide affiliate cancer center network.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Eppley Cancer Center network includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nSt. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island;<\/li>\n<li>\nMary Lanning Memorial Hospital in Hastings;<\/li>\n<li>\nGreat Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte;<\/li>\n<li>\nRegional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff;<\/li>\n<li>\nGood Samaritan Hospital in Kearney; and<\/li>\n<li>\nFaith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n&ldquo;This project will give patients in rural areas access to cutting-edge cancer research and patient care in local communities, with physicians making treatment decisions based on the genetic characteristics of each individual patient,&rdquo; said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/eppley\/cowan.htm\">Kenneth Cowan<\/a>, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center.<\/p>\n<p>\nOver the next three years, biopsies from 1,000 breast cancer patients will be profiled using genomic DNA and RNA analysis to identify the entire spectrum of genetic mutations and patterns of gene expression in each tumor.<\/p>\n<p>\nRNA profiling studies have shown that breast cancers have at least four different patterns of gene expressions, while DNA sequencing studies have identified thousands of genetic mutations in each breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\n&ldquo;The information collected will revolutionize the treatment of patients by pinpointing the specific genetic drivers of each breast cancer and allow oncologists to develop individualized treatments for each patient,&rdquo; Dr. Cowan said.<\/p>\n<p>\nPatients will be enrolled in the BCCR, which collects information from breast cancer patients on demographics, medical and family history, exposure history, diet, exercise, quality of life and course of treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, established in 1999, is administered by four trustees selected by Leona Helmsley. As a continuation of the Helmsleys&rsquo; generous giving throughout their lifetimes, the trust supports a diverse range of organizations with a major focus on health and medical research, in addition to programs in human services, education and conservation. Since 2009, the trust has focused on rural health care in a seven-state region of the Midwest.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates&nbsp;breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. 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