Participating Organization(s) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Funding Opportunity Title |
Biomarkers for Early Detection of Hematopoietic Malignancies (R21) |
Activity Code |
R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award |
Announcement Type |
Reissue of PA-09-198 |
Related Notices |
None |
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number |
PA-12-220 |
Companion Funding Opportunity |
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) |
93.393, 93.394 |
Funding Opportunity Purpose |
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), encourages research projects for the development and validation of biomarkers for: a) early detection, prediction of progression, and recurrence of hematopoietic malignancies, especially in high-risk individuals; and, b) for risk assessment of primary and secondary hematopoietic malignancies. This FOA is also encourages the development and improvement of specific technologies and methods for quantitative detection of novel biomarkers associated with hematopoietic malignancies. |
Posted Date |
June 28, 2012 |
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) |
September 16, 2012 |
Letter of Intent Due Date |
Not Applicable. |
Application Due Date(s) |
Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
AIDS Application Due Date(s) |
Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
Scientific Merit Review |
Standard dates apply. |
Advisory Council Review |
Standard dates apply. |
Earliest Start Date(s) |
Standard dates apply. |
Expiration Date |
September 8, 2015 |
Due Dates for E.O. 12372 |
Not Applicable. |
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), encourages research grant applications from institutions/organizations for the development and validation of biomarkers for: a) early detection, prediction of progression, and recurrence of hematopoietic malignancies, especially in high-risk individuals; and, b) for risk assessment of primary and secondary hematopoietic malignancies. This FOA is also encourages the development and improvement of specific technologies and methods for quantitative detection of novel biomarkers associated with hematopoietic malignancies.
This FOA will utilize the NIH exploratory/developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-12-221, that encourages applications under the R01 mechanism.
Hematopoietic malignancies comprise a whole host of heterogeneous diseases that include Hodgkin (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL); leukemias; chronic myeloproliferative diseases (CMPDs); myelodysplastic syndromes; and multiple myeloma (MM). Due to the lack of early detection markers and the nature of current diagnostics, many patients are not identified until advanced disease stages when treatment options are less efficacious and may result in higher mortality rates. The vigorous interventions also have profound effects on the quality of life and considerable financial costs to the patients and their families.
Disease Types and Incidence. Hematopoietic neoplasms are often characterized cytogenetically, and diagnoses are supported by genetic, immunohistochemical, and flow cytometry analyses.
NHL can often be divided into aggressive and indolent types and can be further classified as either B-cell or T-cell type. Additionally, there are many sub-classifications of NHL and they include Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, immunoblastic large cell lymphoma, precursor B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma. According to the World Health Organization’s recent classification system, there are perhaps more than 40 sub-classifications of NHL alone. The diagnosis of these tumors is performed with support of molecular markers and, although these markers are characterized in the malignancies, it is not known if or when they are expressed in any of the pre-malignant conditions.
The reported number of cases of leukemia and lymphomas are on the rise. According to statistics by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, NHL is the seventh most common cancer for all genders in the United States with an estimated 65,540 new cases per year. Additionally, there are greater than 44,000 new cases of leukemia annually. The age-adjusted incidence of NHL has increased by about 82% between 1975 and 2007 (averaging 2.7% increase yearly), representing one of the largest increases of any cancer.
Another example of this increase in incidence is with mantle cell lymphoma, one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat subtypes of NHL. In a report from 2008, it was estimated that the annual age-adjusted percentage increase in incidence was 5.87% from 1992 to 2004. Most noteworthy was that the majority of these cases were diagnosed in late stages with devastating outcomes.
Chronic myeloproliferative diseases (CMPDs) are clonal stem cell disorders characterized by proliferation of one or more myeloid cell clones in the bone marrow. The incidence for all CMPDs combined is approximately 6-9 per 100,000 population annually. The Philadelphia chromosome, a translocation leading to fusion of the BCR/ABL oncogenes, has been identified as a mutation in the pathogenesis of one class of CMPDs, chronic myelogenous leukemia. However, for the remaining classes of CMPDs, there have been few specific gene alterations or biomarkers identified; and fewer still with clinical impact for early detection of the disorders.
Multiple myeloma is another cancer on the rise. Currently in the United States, there are an estimated 74,800 people living with or in remission with MM and greater than 20,000 are expected to be diagnosed in 2012.
At-Risk Populations. Populations at greater risk for developing hematopoietic malignancies have been identified and include: viral infections, (i.e., Epstein Barr virus, HIV, Human Herpes Virus-8, Human T-Cell Lymphoma Virus-1), chronic infections (i.e., Helicobacter pylori), immunodeficiencies (primary or secondary), autoimmune disorders (Sjogren’s syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, celiac disease), combination radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment, exposure to chemicals (i.e., petrochemicals and benzene), monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS), myelodysplastic syndromes, and those with organ transplants (post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorders).
These populations are the focal point of the research we seek that will identify and validate biomarkers to better stratify patients at higher risk for transition from premalignant disorders to hematopoietic malignancies. Additionally, early identification of patients at higher risk may result in decreased frequency of testing (i.e., bone marrow biopsies) as well as possible therapeutic interventions.
Importance of novel biomarkers for early detection of hematopoietic malignancies. Current advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of hematopoietic malignancies and the advent of high-throughput technologies are poised to facilitate rigorous translational research toward the discovery, development, and clinical validation of novel biomarkers for the early detection as well as for disease progression and recurrence. Early detection of hematopoietic malignancies may improve survival, thus, early identification of at-risk individuals for disease development, most especially to distinguish development of aggressive versus indolent disease, and for progression of disease from a benign or preneoplastic state may be most beneficial. The need for novel, specific and portable biomarkers is more urgent now than ever before. The use of reliable biomarkers for early stage detection or for identification and stratification of groups at risk for aggressive disease, may improve the overall survival rate by reducing the high levels of morbidity and mortality associated with late stage diagnosis.
Status quo of biomarkers for hematopoietic malignancies. Few biomarkers for the early detection, for progression of hematopoietic malignancies, or for screening of risk assessment have been identified. Thus, the objective of this Program Announcement is to stimulate the development and validation of biomarkers for: (1). early detection, disease progression, and recurrence of hematopoietic malignancies, especially in high-risk individuals; and, (2). for risk assessment of primary and secondary hematopoietic malignancies. This FOA is also encourages the development and improvement of specific technologies and methods for quantitative detection of novel biomarkers associated with these hematopoietic malignancies.
This initiative for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for early detection of hematopoietic malignancies is in accordance with the NCI's Strategic Plan to continue the discovery into the genetic, molecular, and cellular determinants of cancer susceptibility and initiate and support studies to better understand risk reduction, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
This initiative will be all-inclusive and will encompass proteomic, genomic, epigenomic, and transcriptomic discovery and development methods, as well as the utilization of standardized biospecimens for validation studies. In addition, the development of specific technologies that will be used to detect, enhance the detection, or improve the quantitation of the novel biomarkers of hematopoietic malignancies will also be encouraged.
Topics of special interest include, but are not limited to biomarkers for use in high-risk groups such as patients with:
Diseases with very low prevalence will necessitate biomarkers that perform at high specificity and sensitivity levels.
Funding Instrument |
Grant |
Application Types Allowed |
New |
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards |
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. |
Award Budget |
The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. |
Award Project Period |
The maximum project period is 2 years. |
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
Higher Education Institutions
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations
Governments
Other
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to
apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations
as described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide to be eligible to apply
for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin each of the following
registrations.
All Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s))
must also work with their institutional officials to register with the eRA
Commons or ensure their existing eRA Commons account is affiliated with the eRA
Commons account of the applicant organization.
All registrations must be completed by the application due date. Applicant
organizations are strongly encouraged to start the registration process at
least 4-6 weeks prior to the application due date.
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources
necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal
Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to
develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial
and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always
encouraged to apply for NIH support.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PD(s)/PI(s), visit the Multiple
Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) Policy and submission details in
the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF 424 (R&R)
Application Guide.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. Resubmission applications may be submitted, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the “Apply for Grant Electronically” button in this FOA or following the directions provided at Grants.gov.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
For information on Application Submission and Receipt, visit Frequently Asked Questions – Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
The forms package associated with this FOA includes all applicable components, mandatory and optional. Please note that some components marked optional in the application package are required for submission of applications for this FOA. Follow all instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide to ensure you complete all appropriate “optional” components.
All page limitations described in the SF424 Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed.
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:
Resource Sharing Plan
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans (Data Sharing Plan, Sharing Model Organisms, and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)) as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modification:
Appendix
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent page limits. Follow all instructions for the Appendix as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Foreign (non-US) institutions must follow policies described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, and procedures for foreign institutions described throughout the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Part I. Overview Information contains information about Key Dates. Applicants are encouraged to submit in advance of the deadline to ensure they have time to make any application corrections that might be necessary for successful submission.
Organizations must submit applications via Grants.gov, the online portal to find and apply for grants across all Federal agencies. Applicants must then complete the submission process by tracking the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH’s electronic system for grants administration.
Applicants are responsible for viewing their application in the eRA Commons to ensure accurate and successful submission.
Information on the submission process and a definition of on-time submission are provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Pre-award costs are allowable only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide. Paper applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must complete all required registrations before the application due date. Section III. Eligibility Information contains information about registration.
For assistance with your electronic application or for more information on the electronic submission process, visit Applying Electronically.
Important
reminders:
All PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID in the
Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile Component of the SF
424(R&R) Application Package. Failure to register in the Commons and
to include a valid PD/PI Commons ID in the credential field will prevent the
successful submission of an electronic application to NIH.
The applicant organization must ensure that the DUNS number it provides on the
application is the same number used in the organization’s profile in the eRA
Commons and for the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Additional
information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
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Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the Center for Scientific Review, NIH. Applications that are incomplete will not be reviewed.
Applicants are required to follow the instructions for post-submission materials, as described in NOT-OD-10-115.
Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process. As part of the NIH mission, all applications submitted to the NIH in support of biomedical and behavioral research are evaluated for scientific and technical merit through the NIH peer review system.
For this particular announcement, note the following:
The R21 exploratory/developmental grant supports investigation of novel scientific ideas or new model systems, tools, or technologies that have the potential for significant impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research. An R21 grant application need not have extensive background material or preliminary information. Accordingly, reviewers will focus their evaluation on the conceptual framework, the level of innovation, and the potential to significantly advance our knowledge or understanding. Appropriate justification for the proposed work can be provided through literature citations, data from other sources, or, when available, from investigator-generated data. Preliminary data are not required for R21 applications; however, they may be included if available.
Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
Reviewers will consider each of the review criteria below in the determination of scientific merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact. For example, a project that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Significance
Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
Investigator(s)
Are the PD(s)/PI(s), collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, or in the early stages of independent careers, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD/PI, do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project?
Innovation
Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?
Approach
Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses
well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project?
Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success
presented? If the project is in the early stages of development, will the
strategy establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be managed?
If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) protection of
human subjects from research risks, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members
of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms
of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?
Environment
Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will evaluate the following additional items while determining scientific and technical merit, and in providing an overall impact/priority score, but will not give separate scores for these items.
Protections for Human Subjects
For research that involves human subjects but does
not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR
Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human
subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their
participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to
subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the
subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data
and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or
more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46,
the committee will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human
subjects involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials. For
additional information on review of the Human Subjects section, please refer to
the Human
Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children
When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Vertebrate Animals
The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. For additional information on review of the Vertebrate Animals section, please refer to the Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section.
Biohazards
Reviewers will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
Resubmissions
For Resubmissions, the committee will evaluate the application as now presented, taking into consideration the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group and changes made to the project.
Renewals
Not Applicable
Revisions
For Revisions, the committee will consider the appropriateness of the proposed expansion of the scope of the project. If the Revision application relates to a specific line of investigation presented in the original application that was not recommended for approval by the committee, then the committee will consider whether the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group are adequate and whether substantial changes are clearly evident.
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items, and should not consider them in providing an overall impact/priority score.
Applications from Foreign Organizations
Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.
Select Agent Research
Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Resource Sharing Plans
Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1) Data Sharing Plan; 2) Sharing Model Organisms; and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS).
Budget and Period of Support
Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Applications will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate Scientific Review Group(s)convened by the Center for Scientific Review, in accordance with NIH peer review policy and procedures, using the stated review criteria. Review assignments will be shown in the eRA Commons.
As part of the scientific peer review, all applications:
Applications will be assigned on the basis of established PHS referral guidelines to the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. Applications will compete for available funds with all other recommended application. Following initial peer review, recommended applications will receive a second level of review by the appropriate national Advisory Council or Board. The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
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Information regarding the disposition of applications is available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
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Policy Statement.
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