Preferred Label : Specialized Program of Research Excellence;
NCIt synonyms : Cancer Centers: SPORES; SPORE; SPORES; Specialized Programs of Research Excellence;
NCIt definition : The Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) established by NCI to promote
interdisciplinary research and to speed the bi-directional exchange between basic
and clinical science to move basic research finding from the laboratory to applied
settings involving patients and populations. The goal of the SPORE program is to bring
to clinical care settings novel ideas that have the potential to reduce cancer incidence
and mortality, improve survival, and to improve the quality of life. SPOREs are funded
through specialized center grants (P50s).;
Origin ID : C19460;
UMLS CUI : C1519443;
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