Entry Date:
May 19, 2008

Stem Cells and Gastric Cancer

Principal Investigator James Fox

Project Start Date October 2006

Project End Date
 September 2011


To study the role of Helicobacter as a tumor promoter in gastric cancer and examine the mechanisms by which it contributes to the malignant process. The goal of this study is to investigate mechanisms involved in Helicobacter - dependent loss of parietal cells, which is the first step in progression to gastric cancer.