The Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) is a highly competitive, federal grant from the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health. The purpose of SPOREs is to reduce cancer incidence and mortality, improve survival and quality of life for patients, and translate scientific discoveries into clinical testing, while promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and actively engaging patient advocates in their efforts.
There are about 20 SPOREs in the United States and each one is focused on a specific organ site, a group of highly related cancers, or a common pathway or theme that ties together the cancers under study.
The HCC SPORE in Breast Cancer was originally funded in 2000 and seeks to improve the understanding and treatment of breast cancer, using innovative and highly translational approaches, while promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and actively engaging patient advocates in these efforts.
