Immune Tolerance Network
Benaroya Research Inst At Virginia Mason, Seattle WA
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Abstract
Jane Hoyt Buckner, MD (Contact) Mark S. Anderson, MD NIDDK Supplemental Funding Request 5UM1AI109565-12 Project Summary / Abstract The mission of the Immune Tolerance Network (ITN) is to advance the clinical applicaÆon of immune tolerance by conducÆng high-quality clinical trials of emerging therapeuÆcs based on testable mechanisÆc hypotheses. The ITN is designed to invesÆgate a range of diseases across the immunologic spectrum through the integraÆon of innovaÆve clinical studies and cuÆ«ng- edge immunologic analyses. Since its incepÆon, one of the areas of interest of the ITN has been Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) with a focus to successfully enhance the development of tolerance therapies. We uÆlize a collaboraÆve structure involving hundreds of invesÆgators, advisors, and clinical sites and mechanisÆc laboratories working in tandem with a core group of ITN staï¬, operaÆng a program that is both scienÆï¬cally and ï¬nancially eï¬cient. Our intenÆon is to evolve our current strategies into the next generaÆon of planned trials, as well as operate a ï¬exible, future-focused organizaÆon, poised to lead and adopt innovaÆons. Our approachâevaluaÆng novel tolerance therapeuÆcs in clinical seÆ«ngs while simultaneously invesÆgaÆng the geneÆc and immunologic mechanisms of disease and their response to therapyâprovides a robust framework for generaÆng cross-disease and cross-disciplinary insights. This strategy is aimed at acceleraÆng the development of new therapeuÆc opÆons for major diseases. With lead insÆtuÆonal commitment from the Benaroya Research InsÆtute and the University of California San Francisco, and parÆcipaÆon of more than 20 other major insÆtuÆons represented in leadership and major advisory roles, the ITN strives to conÆnue to successfully pioneer high impact clinical trials and mechanisÆc studies in T1D.
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