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The followint will be released by UCLA on Nonday0 June 11, Please share promptly with colleagucs espcclally Counsel. 6-7-79 Continuation o£ a research project probing new methods of early detection and treatment of cancer has been assured with a $1,OSO,O00 three-year renewal grant to the UCLA School of Hedicine " from four tobacco companies, This grant brings the total eight-year commitment to $2,750,000. Companies supporting the project are grown ~ Williamson Tobacco- . Corporation, Philip Morris Incorporated, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco - "~-;-. and this generous contribution adds signil~icantly to the ~'- : oE that goal." ..... .' " " , ..... .'' ": .... ~.~ ~ ~., ' The tobacco compani~es have selected the UC~ School o~ Nedlc~ae- ~ ....., for iupport of this project as part of thelr overall fundin~ for . • , independent studies because of UC~'s stronl research pro8rass i~.''~ ~"--~ host degense mechanisms, heaatolog~ and ontology, --,: .. ~## .- . .. -.~,.. . ~.._ ~- ~ • , ~.. . .. . ...... .~. ~ ~:._,.. -'-~-~:'-'~" :- . ..... ~. . - • , , ~ , .~.~ .~,~' ...." ¢., .. . - ,.~-~.. ~. ....~ - ~ : ¢ -. : . ~.' .;~,~.~-~ ~ . .. ... _, -, --~'.-',~ .., • . - .... :, ~ -I'. ~:- .~-. ... ~- ~..- ....:... : ., :_ • ~: . • ~, ~,~,~_-, . , - • ~ ,. ,, . ~ ".~:'. ,...,.. . _ :: ,..- .~ .." ~'V.~ ... • ~-,'., .~. "- Company, and the United States Tobacco Company. , Novel concepts o£ treatment, including bone marrow transplants for aplastic anemia and the leukemia patients are being studied. " New approaches to sickle cell anemia and other genetic and malignant diseases are being examined. Basic research in lung def.ense mechanisms and recombinant DNA are also being supported by the grant. The grant has been termed "an important development in .~ .-.-"-_.- biomedical research" by Dr, Martin Clime, ~owyer professor o£ 14edLcal Ontology and director of the oroject at UCLA. since the original ":. flve-ye,a,r grant of $1,700,000"was made in 1974, .:.. • .. ~ .... ~.:~".- Support of ~he kind provided by the tobacco companies critical In,, the exploration of novel approaches to human disea.~.~.m'~ .... :. '.-.~: he said. Our goal is the pursuit of accurate scientific info~ation..?;.~.