National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12874, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709

A -- PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR SOL DL41852 DUE 042197 POC Contact Point, Dee Lunney, Contracting Officer, 919-541-0387 The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences intends to procure a study on the role of platelet-derived growth factor in idiopathic pneumonia syndrome following high-dose chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to identify biochemical and molecular mechanisms responsible for the development of fibroproliferative lung disease in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and to develop conceptual strategies for prevention and treatment of fibroproliferative lung disease. Requests for a solicitation package shall be directed to Dee Lunney, NIEHS, P.O. Box 12874, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, and reference DL41852. Requests for solicitation package must be in writing or by fax (919) 541-5117 and must be received no later than 4/21/97. No telephone requests for solicitation package will be accepted. (0094)

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