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Released: 24-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for July 24, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.

   
Released: 24-Jul-2024 8:30 AM EDT
NCCN Oncology Research Program Celebrates 25 Years of Advancing Cancer Science
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)’s research arm achieves major milestone, showcasing years of success in fostering innovation and knowledge discovery that improves the lives of patients with cancer.

Newswise: Anthony Sung, MD, named director of Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research
Released: 23-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Anthony Sung, MD, named director of Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research
University of Kansas Cancer Center

Anthony Sung, MD, has been named the A. Drue Jennings Professor in Medical Oncology and the director of the Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

Released: 18-Jul-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Early menopause and hormone therapy as determinants for lung health outcomes: a secondary analysis using the PLCO trial
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Early natural menopause (early-M; <45 years of age) increases the risk of lung morbidities and mortalities in smokers. However, it is largely unknown whether early-M due to surgery demonstrates similar effects and whether menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is protective against lung diseases.

Released: 18-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Hairy cell leukemia variant and WHO classification correspondence Re: 5th edition WHO classification haematolymphoid tumors: lymphoid neoplasms
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

In 2022, Alaggio and colleagues revised the WHO Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumors resulting in elimination of the provisional diagnostic categories of Hairy Cell Leukemia Variant (HCLv) and B Prolymphocytic Leukemia.

Released: 18-Jul-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Marks a Milestone in Cancer Treatment
Moffitt Cancer Center

In a new commentary published in Cancer Cell, Moffitt Cancer Center scientists provide a comprehensive overview of the therapy’s development and highlight its transformative potential.

Newswise: Yale New Haven Hospital nationally ranked in 11 specialties by U.S. News & World Report
Released: 17-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Yale New Haven Hospital nationally ranked in 11 specialties by U.S. News & World Report
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

In addition to earning the sixth spot nationally in Psychiatry, Yale New Haven Hospital ranked well in Obstetrics and Gynecology (#19), Otolaryngology (Ear Nose and Throat) (#27), Geriatrics (#28), Diabetes and Endocrinology (#29) Pulmonology and Lung Surgery (#31), Urology (#31), Heart and Heart Surgery (#43) Cancer (#45), Neurology and Neurosurgery (#48) and Gastroenterology and GI Surgery (#50).

Released: 16-Jul-2024 12:05 AM EDT
MD Anderson ranked No. 1 in the nation for cancer care
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was ranked number one in the nation for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 "Best Hospitals" survey. Since the survey's inception in 1990, MD Anderson has consistently been one of the top two hospitals in the nation for cancer care, and it has maintained the top ranking for the past 10 years.

Newswise: Yale Scientists Develop Potential Stealth Cancer Therapy
Released: 15-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Yale Scientists Develop Potential Stealth Cancer Therapy
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Sneaking by cancer’s defenses, by disguising tumor-fighting antibodies inside the molecules cancer uses to nourish tumor growth, is the basis of a novel therapy from Yale Cancer Center researchers at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM).

Newswise: Better Together: Spatial Arrangement of Three Immune Cells Is Key to Attacking Tumors
Released: 15-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Better Together: Spatial Arrangement of Three Immune Cells Is Key to Attacking Tumors
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

In order for immune cells to effectively kill cancer cells, a triad of three cells are necessary — a dendritic cell, a cytotoxic “killer” T cell, and a helper T cell, researchers at MSK and Baylor College of Medicine have found. The discovery could alter the way doctors administer immunotherapies.

Newswise: MSK Discovery Suggests Opportunity to Improve Effectiveness of KRAS Inhibitors Against Pancreatic Cancer
Released: 12-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
MSK Discovery Suggests Opportunity to Improve Effectiveness of KRAS Inhibitors Against Pancreatic Cancer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have discovered a new mechanism of resistance to KRAS inhibitors that suggests an opportunity to make the treatment more effective.

Released: 11-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Excellence in Radiation Oncology
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Cancer Center achieves accreditation for radiation oncology services from the American Society for Radiation Oncology APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence

Newswise: RWJBarnbaas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute Name Dr. Gerardo Capo as Medical Director of Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center
Released: 11-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
RWJBarnbaas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute Name Dr. Gerardo Capo as Medical Director of Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rutgers Cancer Institute

RWJBarnabas Health, the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, along with Rutgers Cancer Institute, the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, have named Gerardo Capo, MD, as the Medical Director of Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center at Trinitas Regional Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility.

Newswise: A Minimally Invasive Solution for Benign Thyroid Nodules: Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Released: 11-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
A Minimally Invasive Solution for Benign Thyroid Nodules: Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Recent advances in medical technology now allow experts to treat benign thyroid nodules using a minimally invasive, non-surgical treatment known as thyroid radiofrequency ablation (RFA). Dr. Toni Beninato, MD, MS, FACS, an endocrine surgeon in the Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health shares more.

Released: 11-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for July 11, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.

   
Released: 9-Jul-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Tip Sheet: Summer science education, new chief nursing officer, DEI program updates — and a new endpoint for multiple myeloma
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news.

Newswise: Spotlight on Sarcoma, “the Forgotten Cancer”
Released: 2-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Spotlight on Sarcoma, “the Forgotten Cancer”
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Sarcomas are a rare and diverse group of cancers that arise in the bones and soft tissues, often referred to as 'the forgotten cancer.' Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health expert Dr. Adam Berger shares more information on the disease during sarcoma awareness month.



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