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Released: 4-Sep-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for September 4, 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.

   
Newswise: Americans face disparities in exposure to tobacco on streaming platforms
20-Aug-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Americans face disparities in exposure to tobacco on streaming platforms
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Tens of millions of Americans are being exposed to tobacco content on streaming services, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Released: 21-Aug-2024 6:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson receives over $21.4 million in CPRIT funding to support research and launch new core facilities
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded nine grants totaling over $21.4 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of two new core facilities, faculty recruitment and groundbreaking cancer research across all areas of the institution.

   
Released: 21-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for August 21, 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.

   
11-Aug-2024 7:00 PM EDT
NK cells expressing interleukin-21 show promising antitumor activity in glioblastoma cells
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Natural killer (NK) cells engineered to express interleukin-21 (IL-21) demonstrated sustained antitumor activity against glioblastoma stem cell-like cells (GSCs) both in vitro and in vivo, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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Released: 9-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
MD Anderson recognizes outstanding faculty
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center last night recognized over 100 faculty members at its annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence awards ceremony, acknowledging their compassionate care, exceptional contributions to their fields and the distinction they have brought to the institution.

Released: 7-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for August 7, 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. Recent developments at MD Anderson include insights into evolutionary cellular adaptations to environmental stressors, potential targets to overcome trouble swallowing in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy, a promising chemotherapy-free combination treatment for patients with a subset of acute lymphocytic leukemia, a single-cell atlas for stomach cancer metastasis, encouraging results of a PARP inhibitor on patients with advanced cancers and specific DNA damage repair mutations, and a liquid biopsy signature that could improve early pancreatic cancer detection.

   
2-Aug-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer.

Newswise: MD Anderson and collaborators to launch project studying T cells on International Space Station
Released: 31-Jul-2024 9:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson and collaborators to launch project studying T cells on International Space Station
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and collaborators are initiating a research project that will send T cells to the International Space Station (ISS) to study the effects of prolonged microgravity on cell differentiation, activation, memory and exhaustion.

   
Released: 25-Jul-2024 8:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson and Summit Therapeutics announce strategic collaboration to accelerate development of ivonescimab
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson and Summit Therapeutics announced a strategic five-year collaboration to accelerate the development of ivonescimab, a novel PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody.

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: 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.

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.

   
Newswise: Study supports precision radiation therapy in lung cancer
26-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Study supports precision radiation therapy in lung cancer
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Results from a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center support standard use of the more precise intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) over the alternative 3D-conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) for patients with unresectable, locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Released: 27-Jun-2024 10:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson and Rice launch Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

MD Anderson and Rice announced the creation of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative to develop innovative technologies and bioengineering approaches to improve cancer research, diagnosis and treatment.

Newswise: Activating molecular target reverses multiple hallmarks of aging
20-Jun-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Activating molecular target reverses multiple hallmarks of aging
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have demonstrated that therapeutically restoring ‘youthful’ levels of a specific subunit of the telomerase enzyme can significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of aging in preclinical models. If these findings are confirmed in clinical studies, there may be therapeutic implications for age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart disease and cancer.

   
19-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
CAR NK cells with CD28 costimulation improved cell persistence and antitumor activity
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Adding CD28 costimulation to cord blood-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK) cells targeting CD70+ cancers significantly enhanced antitumor efficacy and long-term cytotoxicity of the CAR NK cells, according to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Released: 19-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for June 19, 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: 18-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
MD Anderson’s Institute for Data Science in Oncology establishes internal advisory council to maximize impact
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO) at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the establishment of its internal advisory council to identify needs and opportunities for data science development and integration across MD Anderson, advancing work that will yield significant benefits for patients and families.

Released: 13-Jun-2024 10:00 AM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights: EHA 2024 Special Edition
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.



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