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Using Particles That Are Smaller Than the Head of a Pin to Treat Cancer
Thanks in part to research begun more than a decade ago with funding from Women’s Health Research at Yale, Dr. W. Mark Saltzman is working with colleagues on a way to deploy effective cancer-fighting medication safely with the help of nanoparticles.
10 Jul 2022
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Clinical Utility of MR/Ultrasound Fusion-Guided Biopsy in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients
Biopsies may not always be the best treatment step for low-risk prostate cancer patients.
Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
8 Jul 2022
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New Research on Colorectal Cancer
Michael Cecchini, MD, recently received a K08 grant from the NCI to conduct research aimed at investigating multiple clinical trials for patients with colorectal cancer. The first trial is a Phase II study in which patients will be treated with a combination not normally used against colorectal cancer: temozolomide (TMZ), a well-known drug, and olaparib, from the relatively new class of drugs of PARP inhibitors.
22 Jun 2022
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Yale’s Winer Begins His ASCO Presidency
Eric P. Winer, MD, has begun a one-year term as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His presidency marks the second year of a four-year leadership cycle that began in 2021 when he became president-elect.
7 Jun 2022
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WHRY Funds Studies on Sex Differences in Treating Gastrointestinal Cancers, Bone Health in Transgender Youth, and the Greater Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease in Women
Women’s Health Research at Yale today announced funding for three new studies.
7 Jun 2022
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Dr. Michael Cecchini on Oncology Tube
ASCO 2022 Abstract - Molecular characteristics of advanced colorectal cancer and multi-hit PIK3CA mutations.
Source: Oncology Tube
17 May 2022
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PROTAC Research Takes Aim at Drug Resistant Prostate Cancer
A new class of cancer drugs is being investigated to target drug resistant prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers. Findings from Yale scientists...
16 May 2022
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Yale Scientist Receives Connecticut Medal of Technology for Pioneering Work
Crews was awarded the medal for his pioneering research that launched the pharmaceutical field of targeted protein degradation.
Source: YaleNews
16 May 2022
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Research Identifies Genes Responsible for Glioblastoma Cell Development
A recent research paper published in Nature Communications by a team led by Yale School of Medicine researchers finds a promising way to make brain cancer cells more susceptible to chemotherapy.
13 May 2022
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Viruses and Cancer: How a 45-year Legacy of Collaboration Led to Discoveries about Epstein-Barr, SV40
A 45-year grant led to genomic sequencing of the SV40 virus and other key findings about viruses that cause cancer…
11 May 2022
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USC study links PFAS to liver damage; YSPH scientist contributed to research
YSPH scientist Vasilis Vasiliou, Ph.D., department chair and Susan Bliss Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences), contributed to a new study by the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine linking chemicals known as PFAS to liver damage.
27 Apr 2022
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Dr. Kim Blenman receives her 2022 BCRF-AACR Career Development Award
Kim Blenman, PhD, MS, receives her 2022 Joint Breast Cancer Research Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research (BCRF-AACR) Career Development Award at the AACR annual meeting.
12 Apr 2022
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Association of TP53 and CDKN2A Mutation Profile with Tumor Mutation Burden in Head and Neck Cancer
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a frequently devastating cancer that affects more than a half million people annually worldwide. In a paper recently published in AACR Journals, Dr. Barbara Burtness reveals the relation of the interaction of TP53 and CDKN2A mutations with elevated tumor mutation burden in HNSCC.
Source: AACR Journals
6 Apr 2022
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Yale Cancer Center Members Receive 2022 AACR Scientific Achievement Awards
Yale Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Patricia LoRusso, DO, PhD, and Craig Crews, PhD, will be honored by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) during their annual meeting April 8-13, 2022 in New Orleans.
5 Apr 2022
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Overcoming Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer
When asked which aspects of her recent research on KRAS mutations represent breakthroughs, Barbara Burtness, MD, laughed and said, “In its entirety. It’s totally new.”
30 Mar 2022
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Eric Winer Shares His Vision for Yale Cancer Center
A Q&A with Yale Cancer Center's new director, who arrived at Yale on February 1.
24 Feb 2022
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Congratulations to Professor Andrew Goodman on his election into the American Academy of Microbiology!
In February, the American Academy of Microbiology (Academy) elected 65 new Fellows to the Class of 2022. Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group and a think tank within the ASM, are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology. The Academy received 130 nominations this year and elected 65 into the 2022 Fellowship Class.
Source: American Society for Microbiology
15 Feb 2022
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Donald Engelman and Debra Fischer Named New AAAS Fellows
Engelman is Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and at Yale School of Medicine; Fischer is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy in FAS.
Source: YaleNews
26 Jan 2022
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Giving Traction to Great Ideas
For Andy Morse, Yale College Class of 1968, his pride in his alma mater and a lifelong curiosity about scientific research led to admiration and support of the vital work of Yale Cancer Center. Yale Cancer Center inspired Mr. Morse and his wife Iris, a long-time cancer survivor. The couple established the Iris and Andrew Morse Fund for Cancer Research to support Yale Cancer Center researchers investigating the microbiome’s role in cancer development, growth, and treatment.
2 Dec 2021
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Olive Oil’s Many Health Benefits to be Explored in Yale Symposium in Spain
An annual international symposium on olive oil and health hosted by the Yale School of Public Health is heading to the center of the olive oil world – Spain – where leading experts will gather later this year to examine the potential and impact of what some call “liquid gold.”
7 Oct 2021