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MD Anderson’s Lauren Averett Byers receives TAMEST O’Donnell Award for seminal contributions to lung cancer research

December 11, 2024

Lauren Averett Byers, M.D., professor of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has received the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST). The award recognizes her fundamental discoveries and contributions to identifying novel therapeutic strategies for small cell lung cancer (SCLC), which...

MD Anderson and AmMax Bio announce agreements to advance development of AMB-066 in colorectal cancer patients with minimal residual disease

BY Clayton Boldt

December 10, 2024

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and AmMax Bio, Inc. today announced a worldwide exclusive license agreement and clinical...

MD Anderson statement on BCBS TX ending Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans

October 29, 2024

Blue Cross Blue Shield notified The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center it will end its Letter of Agreement for Medicare Advantage...

Allison Institute scientific symposium features spatial biology breakthroughs, $5 million gift to support further efforts

October 14, 2024

The James P. Allison Institute at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center hosted its second annual scientific symposium, “Immunotherapy in Space and Time: The Tumor Microenvironment,” on Oct. 10 at the TMC3 Collaborative Building in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park. The symposium, with more than 900 attendees, featured two Nobel laureates and a $5 million gift from the David and Eula Wintermann...