MD Anderson accelerates cellular therapy programs by buying state-of-art manufacturing facility
Cellular therapies have emerged as an effective new therapy for patients with certain types of cancer, and MD Anderson has played an important role in advancing these novel treatments to the clinic. With recent agreements, MD Anderson has expanded its manufacturing and research capacity for cell therapies to bring new treatment options to more patients.
This month, MD Anderson finalized an asset purchase agreement with Bellicum...
International consortium publishes recommendations for neoadjuvant melanoma trials
An international consortium, led in part by clinicians and researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has published...
Study shows early-onset colorectal cancers have distinct features
Through in-depth retrospective analysis of data from more than 36,000 patients, a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas...
Pancreatic Cancer Moon Shot sharpens pre-surgical treatment
Neoadjuvant therapy is treatment, such as chemotherapy or radiation, given before a patient has surgery. This approach is used in many cancer types to treat microscopic disease that has spread to other organs (micro-metastases) or shrink the primary tumor before proceeding with surgical removal. However, this approach has not been widely adopted in the community when treating patients with pancreatic cancer.
Over the past two decades...
The search for valuable cancer-related proteins
MD Anderson’s proteomics platform provides a valuable institutional resource, complete with state-of-the-art instruments and specialized expertise...
Treatment advances for CLL, the most common leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), which originates in white blood cells known as lymphocytes, is the most common form of leukemia in adults...
$5.1 million grant to expand cervical cancer diagnosis and prevention in Mozambique
MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers, together with collaborators from Mozambique, Brazil and the U.S., have been awarded a $5.1 million...
Expressive writing improves quality of life for breast cancer survivors
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event, and the path through treatment can be among the hardest things a person goes through...
Improving B-cell lymphoma treatment with immunotherapies and more
Lymphomas are the most common hematological malignancy in the U.S., accounting for an estimated 80,000 new cancer diagnoses and 21,000 deaths...
Be Well Baytown celebrates one year of making impact on community health
It is estimated that up to half of all cancers may be prevented by making healthy lifestyle choices. Cancer prevention and control is a cornerstone...