April 7, 2020
Jen Jen Yeh, MD, and Matthew Lipner reported in the journal JCI Insight they have discovered a potential treatment strategy to reduce resistance to a chemotherapy combination used to treat pancreatic cancer.
April 6, 2020
Matthew Milowsky, MD, co-wrote an editorial on efforts to optimize a new precision medicine approach for treating metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
April 6, 2020
The viewpoint detailed strategies for expanding the concept of precision oncology beyond tailored drug delivery to include other aspects of health care.
March 31, 2020
Dirk Dittmer, PhD, and colleagues are exploring use of next generation sequencing to help ensure accuracy in novel coronavirus diagnostics.
March 23, 2020
The $125,000 award will support the Liu lab in investigating a specific therapeutic target in basal-like breast cancer, an aggressive breast cancer type.
March 23, 2020
Jared Weiss, MD, shared preliminary findings from a study using a combination of therapies for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
March 20, 2020
This was the first peer-reviewed study of venetoclax in a pediatric population, and first study using the drug with intensive acute myeloid leukemia chemotherapy.
March 19, 2020
An analysis of multiple studies found substances with a strong link to bladder cancer in the urine of e-cigarette and tobacco users.
March 13, 2020
After an online search, Deepak Musale learned of others with brain cancer who ran marathons. It was the motivation he needed to start running again.
March 10, 2020
The University Committee on Teaching Awards has selected UNC Lineberger's Adrienne Cox, PhD, as a recipient of the Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement.