Patients with metastatic colon cancer respond to new combination therapy
Early but promising results lead to Phase II national trial
?MD Anderson News Release 05/31/14
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CHICAGO ¡ª In an aggressive disease known for poor response rates, researchers from Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Cancer Center found patients with advanced colorectal cancer responded well to a combination therapy of the drugs vermurafenib, cetuximab and irinotecan.
The Phase I trial, presented...
New software tool identifies genetic mutations that influence disease risk
Unique, robust method uses family data to find mutations for both common and rare diseases
MD Anderson News Release 05/30/14...
Women with metastatic breast cancer can safely receive bisphosphonates less frequently, without compromising care
Study findings could impact standard of care beyond breast cancer
MD Anderson News Release 05/30/14
Women with metastatic...
A Conversation With a Living Legend? raises more than $1 million
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes stage with Fox News Channel¡¯s Brit Hume
MD Anderson News Release 05/28/14
Dr. Condoleezza Rice was the honoree of Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson Cancer Center¡¯s A Conversation With a Living Legend?, Wednesday, May 21 at the Westin Galleria. Significantly surpassing all past years¡¯ fundraising totals for the Houston event, it attracted 930 guests and raised more than...
Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Shows Benefit for Head and Neck Cancer
Treatment completed without breaks, hospitalizations; results suggest proton therapy may be useful in management of head and neck tumors
Study identifies risk of chemotherapy related hospitalization for early-stage breast cancer patients
MD Anderson News Release 05/27/14
Oncologists now have a new understanding of the toxicity levels of specific chemotherapy regimens...
Scientists discover potential new target for cancer immunotherapy
Peptide antibodies hit immune-response-stifling MDSCs without harming other vital cells
MD Anderson News Release 05/25/14
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Supportive tumor tissue surrounding cancer cells hinders, rather than helps, pancreatic cancer
Study shows fibrosis summons an immune attack, challenges theory that it blocks chemotherapy
MD Anderson News Release 05/22/14
UT MD Anderson tobacco-free hiring policy
MD Anderson News Release 05/20/14
In an effort to combat lung cancer and other serious diseases, Â鶹ӳ» MD Anderson...