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Express-News: STAR Act is a victory for children with cancer
June 13, 2018
Express-News: STAR Act is a victory for children with cancer Published On: June 13, 2018 Shared by contributor By Gregory J. Aune, MD, PhD For the Express-News President Donald Trump’s signing of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research, or STAR, Act on Tuesday represents a significant legislative achievement in the ongoing battle to improve outcomes […]
Fraternal Order of Eagles: People Helping People
May 18, 2018
2016-17 Texas State Presidents Ron Poling and Rachel Graham were proud to present a check for $50,000 to Dr. Houghton, Director of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Ron and Rachel would like to thank all the Texas State Aerie and Auxiliary members for […]
Cancer Today Magazine: Supporting Survivors Panel of experts discuss survivorship challenges and potential areas for study. (Aune Lab)
April 17, 2018
AMID RESEARCH SYMPOSIA dedicated to precise and exacting approaches to cancer—such as targeted therapies, checkpoint inhibitors, and genomic testing—the American Association for Cancer Research brought together seven experts to characterize a complex topic in its own right: cancer survivorship.
KSAT: “Record grant helps survivor now working at cancer institute that saved him” (video)
April 6, 2018
“Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute gets $10.9 million grant” Aune Lab Houghton Lab
KSAT12: “SA fifth-grader getting rare zebrafish cancer treatment” (video)
April 5, 2018
“Zebrafish are rapidly becoming the ‘go-to’ animals in cancer research” Ignatius Lab
Technology Networks: Link Discovered Between BRCA1 Protein and Aggressive Pediatric Cancer
March 8, 2018
Scientists with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a surprising connection between a breast cancer protein, BRCA1, and pediatric cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Their findings, reported March 7 in the journal Nature, reveal a completely new mechanism by which BRCA1 can be rendered dysfunctional. “The observations raise many new […]
UT Health SA Newsroom: Greehey Institute team finds link between BRCA1 and Ewing sarcoma
March 7, 2018
A mutant oncogene in Ewing traps BRCA1 and prevents it from repairing genetic damage. Scientists with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a surprising connection between a breast cancer protein, BRCA1, and a pediatric cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Their findings, reported March 7 in the journal Nature, reveal a completely new mechanism […]
EurekAlert: Greehey Institute team finds link between BRCA1 and Ewing sarcoma
March 7, 2018
Scientists with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a surprising connection between a breast cancer protein, BRCA1, and a pediatric cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Their findings, reported March 7 in the journal Nature, reveal a completely new mechanism by which BRCA1 can be rendered dysfunctional. “The observations raise many new […]
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation: Greehey Institute team finds link between BRCA1 and Ewing sarcoma
March 7, 2018
Scientists with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute at UT Health San Antonio have discovered a surprising connection between a breast cancer protein, BRCA1, and a pediatric cancer called Ewing sarcoma. Their findings, reported March 7 in the journal Nature, reveal a completely new mechanism by which BRCA1 can be rendered dysfunctional. “The observations raise many new […]
European Urology: Germline DNA-repair Gene Mutations and Outcomes in Men with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Receiving First-line Abiraterone and Enzalutamide
February 10, 2018
Emmanuel S.Antonarakisab†, ChangxueLub† BrandonLubera ChaoLiangb HaoWanga YanChenb John L.Silbersteinb DaniloPianab ZhaoLaic YidongChencd William B.Isaacsab JunLuoab Abstract Background Inherited DNA-repair gene mutations are more prevalent in men with advanced prostate cancer than previously thought, but their clinical implications are not fully understood. Objective To investigate the clinical significance of germline DNA-repair gene alterations in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) receiving next-generation hormonal […]