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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.
April 6, 2018
“Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute gets $10.9 million grant” Aune Lab Houghton Lab
April 5, 2018
“Zebrafish are rapidly becoming the ‘go-to’ animals in cancer research” Ignatius Lab
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
February 1, 2018
Through cancer care and research, UT Health San Antonio serves South Texas’ most seriously ill children.
February 1, 2018