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CPRIT Grant: Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Members

August 16, 2017

“Big Data” is a driving force in cancer research today. Sifting through the data from thousands of cancer genomes will help researchers understand what drives cancer, and help them make predictions about therapies that will be most beneficial to individual patients. To help make sense of these data, and in particular, to apply the findings […]


Texas Public Radio: Zebrafish May Help Scientists Find New Cancer Treatments

August 10, 2017

The key to finding a better way to treat a deadly form of childhood cancer may lie in a tiny fish. An unlikely animal model at UT Health San Antonio is helping scientists figure out how to tackle muscle tumors. Inside a fish lab at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, rows and rows of glass tanks […]


Texas Public Radio: Zebrafish May Help Scientists Find New Cancer Treatments

August 10, 2017

The key to finding a better way to treat a deadly form of childhood cancer may lie in a tiny fish. An unlikely animal model at UT Health San Antonio is helping scientists figure out how to tackle muscle tumors. Inside a fish lab at the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, rows and rows of glass tanks are […]


Cancer Knowledge Network: Risk Factors for Decreased Bone Mineral Density in Survivors of Childhood Cancer

August 3, 2017

 Pediatric Blood and Cancer: Risk factors and surveillance for reduced bone mineral density in pediatric cancer survivors.  Between 2003 and 2010, 475 survivors of childhood leukemia and solid tumors (excluding central nervous system tumors) were screened for decreased bone mineral density (BMD) using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).  These screenings were conducted according to the consensus-based Children’s […]


Cancer Knowledge Network: Aging Survivors and Endocrine Disorders

July 27, 2017

 Journal of Clinical Oncology:  Endocrine Abnormalities in Aging Survivors of Childhood Cancer:  A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.  Researchers in the United States analyzed the frequency of a range of endocrine disorders reported by 14,290 5-year survivors included in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).  Subjects included in the analysis had a median […]


UT Health SA Newsroom: Zebrafish model explains how recurring cancer may resist treatment

July 21, 2017

UT Health San Antonio researchers are learning how stem cell biology causes 30 percent of children who have a rare muscle cancer to relapse and not respond to treatment. To do this, the lab of Myron Ignatius, PhD, at UT Health’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, is using zebrafish. These fish have the unusual trait […]


UT Health SA Newsroom: Surprising finding using zebrafish model explains how recurring cancer may resist treatment

July 21, 2017

SAN ANTONIO (July 21, 2017) ― UT Health San Antonio researchers are learning how stem cell biology causes 30 percent of children who have a rare muscle cancer to relapse and not respond to treatment. To do this, the lab of Myron Ignatius, PhD, at UT Health’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, is using zebrafish. These fish […]


Cancer Knowledge Network: Cancer Childhood ALL: Increased Survival Leads to a Greater Emphasis on Preserving Neurocognitive Function

July 20, 2017

THE RESEARCH: Neurocognitive Functioning of Children Treated for High-Risk B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Randomly Assigned to Different Methotrexate and Corticosteroid Treatment Strategies: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group.  As part of a clinical trial for high-risk B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) conducted by Children’s Oncology Group (COG), U.S. researchers performed neurocognitive evaluations on 192 trial participants that […]


Clinical Cancer Research: Bioluminescence Imaging Enhances Analysis of Drug Responses in a Patient-Derived Xenograft Model of Pediatric ALL

July 15, 2017

Luke Jones 1, Jennifer Richmond 1, Kathryn Evans 1, Hernan Carol 1, Duohui Jing 1, Raushan T Kurmasheva 2, Catherine A Billups 3, Peter J Houghton 2, Malcolm A Smith 4, Richard B Lock 5 Abstract Purpose: Robust preclinical models of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are essential in prioritizing promising therapies for clinical assessment in high-risk patients. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models of ALL provide a clinically relevant platform for assessing novel drugs, with […]


Cancer Knowledge Network: New Biomarker Predicts Late Neurocognitive Deficits in Adult Survivors of Childhood Leukemia

July 13, 2017

THE RESEARCH: Journal of the National Cancer Institute:  Neurocognitive Sequelae in Adult Childhood Leukemia Survivors Related to Levels of Phosphorylated Tau.  Researchers compared intellectual performance, memory, and executive functioning between 31 long-term adult survivors of childhood leukemia and 35 matched control subjects.  In addition, correlations were evaluated between these cognitive outcomes and prior dose exposures to […]