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Clinical Cancer Research: Preclinical Activity of the B7-H3-Targeting Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Vobramitamab Duocarmazine (Vobra Duo) in Pediatric Cancer Solid Tumors (Chen, Houghton, Kurmasheva Lab)

April 22, 2026

 Edward Favours  Haiying Tang  Peyton Wong  Samuel Ghilu  Vanessa del Pozo  Elena Mironova  Yidong Chen  Tim Stearns  Steven Neuhauser  Eric J. Earley  Stephen W. Erickson Jee Young Kwon  Emily L. Jocoy  David Groff  Kateryna Krytska  Matthew Tsang  Be …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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BioRxiv: Diverse Mechanisms of SMARCB1 Inactivation and Genome Maintenance Defects in Ultra-Rare Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors (Kurmasheva Lab, Chen, Lai)

March 27, 2026

Elizabeth Rasmussen, Elena Mironova, Zhao Lai, Kendra Maaß, Stefanie Volz, Dias Kurmashev, Stefan M. Pfister, Yidong Chen, Raushan T. Kurmasheva ABSTRACT Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs) are extremely rare and highly aggressive pediatric cancers classi …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Dr. Raushan Kurmasheva’s laboratory has been awarded a $400K NCI SBIR Phase II grant titled “Enhanced overall survival in high-risk pediatric tumors using a novel oral small molecule.”

January 7, 2026

Federal Awarding Agency: NIH/NCI Project Title: Enhanced overall survival in high-risk pediatric tumors using a novel oral small molecule. Sub PI: Raushan Kurmasheva, PhD Start: 9/15/25 End: 9/14/27 Amount: $401,844 Project Summary: The research in thi …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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BioRxiv: Robust statistical assessment of Oncogenotype to Organotropism translation in xenografted zebrafish (Kurmasheva, et al)

June 24, 2025

Abstract Organotropism results from the functional versatility of metastatic cancer cells to survive and proliferate in diverse microenvironments. This adaptivity can originate in clonal variation of the spreading tumor and is often empowered by epigen …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Raushan Kurmasheva, PhD, was awarded the Translation to Cure (T2C) Award by the CURE Childhood Cancer foundation

June 16, 2025

A cancer diagnosis is always devastating and is especially overwhelming when the patient is a child. This is why the CURE Childhood Cancer Foundation is on a mission to advance research that will bring an end to childhood cancers. The foundation priori …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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NPJ – Precision Oncology: Benchmarking mouse contamination removing protocols in patient-derived xenografts genomic profiling (Zheng, Wang, Kurmasheva, Houghton, Lai, & Chen Labs)

April 17, 2025

Mukund Bhandari, Funan He, Anna Rogojina, Fuyang Li, Yi Zou, Jing Jiang, Zhao Lai, Peter Houghton, Raushan T. Kurmasheva, Yidong Chen, Xiaojing Wang & Siyuan Zheng Abstract Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are widely used in cancer research. …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Kurmasheva Lab is Featured in CPRIT Annual Report

February 6, 2025

Doctors diagnose nearly 1,200 Texans under 20 years of age with cancer every year. Despite intensive genotoxic therapy, nearly 20% of these children will die from their cancer. Those who survive face a lifetime of potential toxicities due to their ther …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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Pharmacology & Therapeutics: Lessons learned from 20 years of preclinical testing in pediatric cancers (Houghton, Kurmasheva)

November 11, 2024

Malcolm A. Smith a, Peter J. Houghton b, Richard B. Lock c, John M. Maris d, Richard Gorlick e, Raushan T. Kurmasheva b, Xiao-Nan Li f, Beverly A. Teicher a, Jeffrey H. Chuang g, Filemon S. Dela Cruz h, Michael A. Dyer i, Andrew L. Kung h, Michael W. L …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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MDPI Cancers: Synergistic Antitumor Activity of Talazoparib and Temozolomide in Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors (Kurmasheva, Lai, & Chen)

June 18, 2024

      Elena Mironova, Sebastian Molinas, Vanessa Del Pozo, Abhik M. Bandyopadhyay, Zhao Lai, Dias Kurmashev, Eric L. Schneider, Daniel V. Santi, Yidong Chen, Raushan T. Kurmasheva Simple Summary Mutation of the SMARCB1 gene can cause one …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

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IScience: Comprehensive Characterization of Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of Pediatric Leukemia (Houghton, Grimes, Lai, Chen, Zheng, Kurmasheva, & Tomlinson Labs)

December 6, 2023

Anna Rogojina 1 12, Laura,  J. Klesse 2 3 4 12, Erin Butler 2 3 4 12, Jiwoong Kim 5, He Zhang 5, Xue Xiao 5, Lei Guo 5, Qinbo Zhou 5, Taylor Hartshorne 2, Dawn Garcia 1, Korri Weldon 1, Trevor Holland 1, Abhik Bandyopadhyay 1, Luz Perez Prado 1, Shidan …


Since 2004, UT Health San Antonio, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute’s (Greehey CCRI) mission has been to advance scientific knowledge relevant to childhood cancer, contribute to the understanding of its causes, and accelerate the translation of knowledge into novel therapies. Through the discovery, development, and dissemination of new scientific knowledge, Greehey CCRI strives to have a national and global impact on childhood cancer. Our mission consists of three key areas: research, clinical, and education.

Stay connected with the Greehey CCRI on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

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