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- UCLA study identifies receptor that could alleviate need for chemo, radiation pre-T cell therapy
In this interview with the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Patricia Ganz discusses psychosocial distress in cancer survivors and the challenges and opportunities in this area.
June 08, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - Meeting cancer survivors' psychosocial health needs: a conversation with Dr. Patricia Ganz
In this interview with the National Cancer Institute, Dr. Patricia Ganz discusses psychosocial distress in cancer survivors and the challenges and opportunities in this area.
June 07, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - UCLA researchers presenting work at ASCO annual meeting
UCLA physicians and scientists are presenting data and research findings at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago June 3-7, 2022.
June 03, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - UCLA study finds strategy to degrade a key cancer cell-surface protein to invigorate immune attack on tumors
A team of UCLA researchers led by Roger S. Lo, MD, PhD, has identified a method to degrade tumor cell-surface PD-L1, thereby making tumors susceptible to immune attack.
May 31, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - Jie Deng receives Young Investigator Award from ASCO’s Conquer Cancer
Jie Deng, MD, PhD, a resident in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UCLA Health and the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, is among the recipients of a Young Investigator Award given by Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation.
May 25, 2022 8:00 AM
detail - Diversifying clinical trials, a key piece of health equity
For far too long, cancer researchers rarely questioned why clinical trials lacked diversity. Maria Garcia-Jimenez, MD, MHS, is committed to changing that and to reducing disparities across the cancer care continuum – from diagnosis and treatment to end of life care.
May 24, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - Tim Donahue to receive Serge & Yvette Dadone Clinical Teaching Award
Timothy R. Donahue, MD, will be honored with the Serge & Yvette Dadone Clinical Teaching Award when the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine holds its annual Awards for Education Reception on June 7.
May 20, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - Roger S. Lo receives $900K grant to study melanoma therapy resistance
A team led by Dr. Roger Lo has received a $900,000 grant from the Melanoma Research Alliance to study how to prevent melanoma patients from relapsing on two key types of melanoma therapy.
May 12, 2022 11:00 AM
detail - UCLA researchers, doctors to present at American Urological Association annual meeting
Physicians and scientists from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will be joining more than 32,000 scientists, clinicians, advocates and industry luminaries from institutions around the world to discuss the most recent advancements in cancer research at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.
May 12, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - Veterans lung cancer treatment study is largest ever
The Veterans Affairs Lung Cancer Surgery or Stereotactic Radiotherapy (VALOR) trial aims to discover whether traditional lung-resection surgery or Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) is best for treating stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer.
May 12, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - UCLA Hosts Inaugural On-Campus Swim Across America Event
Over 100 participants gathered at Spieker Aquatics Center on the UCLA campus for the Swim Across America – Los Angeles charity swim, raising over $12,000 and counting for the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
May 12, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - Beth Glenn to lead the JCCC Cancer Control and Survivorship research program as co-director
The UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is proud to announce that Dr. Beth Glenn has been named Co-Director of the Cancer Center's Cancer Control and Survivorship research program.
May 05, 2022 9:00 AM
detail - Jeremie Calais receives award at nuclear medicine conference
Dr. Jeremie Calais has received the Hal O’Brien Rising Star Award at the 2022 High Country Nuclear Medicine Conference.
April 22, 2022 8:00 AM
detail - UCLA-led team creates first comprehensive map of human blood stem cell development
UCLA scientists and colleagues have created a first-of-its-kind roadmap that traces each step in the development of blood stem cells in the human embryo, providing scientists with a blueprint for producing fully functional blood stem cells in the lab.
April 19, 2022 8:00 AM
detail - UCLA student Mildred Galvez earns award to attend major cancer meeting
MD/PhD student Mildred Galvez has received one of the Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting.
April 14, 2022 8:00 AM
detail - UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers earn awards from UCLA Technology Development Group
Several members of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received awards from the UCLA Technology Development Group’s UCLA Innovation Fund Biomedical Competition.
April 07, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - UCLA Distinguished Professor elected as Cancer Research Fellow
Dr. Patricia Ganz, UCLA distinguished professor of health policy and management, has been elected a fellow of the Philadelphia-based American Association for Cancer Research Academy.
April 04, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - Colorectal cancer screenings require building trust with patients
As a former health educator who taught the importance of early cancer screenings, Gloria Riley knew better than to put off her colorectal cancer screening.
March 30, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - Timothy F. Cloughesy elected to the Association of American Physicians
Dr. Timothy F. Cloughesy has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, an honor society recognizing exemplary physician-scientists who contribute to clinical medicine through the pursuit of basic science.
March 29, 2022 6:00 AM
detail - UCLA physician-scientist receives $5 million grant to move wound healing gel to clinical trial
A potential new treatment for glioblastoma that recently received approval for clinical trials not only was developed by three UCLA faculty members but also traces its roots back to 2005, when one of the researchers was a UCLA graduate student.
March 28, 2022 9:00 AM
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