by Garth Sundem | May 14, 2018 | Featured, Latest News, Research
Therapies that recruit the immune system to attack tumors are revolutionizing cancer care. Among these successful immunotherapies is a class known as “checkpoint inhibitors” that unmask tumors’ ability to hide from the immune system. However, checkpoint inhibitors...
by Erika Matich | Jan 10, 2018 | Latest News, Patient Care, Research
Metastatic triple-positive breast cancer frequently resists treatments. Scientists at the University of Colorado Cancer Center are testing a unique combination of medications to change that. Growth of breast cancer cells is often propelled by one of three receptors –...
by Garth Sundem | Dec 7, 2017 | C3 Magazine, Patient Care, Research
Last year when surgeon Gretchen Ahrendt, MD, was considering a move from the University of Pittsburgh to accept the position of Director of the Diane O’Connor Thompson Breast Center on the Anschutz Campus, she and her husband, Steven – also a surgical oncologist –...
by Garth Sundem | Nov 1, 2017 | Latest News, Research
Two University of Colorado Cancer Center studies were presented this weekend at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Meeting in Philadelphia, PA showing that using the drug alisertib along with the drug TAK-228 is more effective against...
by Garth Sundem | Aug 22, 2017 | Honors, Latest News
A successful early-career scientist will apply for many grants and even win a few, often first from foundations and associations, perhaps from programs designed to promote the training of young researchers, and eventually from the National Institutes of Health to fund...
