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The three scientists honored by the 2019 Horwitz Prize played key roles in identifying and deciphering the PI3K pathway, which has led to new treatments for several types of cancer.
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By learning how contagious cancer spreads among shellfish, scientists hope to better understand how cancer metastasizes in people.
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Researchers at Columbia are tackling cancer disparities in northern Manhattan and surrounding areas through the National Cancer Institute’s network of community-based research programs.
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Columbia oncologists are bringing their latest techniques in precision medicine to veterans with advanced prostate cancer.
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- March 27, 2017
A public-private research effort aims to develop more accurate ways of tracking a patient’s response to cancer therapy.
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- March 7, 2017
The drug, developed by Columbia and MSK researchers, selectively kills cancer cells and has shown activity against multiple malignancies in pre-clinical studies.
- February 27, 2017
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that Columbia University Medical Center and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre have joined the International Immuno-Oncology Network.
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- February 14, 2017
In her JAMA editorial, Columbia oncologist Dawn Hershman says clinical trials show cooling caps reduce hair loss in some women undergoing chemotherapy.
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- January 12, 2017
Collaboration will investigate a system biology approach to identifying treatment options for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).
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- December 22, 2016
Columbia University researchers have created a user-friendly program that rapidly predicts which genes are implicated in an individual’s cancer and recommends treatments.
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- December 16, 2016
Researchers have found that blocking nerve growth factor inhibits the formation of stomach cancers, according to a study in mice.
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- December 5, 2016
In a phase 1 study, eight out of 12 patients with relapsed and/or refractory blood cancers responded to a combination of two common chemotherapy drugs.
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- November 21, 2016
Three CUMC scientists have been named AAAS Fellows: Max Gottesman, Wei Gu, and Paul Sajda.
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- November 4, 2016
Dr. Drake studies the body’s immunological response to radiation therapy and how immunotherapy and radiation therapy can be used in concert to treat cancer.
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