More about

The University Of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

News
October 01, 2024
3 min read
Save

Proton therapy, IMRT comparably effective for low-, intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Proton therapy, IMRT comparably effective for low-, intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Photon and proton beam radiation therapies conferred similar outcomes for men with localized prostate cancer, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial.

News
September 09, 2024
3 min read
Save

Perioperative nivolumab improves outcomes in resectable NSCLC

Perioperative nivolumab improves outcomes in resectable NSCLC

Immunotherapy before and after surgery significantly improved EFS compared with neoadjuvant immunotherapy only for patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer, according to a comparison of results from two randomized phase 3 trials.

News
August 23, 2024
2 min read
Save

Metastasis-directed radiation therapy may be ‘paradigm shift’ in advanced pancreatic cancer

Metastasis-directed radiation therapy may be ‘paradigm shift’ in advanced pancreatic cancer

The addition of comprehensive metastasis-directed radiation therapy to chemotherapy improved outcomes for patients with oligometastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to results of a randomized phase 2 basket trial.

News
August 15, 2024
3 min read
Save

Spouses of people with cancer more likely to attempt, die of suicide

Spouses of people with cancer more likely to attempt, die of suicide

Spouses of people with cancer exhibited significantly higher risk for attempted suicide and suicide death than those whose spouses had not been diagnosed with cancer, according to a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

News
August 03, 2024
2 min read
Save

ASTRO members receive fellows designation

ASTRO members receive fellows designation

American Society for Radiation Oncology selected 48 members to receive ASTRO fellow designation.

News
July 19, 2024
2 min read
Save

Obe-cel improves EFS in advanced B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Obe-cel improves EFS in advanced B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Obecabtagene autoleucel conferred durable benefit to certain patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to results of the phase 1B/phase 2 FLEIX study presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

News
July 16, 2024
2 min read
Save

MD Anderson again ranked best cancer hospital in U.S.

MD Anderson again ranked best cancer hospital in U.S.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has retained its distinction as the No. 1 cancer hospital in the country.

News
June 26, 2024
2 min read
Save

Women in radiation oncology more likely to treat female cancer types vs. men faculty

Women in radiation oncology more likely to treat female cancer types vs. men faculty

A higher proportion of women faculty members in academic radiation oncology treated cancer types associated with the female gender compared with men faculty, according to study results.

News
June 04, 2024
3 min read
Save

Durvalumab extends survival in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer

Durvalumab extends survival in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer

CHICAGO — Durvalumab conferred significant survival benefits in patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer following standard-of-care treatment in a randomized phase 3 trial, according to findings presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

News
June 02, 2024
3 min read
Save

Childhood cancer survivor turned pediatric oncologist aims to ‘give hope’ to patients

Childhood cancer survivor turned pediatric oncologist aims to ‘give hope’ to patients

Richard Gorlick, MD, received this year’s ASCO Pediatric Oncology Award, which recognizes an individual who made outstanding contributions to the field.

View more