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Leading City of Hope hematologists appointed to new positions

June 21, 2019 | by Letisia Marquez

Two breakthrough technologies — stem cell transplants and CAR T cell therapy — can work together to help more leukemia patients than ever before, including many who have exhausted all other options.

Faculty

Core connection: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Core

June 20, 2019 | by Katie Neith

High-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy can characterize the structure, dynamics, reaction state and chemical environment of biomolecules.

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Steven Rosen inducted into the Association of American Physicians

June 19, 2019 | by Michael Easterling

Provost and Chief Scientific Officer Steven T. Rosen, M.D., the Irell & Manella Cancer Center Director’s Distinguished Chair, has been inducted as a member of the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Membership to the AAP is bestowed upon those physicians who indicate a "pre-eminence and the highest caliber of physician-led science accomplishments and scientific leadership."

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Immunotherapy combo could tackle advanced cancers

June 18, 2019 | by Zen Vuong

City of Hope physician-scientists recently opened two clinical trials to investigate a combination of cytokines and immunotherapy that may be able to transform nearly impossible-to-treat cancer into a disease that can be corralled into remission.

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Scientist honored for 'digging into the DNA of cancer'

June 17, 2019 | by City of Hope

Dr. Jianjun Chen was recently named the Simms/Mann Family Foundation Chair in Systems Biology. Chen was recognized with the endowment for his leading-edge cancer research that is founded in personalized, gene-based medicine.

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Study: A1c test misses most cases

June 13, 2019 | by City of Hope

The hemoglobin A1c blood test is widely used to diagnose type 1 and type 2 diabetes but it is actually unable to detect the disease in most patients, according to a new study presented March 23 at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting.

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‘Hidden History’: Legacy of Diabetes Research at City of Hope

April 26, 2019 | by Katie Neith

City of Hope — widely known as a center for cancer care and research — is also the home of one of the most influential diabetes research programs in the world.

Faculty | Diabetes | Research

Graduate student spotlight: Dongrui Wang and cancer immunotherapy

October 17, 2016 | by Denise Heady

Graduate student Dongrui Wang’s poster presentation at the 19th annual American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy was selected as the conference’s Outstanding Poster Presentation for his research initiatives in gene and cell therapy. Here Wang talks about what motivated him to pursue a career in science, what keeps him inspired and the innovative research he is working on at City of Hope.

Research | Students

Collaboration leads to new pathway to increase drug sensitivity

October 19, 2016 | by Katie Neith

Science doesn’t always start in the lab. Sometimes collaborations come together over cocktails in Costa Rica. This is how City of Hope cancer biologist Mei Kong Ph.D., and Caltech neuroscientist Viviana Gradinaru, Ph.D., started a project that could change the approach to killing cancerous tumors.

Collaboration | Research

City of Hope immunologist/diabetes chair leading new clinical trial aimed at curing type 1 diabetes

September 13, 2016 | by By Letisia Marquez

Bart Roep, chair of City of Hope’s Department of Diabetes Immunology and an internationally recognized immunologist, is leading a clinical trial at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands that just might lead to a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Clinical Trials/Studies | Research

City of Hope researchers test vaccine targeting a harmful virus in stem cell transplant patients

November 3, 2016 | by By City of Hope

Patients undergoing a stem cell or solid organ transplant from a donor are at a particularly high risk of experiencing complications associated with CMV, which is why City of Hope researchers are working so diligently to develop a vaccine that combats the virus.

Research | Clinical Trials/Studies

Treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients has improved, but challenges persist

September 14, 2016 | by Leti Marquez

Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are going into remission at higher rates than ever before – thanks to better treatment that stems from leading-edge clinical trials – but adults with ALL still face significant hurdles in overcoming the disease.

Research | Commentary

The Remarkable Career of Arti Hurria, M.D.

November 7, 2018 | by Michael Easterling

Arti Hurria, M.D., was recently named The George Tsai Family Chair in Geriatric Oncology. The occasion was Hurria’s chance to tell her personal story and to share her vision for the future of geriatric oncology.

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New screening tool being developed for childhood cancer survivors at risk for cardiac complications

October 6, 2016 | by Katie Neith

City of Hope's Saro Armenian, D.O., M.P.H. and Caltech research Morteza Gharib, Ph.D., have helped develop a simple tool that can screen childhood cancer patients —along with other at-risk populations— for early indicators of heart disease without having to return to their oncologist.

Research | Collaboration

Molecular profiling unlocks tumor answers

October 27, 2016 | by Sumanta K. Pal, M.D.

Molecular profiling, unlike any other type of controversial profiling in the news, is an extremely hot topic in cancer medicine today, and it’s going to have a huge impact on patients, physicians and payers.

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