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City of Hope presents pivotal clinical trial data on potential new therapy for acute leukemias
Ibrahim T. Aldoss, M.D., City of Hope associate professor in the Division of Leukemia and principal investigator for the AUGMENT-101 trial. City of Hope has announced that 23% of patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant KMT2Ar acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) and mixed phenotype leukemia who took the...
City of Hope scientists present promising new research at American Society of Hematology annual meeting
Physicians and scientists with City of Hope® presented data on potential new treatment options for blood cancers at this year’s American Society of Hematology (ASH) conference in San Diego, California...
Study identifies promising treatment for advanced colorectal cancer
An international Phase 3 clinical trial found that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a rare genetic tumor mutation called KRAS G12C experienced superior progression-free survival rates compared to standard of...
Researchers develop early-detection method for pancreatic cancer
In a significant breakthrough that could eventually extend the survival of patients with one of the deadliest of all malignancies, an international team of researchers has devised an investigational blood...
Breast cancer surgeon pushes for new ways to beat disease
Surgical oncologist Jamie Rand, M.D., has experienced the toll of cancer in a deeply personal way. Four years ago, she lost her mother to a rare form of the...
Genetic change may lead to more aggressive leukemia
Scientists with City of Hope® and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, may have discovered one of the reasons why a type of leukemia sometimes...
City of Hope opens first U.S. multicenter clinical trial for robotic mastectomies
City of Hope is opening a multicenter clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of robotic-assisted, single-incision mastectomies. The minimally invasive procedure, which preserves the nipple and leaves only a small...
New minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment helps preserve function
After positive initial results, they led the City of Hope arm of a large, multisite Phase 2b trial of the technology, providing important data (published in Lancet Oncology in...
Patient thriving after experimental lymphoma treatment
Renee Bentson wasn’t accustomed to feeling tired. Or ill. “I’ve always been a healthy person,” said the Covina, California, mother of five and gym enthusiast, 71. “I would run seven...
Visionary Philanthropists Fund Pioneering Center for Integrative Oncology  
A Whole New Approach to Cancer Care At first glance, you might see Peggy and Andrew Cherng as simply a friendly husband and wife team. That’s OK. They are. They...