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Combining three powerful tools in effort to detect cancer early
There’s a certain urgency to his voice and demeanor.The urgency comes from a personal place. The clock is ticking.“I have a strong family history of cancer,” he explained...
City of Hope to present late-breaking clinical trial data at AACR
Engineering natural killer cells Jianhua Yu, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Michael Caligiuri, M.D., president of City of Hope National Medical Center and...
New study aims to identify lung cancer risk in nonsmokers
Updated March 27, 2024: Since this article was originally published, the recruitment time period was extended to five years. The study is currently actively recruiting participants. Please go here for...
'Liquid biopsy' alone not ideal for colon cancer screening, physician warns
The study was published March 8 in JAMA Open Network. “A liquid biopsy measuring circulating tumor DNA is a novel way to test for residual disease in patients...
City of Hope scientists uncover pathway that allows cancer to evade treatment
Researchers at City of Hope have identified a pathway that explains how mutated cancer cells can continue to replicate and become resistant to oncology therapies.   Using whole genome sequencing technology...
Microbiome product may enhance kidney cancer treatment
City of Hope and Osel Inc., a company developing live biotherapeutic products for modulation of the human microbiome, today announced Phase 1 trial data showing that use of the live...
In Memoriam: Research pioneer Arthur D. Riggs, 82, developed the technology that led to the first human synthetic insulin to treat diabetes
A biotechnology pioneer and a longtime leader at City of Hope, Riggs served as director emeritus of Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope and the Arthur Riggs Diabetes...
Diabetes researcher calls for race-inclusive risk studies
It’s a safe bet that John S. Kaddis, Ph.D., begins his day a whole lot earlier than many of us.   “At every out-of-town conference,” said Joyce Niland, Ph.D., who chairs...
City of Hope study shows promise of targeting muscle to treat prediabetes
New research from City of Hope shows that turning on a gene called STX4 in skeletal muscle can reverse prediabetes in an animal model.   The study findings — published...
Early trial success for new peritoneal cancer treatment
Irene van der Heijden has a type of cancer that is incurable, inoperable and notoriously resistant to chemotherapy — low-grade serous ovarian cancer with carcinomatosis of the peritoneum, a thin...