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Spreading Cancer Prevention Awareness, One Text at a Time

By Melanie A. Farmer

January 25, 2021

Researchers at the HICCC and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are piloting a text messaging platform to remind individuals about HPV vaccine appointments.

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Screening and Risk Reduction
New Partnership Expands Columbia's Global Cancer Research

January 13, 2021

Low- and middle-income countries are bearing the brunt of the global burden of cancer. To address this health gap, the HICCC has partnered with ICAP, ato launch the ICAP-HICCC Cancer Initiative.

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Research Advances
Big Data Analysis Finds Cancer’s Key Vulnerabilities

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CUIMC Newsroom

January 12, 2021

A new analysis led by Andrea Califano, Dr, and Cory Abate-Shen, PhD, found that regardless of the cancer’s origin, tumors could be stratified in only 112 subtypes.

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Research Advances
One in Five Brain Cancers Fueled by Overactive Mitochondria

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CUIMC Newsroom

January 11, 2021

A study, led by HICCC members, has found that up to 20% of glioblastomas—an aggressive brain cancer—are fueled by overactive mitochondria and may be treatable with drugs currently in clinical trials.
The COVID-19 Vaccine and Cancer: Q+A with Gary Schwartz, MD

By Melanie A. Farmer

January 5, 2021

In December 2020, the United States FDA authorized two approved COVID-19 vaccines. HICCC Deputy Director Gary Schwartz, MD, addresses what patients with cancer should know about the new vaccines.

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COVID-19
The Promise of CAR T-Cell Therapy: Q+A with Ran Reshef, MD

By Meeri Kim

December 22, 2020

CAR T-cell therapy is a promising type of treatment that re-engineers a patient’s white blood cells to recognize and kill tumor cells.

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CAR T-Cell Therapy
Columbia Cancer Scientists Win Young Investigator Award for Prostate Cancer Research

December 17, 2020

Congratulations to Drs. Juan Arriaga and Jessica Hawley for winning the 2020 PCF Young Investigator Award in support of their work in prostate cancer research.

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Research Advances
Identifying COVID-19 Druggable Targets in the Lung, a Gateway for Viral Infection

December 12, 2020

A new study by researchers in medicine and in systems biology is investigating the airway epithelium, or lining, of the lungs, to investigate potential druggable targets for COVID-19.

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COVID-19
Mastectomy and Reconstructive Surgery May Lead to Patients Becoming Persistent Drug Users

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American Association for Cancer Research

December 10, 2020

Research by Jacob Cogan, MD, has revealed breast cancer patients who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may face risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs.
New Target to Treat Multiple Myeloma

By Ann Rae Jonas

December 1, 2020

Dr. Suzanne Lentzsch and her team have recently identified a promising new drug target in a subset of multiple myeloma cases, those with RAS mutations. The research was published in the journal Blood.

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Multiple Myeloma

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