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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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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
Q+A: Catherine Shu, MD, on the State of Lung Cancer Treatment and Research

By Melanie A. Farmer

November 24, 2020

A physician-researcher in thoracic oncology, Dr. Catherine Shu has a focused interest in improving outcomes for lung cancer patients with resectable disease.

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Lung Cancer
Seven HICCC Members Named as Highly Cited Researchers

November 18, 2020

Seven members of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) have been named as 2020 Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate, landing them among the most influential researchers in the world.

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Research Advances
Addressing Disparities in Breast Cancer

By Melanie A. Farmer

November 17, 2020

In breast cancer, a building body of research has revealed multitude of cancer care disparities, and patients who are among the minority underserved demographic are hit the hardest.

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Breast Cancer
Q+A: Gulam Manji, MD, PhD, on the Changing Landscape in Pancreatic Cancer

By Melanie A. Farmer

November 13, 2020

November marks Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month, and in this in-depth Q+A, Dr. Gulam Manji takes us through the exciting advances in pancreatic cancer treatment and research.

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Pancreatic Cancer
Hitting Pancreatic Cancer Where It Hurts

By Meeri Kim

November 11, 2020

Columbia University biologist Kenneth Olive, PhD, isn’t afraid to tackle a hard problem. He has dedicated his life to finding a cure for pancreatic cancer, one of the toughest types of cancer to treat

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Pancreatic Cancer

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