Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have created a novel, cost-effective 3D lab-on-a-chip tool that can analyze tiny vesicles, like exosomes, secreted from tumor cells in just a few drops of blood to detect cancer.

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have developed a first-of-its-kind organoid that mirrors the process of cancer spreading to the lung. Called a tumor-in-a-dish, the model gives researchers insight on what goes on inside a tumor and the drugs that may best kill it.

In February, The University of Kansas Cancer Center hosted reviews of the annual American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting and San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). Both meetings draw in thousands of oncologists and researchers each year.

Prateek Sharma, MD, gastroenterologist and member of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, has been named president of The International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus (ISDE).

Infusion sessions for patients at The University of Kansas Cancer Center-North are now more comfortable thanks to the arrival of six new treatment recliners.