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The Teams That Make Clinical Trials Possible

Clinical trials require the skills of many experts.

May 15, 2023
Cancer, Clinical Trials
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Optimizing the Immune System to Beat Cancer

Researchers are teaming up to take chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to the next level.

Mar 23, 2023
Cancer, Car T Cell, Immunotherapy
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Meet Vania Soto, the Artist Behind The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s New Mural

Mural is one component of the cancer center’s campaign to increase diversity in clinical trial participation.

Feb 27, 2023
Cancer, Clinical Trials, Population Science
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Aggressive Treatment for Aggressive Abdominal Cancers: CRS-HIPEC

By Mazin Al-kasspooles, MD, surgical oncologist

Nov 29, 2022
Research & Innovation
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A Researcher's Guide to the Cancer Biology Program

The cancer center’s research programs – Cancer Biology, Cancer Prevention and Control and Drug Discovery, Delivery and Experimental Therapeutics - bring together investigators who share mutual interests and goals.

Nov 22, 2022
Cancer, Cancer Biology, Our Cancer Center
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Remembering patient research advocate Doug Sparling

An author, artist, musician and technology guru, Doug ultimately found his calling as a cancer research advocate.

Oct 04, 2021
Cancer, Patient Stories, Friends Family and Caregivers
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5 Things You May Not Know About Clinical Trials

With all the advances in our understanding of cancer biology and new options for treatment, today is an ideal time to consider joining a clinical trial.

Sep 30, 2021
Cancer, Clinical Trials
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Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Screening

Scientists are exploring the use of AI in cancer screenings

Jul 19, 2021
Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
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Find a Researcher Tool

The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Find a Researcher tool lets you search for scientists with specific expertise and identify potential research collaborations.

Jul 15, 2021
Cancer, Research & Innovation
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The future of pancreatic cancer treatment: It’s personal

As pancreatic cancer survival rates inch upward, Dr. Anup Kasi is committed to continuing his urgent journey to find more effective, personalized treatments.

Jul 09, 2021
Cancer, Treatments and Therapies, Pancreatic Cancer
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Why Question Cancer?

By Michelle Hills, Community Advisory Board Member, The University of Kansas Cancer Center

Jun 09, 2021
Cancer, Lung Cancer, Second Opinion
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Using Data to Take on Cancer

The University of Kansas Cancer Center members built a data platform to streamline the process of synthesizing data about Kansas and Missouri demographics, cancer risk factors and incidence, and mortality rates.

Mar 29, 2021
Cancer, Technology and Innovation, Health Disparities
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Exploring Immunotherapy Treatments to Treat Brain Cancer

Research offers hope for this difficult-to-treat disease.

Mar 16, 2021
Immunotherapy, Brain Cancer, Cancer Biology
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Children's Mercy Joins Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network

Children’s Mercy has been designated a non-core member of the Pediatric Early Phase Clinical Trials Network (PEP-CTN), enhancing their ability to bring the latest leading-edge pediatric cancer clinical trials to our region.

Feb 18, 2021
Cancer, Childhood Cancer, Pediatric
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The Next Chapter in Immunotherapy Research

By Joseph McGuirk, DO, director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics program

Feb 11, 2021
Cancer, Car T Cell, Immunotherapy

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