A new study shows the potential power of imaging paired with radiation to shape treatment for glioblastoma patients in real time. It is the first to quantify tumor changes in glioblastoma patients receiving MRI-guided radiation therapy.
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Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Tip Sheet for Feb. 2024
A guitarist begins 2024 on high note after awake brain surgery, Dr. Damian Green named chief of Transplantation & Cellular Therapy, targeting treatment resistance in CLL, expanding the patient pool for immunotherapy, researching potential new treatments for head and neck cancer, and more are included in this month’s tip sheet.
Embargoed Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center ASTRO 2023 Tip Sheet
Many physician-scientists and other researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center will make oral or poster presentations and participate in panel discussions at the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2023 annual meeting in San Diego, Oct. 1-4.
Three UAH researchers operating Gamma-ray Burst Monitor discover brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has announced that three researchers associated with the UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) have discovered a gamma-ray burst (GRB) approximately 2.4 billion light-years away in the constellation Sagitta that ranks as the brightest ever observed. Believed to have been triggered by collapse of a massive star, it is accompanied by a supernova explosion, giving birth to a black hole.
Sylvester Research: Remnants of ancient retrovirus may drive aggressiveness and resilience of malignant brain cancers
A new, EMBARGOED study suggests that reactivation of an ancient retrovirus from 6 million years ago may be at least partly to blame for the aggressiveness and treatment resistance of some glioblastomas.
March Tip Sheet From Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
A new study reported in JAMA Network Open unveils disparities in Mesothelioma survival, a grant to help construction workers nail quitting smoking, a new AI algorithm that offers insights into deadly cancer, a newly launched Neuroendocrine Tumors Program, a cancer researcher chosen to co-lead Tumor Biology Program and more are in this month’s tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Aggressive brain tumor mapped in genetic, molecular detail
A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has revealed a detailed map of the genes, proteins, infiltrating cells and signaling pathways that play key roles in driving glioblastoma. The study, of 99 tumors from patients, is the largest and most detailed schematic of this deadly brain tumor.
NASA awards its Exceptional Public Achievement Medal to UAH’s Michael Briggs
NASA has awarded its Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for sustained performance that embodies multiple contributions on NASA projects, programs or initiatives to Dr. Michael S. Briggs, an assistant director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.