Top 5 MD Anderson abstracts at AACR 2025
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting showcases exciting new cancer therapies that help link translational science and clinical trials. MD Anderson researchers will be presenting more than 200 studies at AACR this year.
This research spans many topics, from gaining a better understanding of how cancer treatments are working to ways we can continue to improve our cancer therapies while minimizing side...
Head of Cancer Medicine: ‘MD Anderson is the place I bring my loved ones’
As a physician-scientist, I have a series of roles at MD Anderson. I’m the division head of Cancer Medicine where I oversee 16 medical oncology...
Cancer treatment side effect: Muscle cramps
If you’ve ever had a charley horse — or a severe sudden spasm in your calf — you know that muscle cramps are no joke.
But...
Next-generation sequencing and immunotherapy give bladder cancer patient hope
Meleah Foreman celebrated her 70th birthday this past year full of gratitude and hope.
“This can sound crazy for cancer, but it's been a pleasant journey. I think it's just that safeness and trust that we have with MD Anderson.”
Meleah found out she had plasmacytoid bladder cancer in August 2019 after several urinary tract infections (UTIs). The diagnosis was a shock. Her family had recently mourned the death of both...
What is the future of cell therapy in cancer treatment?
Cell therapies, often described as ‘living therapies,’ are a form of immunotherapy created using immune cells from a patient or healthy donor...
How beautiful images can advance immunotherapy
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words.
In the case of MD Anderson’s immunotherapy platform, part of the James P. Allison Institute...
Radiation therapy, the immune system and what’s ahead
Radiation therapy is often thought of as a treatment for localized cancer that hasn’t spread. But when paired with other therapies, it can...
Innovative directions in immunotherapy research
Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses a patient’s immune system to target their cancer cells. Some common types of immunotherapies...
Immunotherapy clinical trial allows cervical cancer survivor to thrive
Jana Selman wants to share her experience on a clinical trial for cervical cancer with anyone who could benefit from knowing about it....
Researcher studies tumor cell interaction to improve immunotherapy
Kenneth Hu, Ph.D., first got a taste of what it’s like to work in a real science lab as a senior in high school. He was part of a program...