New Radiation Therapy Delays Brain Cancer Regrowth, Protects Healthy Tissue
September 19, 2022
UC San Diego Health now offers a novel therapy option shown to extend the lifespan and improve quality of life for certain patients.
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Study Reveals New Role for Hippo Pathway in Suppressing Cancer Immunity
December 1, 2016
Previous studies identified the Hippo pathway kinases LATS1/2 as a tumor suppressor, but new research led by University of California San Diego School of Medicine scientists reveals a surprising role for these enzymes in subduing cancer immunity. The findings could have a clinical role in improving efficiency of immunotherapy drugs.
Plant Virus Treatment Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Cancers in Mice
May 13, 2024
…metastatic tumors across various cancer models, including colon, ovarian, melanoma and breast cancer.
How a Plant Virus Could Protect and Save Your Lungs From Metastatic Cancer
September 14, 2021
Using a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, researchers developed a new therapy that could keep metastatic cancers from spreading to the lungs, as well as treat established tumors in the lungs.
New Imaging Agent Enables Better Cancer Detection, More Accurate Staging
March 20, 2013
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a new imaging dye, designed and developed at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, is an effective agent in detecting and mapping cancers that have reached the lymph nodes. The radioactive dye called Technetium Tc-99m tilmanocept,…
GLIF Telemedicine Demo: Up Close and Personal, From Thousands of Miles Away
October 3, 2014
With mobile devices in every back pocket and lab coat, it’s a given that patients and their physicians need not be in the same room to interact. But a proof-of-concept demonstration at the University of California, San Diego this week showed that with the right network and visualization technologies, patients…
Breakfast with Champions to Benefit Prostate Cancer Research Feb. 22
February 7, 2013
The University of California, San Diego will host its first-ever fundraiser for prostate cancer research, “Breakfast with Champions,” on Friday, Feb. 22 at the La Jolla Country Club. The event will feature Pro Football Hall of Famers and prostate cancer survivors Mike Haynes and Deacon Jones who will discuss their…
Patients with Gastrointestinal Tumors at Higher Risk of Other Cancers
May 1, 2015
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine conducted the first population-based study that characterizes the association and temporal relationship between gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and other cancers. The results, published by Cancer on April 30, indicate that one in 5.8 patients with GIST will develop additional malignancies before and…
Inhibiting Enzyme Helps Cancer Immunotherapy Work Better
August 3, 2020
UC San Diego researchers discovered that people with an inactive RNA-editing enzyme respond better to cancer immunotherapy, and inhibitors of the enzyme help mice with difficult-to-treat cancers live longer.
23rd Annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational Set for Aug. 21
August 10, 2016
Surfers, scientists and survivors will come together to support the fight against cancer at the annual Luau and Legends of Surfing Invitational, set for Sunday, Aug. 21 at the beach near Scripps Pier in La Jolla. The University of California San Diego fundraiser features a surf competition and festive luau.…
