personalized cancer medicine

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October 1, 2014

Optical imaging in drug therapy screens

A non-invasive imaging tool could test potential cancer therapies quickly to personalize therapy for patients.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 8, 2014

PET probe detects dying tumor cells

A novel PET imaging probe detects tumor cell death in vivo and could be useful for personalizing cancer medicine.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 10, 2013

Probing mutant EGF receptor regulation

Understanding the regulation of mutant EGF receptors commonly found in lung cancers could lead to new targeted therapies.

By Leigh MacMillan
September 19, 2013

Photo: Building support

Representatives from longtime supporter Balfour Beatty Construction visited the Medical Center recently to present an additional gift in support of the existing Balfour Beatty Research Fund for Personalized Cancer Medicine.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 16, 2012

Method may refine personalized trials for cancer therapy

A new tool to observe cell behavior has revealed surprising clues about how cancer cells respond to therapy, and may offer a way to further refine personalized cancer treatments.

By VUMC News and Communications
July 19, 2012

VICC adds colon cancer to gene mutation testing

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has initiated tumor mutation testing for a limited number of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications