Cancer Archive — Page 24 of 70
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April 7, 2022
Computer eyeballs graft-vs-host disease
A machine learning algorithm identified areas of skin affected by chronic graft-versus-host disease on par with clinicians, opening the door to streamlining and standardizing this measure of patient response to therapy. -
April 7, 2022
New prognosis predictor and target for gastric cancer
The protein CGA — a subunit of glycoprotein hormones — is a biomarker that predicts chemoresistance in gastric cancer and could be targeted along with EGFR to restore chemosensitivity. -
March 28, 2022
Study finds 10-second videos predict blood cancer relapse
Vanderbilt research shows that 10-second videos of white blood cell motion in the skin’s microvasculature greatly improved the prediction of which stem cell and bone marrow transplant patients would have a relapse of their blood cancer. -
March 24, 2022
Stress in young adult cancer patients and caregivers
Adolescent and young adult oncology patients and caregivers experience psychosocial impairment and financial toxicity at the time of cancer diagnosis, findings that will inform interventions to support patient and caregiver well-being. -
March 24, 2022
Berlin named interim leader of Hematology and Oncology
Jordan Berlin, MD, has been appointed interim leader of Vanderbilt's Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine. -
March 22, 2022
VUMC’s Pietenpol, Shyr named AACR Fellows
Vanderbilt's Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, and Yu Shyr, PhD, have been inducted as fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy. -
March 17, 2022
Ferrell lands Mark Foundation for Cancer Research award
Vanderbilt's Brent Ferrell, MD, is one of the recipients a 2022 Endeavor Award from the The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research.