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Stereotactic Radiotherapy Shows Efficacy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer Patients with Co-Morbidities

Dallas - November 3, 2009 -- Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) should be considered a new standard of care for early-stage lung cancer treatment in patients with co-existing medical problems, according to results from a national clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians.  Dr. Robert Timmerman, vice chair of radiation oncology and Simmons Cancer Center member, was the principal investigator on this study and notes that this has "changed the standard of care for lung cancer patients with serious medical problems like emphysema, heart disease and strokes."  Click here for the full story.


Use of Drug-Radiation Combo Eradicates Lung Cancer

Dallas - October 29, 2009 -- Dr. Pier Paolo Scaglioni, assistant professor of internal medicine and a member of the Simmons Cancer Center, and his colleagues have eliminated non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer in mice by using an investigative drug called BEZ235 in combination with low-dose radiation.  Click here for the full story.


Researcher named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Early Career Physician-Scientist

Dallas - July 7, 2009 -- Dr. Nima Sharifi, assistant professor of internal medicine and a member of the Simmons Cancer Center, is one of only 11 researchers named this year in a national competition by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to be recognized for this award, which comes with significant funds for translational research.  Click here for the full story.   


$2 Million Grant to Understand Lung Caner in Non-smokers 

Dallas - July 21, 2009 -- Dr. Adi Gazdar and his research team are among an elite group of cancer scientists to share a $2 million grant to find biomarkers for lung cancer that develops in people who have never smoked.  The National Cancer Institute's Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) and the Canary Foundation are funding this partnership to support studies designed to further understand lung cancer and develop a test to detect early-stage lung cancer in lifetime nonsmokers.  Click here for the full story


Oxygen  MRI might help determine cancer therapy success

Dallas - June 3, 2009 -- A simple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test involving breathing oxygen might help oncologists determine the best treatment for some cancer patients, reports Drs. Ralph Mason and Dawen Zhao, radiologists who are members of the Simmons Cancer Center.  Click here for the full story.


Researchers find marker for severity in adult brain cancer

Dallas - April 1, 2009 -- Dr. Amyn Habib and a team of researchers have recently found that an inflammation-related molecule called RIP1 is commonly found in high levels of glioblastoma, the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults.  This finding could provide a new target for therapeutic drugs for glioblastoma patients who have a high level of RIP1 in their tumors coupled with NF-kappaB activation. Click here for full story.


University Hospital earns Outstanding Achievement Award for cancer care

DALLAS - April 7, 2009 -- UT Southwestern University Hospital recently received the Commission on Cancer (CoC) Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons.  The award recognizes programs that strive for excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients. University Hospital is among 93 facilities (19 percent) nationwide to receive this designation. Click here for full story.


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