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UT Southwestern scientists who created a powerful analytic weapon in the fight against cancer and infectious diseases are making that tool available for free via a web-based portal.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded UTSW researchers more than $19.6 million in grants.

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report for the first time that tumors stressed by cancer immunotherapy release their mitochondrial DNA into nearby immune cells, triggering a host alert system.

An international team of cancer researchers that included UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians announced “game-changing results” using the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to treat certain lung cancers that failed to respond to first-line therapies.

The common practice of excluding patients with a prior cancer diagnosis from lung cancer clinical trials may not be justified, according to a study by researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

The Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center received $11 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute.

Health Tip: Cooking meat with high-temperature methods can increase exposure to chemicals that can cause changes in DNA that may increase the risk of cancer.

In 2005, Dr. James Willson, Director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, announced UT Southwestern’s intentions to become a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, the top tier for U.S. cancer centers.

A novel drug belonging to a new class of medicines called HIF-2 inhibitors show promise in treating metastatic kidney cancer.

UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers are investigating whether an injectable, biodegradable gel can reduce potential side effects from extreme high-dose radiation treatments for prostate cancer.