Simmons Cancer Center, MD Anderson scientists develop artificial intelligence method to predict anti-cancer immunity: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2021/artificial-intelligence-method-to-predict-anti-cancer-immunity.html

Researchers and data scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence technique that can identify which cell surface peptides produced by cancer cells called neoantigens are recognized by the immune system.

Good-guy bacteria may help cancer immunotherapies do their job: Patient Care News - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/bacteria-immunotherapy-koh.html

Individuals with certain types of bacteria in their gut may be more likely to respond well to cancer immunotherapy, researchers at the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center found in a study of patients with metastatic melanoma.

Simmons Cancer Center’s Dr. John Sweetenham to chair National Comprehensive Cancer Network Board of Directors: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/sweetenham-nccn.html

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).

Simmons Cancer Center joins National Cancer Institute, CDC calling for increased HPV vaccinations to prevent cancer: January 2017 News Release - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2017/hpv-vaccine-cobb.html

More than a decade after the HPV vaccine was deemed both safe and effective by the FDA for preventing several types of cancer, the vaccine is still underused by those who could benefit.

New cancer treatments could evolve from research showing that acetate supplements speed up cancer growth: February 2015 News Releases - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2015/cancer-treatment-acetate-supplements.html

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers seeking novel ways to combat cancer found that giving acetate, a major compound produced in the gut by host bacteria, to mice sped up the growth and metastasis of tumors.

Start screenings at age 45 to prevent colorectal cancer, UT Southwestern experts advise : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/june-colorectal-cancer.html

Colorectal cancer is on the rise among younger adults. According to the American Cancer Society, the proportion of cases among people under 55 increased from 11% in 1995 to 20% in 2019, and it is now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men younger than 50.

UTSW researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/new-vulnerability-in-kidney-cancer.html

UTSW researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas UTSW researchers uncover new vulnerability in kidney cancer Published on: January 16, 2020   Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Email this page Print this page From left: Drs

Illuminating cancer: Researchers invent a pH threshold sensor to improve cancer surgery: December 2016 News Release - UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2016/nanosensors-cancer-detection.html

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have invented a transistor-like threshold sensor that can illuminate cancer tissue, helping surgeons more accurately distinguish cancerous from normal tissue.

New drug combination offers hope for improved treatment of cervical cancer: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/december-new-drug-combination.html

A new combination of drugs slowed the growth of cancer cells by an unexpected mechanism that may one day lead to improved treatment of cervical cancer, a UT Southwestern-led study published in Molecular Cancer Research suggests.

Immunotherapy side effect could be a positive sign for kidney cancer patients : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/immunotherapy-side-effect-could-be-a-positive-sign.html

An autoimmune side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) drugs could signal improved control of kidney cancer, according to a new study by researchers in UT Southwestern’s Kidney Cancer Program (KCP).