News and Breakthroughs
Find the latest news and discoveries, as well highlights from Lurie Cancer Center’s programs and events through the links below. To learn more about our accomplishments and the people who make them possible, visit the Lurie Cancer Center news archive.
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05.14.2025On Sunday, June 1, Lurie Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine will welcome cancer survivors and supporters to our 32nd Annual Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk & 5K!
05.13.2025Physicians and scientists from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine will present and discuss leading-edge research in cancer care at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, May 30- June 3 at McCormick Place in Chicago, and Online. Visit us at Booth 11016.
05.08.2025Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new intracellular mechanisms that help specialized immune cells adapt and respond to disease and acute inflammation, findings that may inform the development of targeted therapies for cancer and tissue injury, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
05.01.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a key driver of chemotherapy resistance in advanced ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
05.01.2025Ali Shilatifard, PhD, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
04.29.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have shed new light on the inner workings of some of the smallest cellular structures, according to a study published in the Journal of Cell Biology.
04.28.2025Research shows about five to 10 percent of people with cancer have another separate cancer occur at the same time.
04.24.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a testis-specific protein contributes to tumor growth and progression when it is mis-expressed in lung cancer, according to a study published in Science Advances.
04.24.2025Physicians and scientists from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University and Northwestern Medicine will share and discuss leading-edge research at the 2025 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, April 25–30 in Chicago.
04.23.2025For many women in West Africa, access is a roadblock to healthcare. With the “Health on the Roll” mobile clinics (“Santé en Route” in French), the team brings cancer care directly to patients. These mobile clinics are staffed by experienced local health care workers who know their communities.
04.14.2025Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, associate professor of Radiation Oncology and co-leader of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s Lung Cancer Program, has been named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology.
04.11.2025The first week of April is Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Awareness Week—and if you've never heard of it, that's part of the problem. This year, 89,500 young people between the ages of 15 and 39 will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States.
04.10.2025Scientists have developed a novel, robust proteomics technique that can more accurately identify and spatially characterize thousands of proteins in single cells within human tissue samples, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications.
03.31.2025A new study has identified a previously unobserved function of a protein found in the cell nuclei of all flora and fauna, playing a role promoting gene transcription.
03.31.2025Orland Park comedian Tim Cavanagh is back to laughing after Cavanagh back to laughing after pancreatic cancer nearly took his life.
03.28.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about the genetic structure of ovarian cancer cells, according to a study published in Advanced Science.
03.27.2025Cell death has been found to be a driving factor in glioblastoma progression, according to a Northwestern-Medicine-led study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
03.19.2025A team of international scientists has developed a method to predict the risk of developing cancer from a blood disorder common in older adults, according to a study published in the journal Blood.
03.13.2025Northwestern Medicine investigators are steering CAR T-cell therapy research and treatment development to improve survival and quality of life for patients with cancer.
03.10.2025Circadian rhythms play a role in how quickly damaged muscles heal, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science Advances.
03.07.2025The use of patient-reported outcomes during cancer treatment improved overall patient care, according to a trial published in Nature Medicine.
03.05.2025A new professorship honoring the late Ann Lurie, a transformative donor in the Northwester community and beyond, will support Hidayatullah G. Munshi, MD, ’02 GME, who in September was appointed chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
03.05.2025In this episode of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's podcast, Timothy Pearman, PhD, explores the critical role of caregivers and care partners to a patient’s healthcare team. Dr. Pearman discusses the challenges caregivers face, including burnout, relationship stress, and issues surrounding sex and intimacy. He also offers effective communication strategies to address these challenges and shares ways healthcare professionals can better educate and support caregivers.
02.27.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that inhibiting the GATA6 protein in mouse models of colon cancer reduced tumor growth and improved survival, underscoring the potential of a new therapeutic target for colon cancer, according to a recent study published in Science Advances.
02.26.2025Tara O. Henderson, MD, MPH, has been named the Founders’ Board Centennial Chair of Pediatrics, effective March 31.
02.25.2025The number of young people being diagnosed with cancer is on the rise. And while the treatments can be life-saving, years later they are life-altering.
02.24.2025Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered unique genetic and structural changes in endothelial cells in the brain after disrupting the blood-brain barrier, which may inform new therapeutic targets that promote blood-brain barrier repair after neurovascular injuries, according to a recent study.
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to work against tumors, according to a study published in Science Advances.
02.03.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a key pathway controlling tumor growth in B-cell lymphomas, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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