News and Breakthroughs
Read the latest news from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our center's latest events and accomplishments. You can also visit the article archive for older news. Visit our Photo Gallery to view photos and videos from various events
04.15.2021High resolution electron microscopy imaging shows how damage-sensing proteins recognize DNA breaks and then bridge them together
04.14.2021Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how a particular type of immune cell exerts a dual function in cancer cells that is contingent on tumor grade.
04.08.2021Based on a clinical trial led by Lurie Cancer Center member Riad Salem, MD, the FDA recently approved TheraSphere Y-90 Glass Microspheres for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
04.07.2021Inhibiting production of a key material produced by the mTOR pathway could slow tumor growth, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
04.05.2021Inhibiting a novel protein variant within glioma stem cells may be a promising therapeutic approach to treat glioblastoma, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
04.02.2021In 2020, the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University was one of 12 cancer centers selected to receive a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support Interdisciplinary Research on Cancer and Aging.
03.30.2021A novel integrative computational technique allowed scientists to classify disease conditions at the molecular level using epigenomic data sets.
03.26.2021Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that inhibiting tumor-associated myeloid cells ability to produce specialized metabolites called polyamines may improve the effectiveness of treatments for glioblastoma.
03.25.2021Northwestern Medicine scientists have engineered a novel antibody that revitalizes immune cell activity in a deadly brain cancer, according to a recent study.
- 03.25.2021
The Lurie Cancer Center is pleased to announce several new leadership appointments, effective April 1, 2021
03.18.2021Emmy Award-winning journalist and cancer survivor, Dina Bair, knows that personal stories can have the greatest impact. The WGN-TV News anchor and medical reporter is sharing her experience to honor her late father’s memory and support the Cancer Survivorship Institute of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
03.15.2021An early clinical trial found that a spherical nucleic acid drug developed at Northwestern kills tumor cells in people with the fatal brain cancer glioblastoma. This is the first time a nanotherapeutic has been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier and cause cell death. Lead investigator Priya Kumthekar, MD, explains the results of the study.
03.10.2021An experimental spherical nucleic acid drug developed by Northwestern scientists was able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and trigger the death of glioblastoma cells.
03.04.2021When Candace Henley was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2003, she was a 35-year-old single mother raising five daughters. As a Black woman, she found herself feeling as though she was falling through the cracks in the healthcare system.
03.03.2021Seema Khan, MD, and Yuan Luo, PhD, presented their research on “Computational Phenotyping to Ascertain Breast Cancer Recurrence,” by framing their lecture with a problem; the lack of accessible or existing data about breast cancer recurrence.
- 03.01.2021
Award recipients are nominated by their colleagues and teammates for their skill, medical knowledge, and for going above and beyond expectations to provide exceptional and compassionate cancer care.
02.26.2021Perioperative chemotherapy treatment did not improve overall survival for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine clinical trial.
02.25.2021Blocking the arginine methylation pathway, which helps brain tumor cells proliferate by promoting cell division, could improve cancer therapies, according to a recent study.
02.22.2021Capability could accelerate the development of new treatments for diseases
02.18.2021Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a protein kinase called DYRK1A and its downstream substrates as potential therapeutic targets for treating pediatric patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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