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Official Twitter page of the University of Colorado Cancer Center at @CUAnschutz - Colorado's only @theNCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.
Aurora, Colo.
Joined October 2008
“When you look at all that’s been accomplished, you’d have to say our stature is rising. We’re cooking," says CU Cancer Center Director @RichSchulickMD, MBA, about the cancer center's 40-year anniversary. Read the new C3 cover story ⬇️ .
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From humble beginnings, the CU Cancer Center has grown into a leading center for research, clinical care, education, and outreach. Here's a history.
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RT @CUMedicalSchool: With funding from @theNCI, the @CUCancerCenter is launching a new program to engage youth in the neighborhoods around….
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With funding from the NCI, the CU Cancer Center is launching a new program to engage youth in the neighborhoods around the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
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The Gates Institute provided chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy to the 50th patient enrolled in an investigator-led clinical trial @CUAnschutz ⬇️ .
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In July, the Gates Institute provided chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for the 50th patient enrolled in an investigator-led clinical trial at University of Colorado Anschutz.
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CU Cancer Center members Kian Behbakht (@KbKian), MD, and Benjamin Bitler (@bitlerlabucd), PhD, are putting early ovarian cancer detection to the test ⬇️ .
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Kian Behbakht, MD, and Benjamin Bitler, PhD, are collaborating with Denver-based AOA Dx to validate the company’s blood test for ovarian cancer.
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#InternationalDogDay: New research from CU Cancer Center members at CSU’s Flint Animal Cancer Center is helping to point the way to better treatments for humans and dogs 🐕 ⬇️ .
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Research by CU Cancer Center members at Colorado State University’s renowned Flint Animal Cancer Center could benefit both people and dogs.
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#InternationalDogDay: Susan Lana, DVM, MS, director at Flint Animal Cancer Center, one of our key research partners, shares some of the warning signs of cancer to look out for in your dog.
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A $300,000 grant from the @CUMedicalSchool's Translational Research Scholars Program will support CU Cancer Center's Richard Tobin, PhD, in his work investigating the roles of unconventional T cells in adoptive cell therapies ⬇️ .
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Richard Tobin, PhD, got a Translational Research Scholars grant to support his research on unconventional T cells in adoptive cell therapies.
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CU Cancer Center's Marco Del Chiaro, MD, talks multidisciplinary cancer care and the role of surgical oncologists ⬇️.
Happy National Surgical Oncologist Day! Marco Del Chiaro, MD, sat down with us to explain the important role of surgical oncologists as part of a multi-disciplinary cancer team, and share why he loves being a #SurgicalOncologist. 🎗️👨⚕️ #ImproveEveryLife @chiaro_del @CUSurgOnc
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As Fahiima Abdullahi begins her time in the CU Cancer Center’s PIKE-PREP research training program for post-baccalaureate students, she is being mentored by member Mercedes Rincon, PhD ⬇️.
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The PIKE-PREP research training program is Fahiima Abdullahi's next step in a mentoring journey that goes back to her days as an undergraduate.
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For its success in advancing cancer prevention and early detection efforts across the state, the CU Cancer Center’s Colorado Cancer Screening Program has been named the @AmericanCancer Society 2024 Colorado State Partner of the Year ⬇️.
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The CU Cancer Center's Colorado Cancer Screening Program has been named the American Cancer Society 2024 Colorado State Partner of the Year.
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Even negative results from a clinical trial can prove valuable in refining research that eventually may point to new, more effective treatments for cancer. CU Cancer Center's Meg Macy, MD, shares a recent example ⬇️.
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A study of a new treatment strategy produced disappointing results, but nevertheless led to ‘valuable’ findings, says CU Cancer Center member Meg Macy, MD.
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#WorldBreastCancerResearchDay: We want to highlight the importance of clinical trials, which bring tomorrow's treatments to patients today. There are numerous breast cancer clinical trials being conducted by CU Cancer Center members, see here:
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CU Cancer Center member @TejasPatilMD says @theNCI's Paul Calabresi Clinical Scholars Award funds will help him pursue answers to “a very important question in lung cancer” ⬇️.
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CU Cancer Center member Tejas Patil, MD, is chosen for the NCI-backed Paul Calabresi Clinical Scholars Award to support career development.
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Working in the lab of CU Cancer Center member @SchweppeRebecca, PhD, Meghan Kellett, MD, PhD, recently published research that may point to a new therapeutic target for advanced thyroid cancer 🔬 ⬇️ .
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Recently published research by Meghan Kellett, MD, PhD, finds that Focal Adhesion Kinase may be a therapeutic target for advanced thyroid cancer.
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CU Cancer Center member Katja Kiseljak-Vassiliades (@Katja_K_Vassi), DO, and her team's research efforts helped Angela Harkoff, a 46-year-old mother of three, reduce the size of her tumors ⬇️.
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An innovative treatment approach by Katja Kiseljak-Vassiliades, DO, has helped treat a patient's aggressive cancer, underscoring the value of research.
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Breaking new ground: @CUDeptSurg resident Stefan Marasligiller, MD, is the inaugural O’Hara Rising Star Trainee at the CU Cancer Center’s Katy O. and Paul M. Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence ⬇️.
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Surgical resident Stefan Marasligiller, MD, is the first research trainee in the Katy O. and Paul M. Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence.
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