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Dr. O'Regan on Impact of Targeted Agents in HER2+ Breast Cancer

November 22, 2018

Ruth O’Regan, MD, division head, Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, discusses the impact of targeted agents in HER2-positive breast cancer.

CLR 131 Found to Broadly Target Pediatric Solid Tumors

September 16, 2017

According to a new study by UW Carbone Cancer Center researchers, a broadly applicable cancer therapy currently being developed by Cellectar Biosciences may have the potential to work in pediatric solid tumors.

Dr. O'Regan Discusses the Future of Treatment in HER2+ Breast Cancer

May 16, 2017

Ruth O’Regan, MD, division head of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, discusses the potential of future treatments for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Patient-Derived Cancer Stem Cells Offer Diagnostic and Therapeutic Potential in Brain Cancer

March 01, 2017

A brain tumor research group at the UW Carbone Cancer Center focuses on biological studies of patient-derived glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cancer stem cells, combined with analysis of patient-matched serum-cultured GBM and an annotated GBM tissue microarray, to identify clinically relevant biomarkers.

Minority Women Receive Poorer Care for Cervical Cancer

February 09, 2017

In a large-scale study published today in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers found that nearly half of women from racial minorities receive cervical-cancer care that doesn’t meet national standards.

Wisconsin Cancer Patients Test Encouraging Lymphoma Treatment

January 20, 2017

Half of the patients in a Wisconsin Oncology Network (WON) clinical trial for a rare blood cancer are still in remission eight years after beginning treatment, according to new results of a follow-up to the study.

Carbone Cancer Center Clinical Trials Test Dietary Therapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

October 31, 2016

A new clinical trial for women with clinically aggressive triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) will test a novel theory: Will a diet low in an essential nutrient make TNBC cells more vulnerable to cell killing by a new cancer drug?