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Unlocking the mysteries of cell migration

June 6, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Atsuo Sasaki and an international team of collaborators have been awarded a Human Frontier Science Program research grant to learn more about how cells migrate, with an ultimate goal of developing new treatments to prevent cancer growth and spread.

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Local 12 highlights Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

November 27, 2023

Local 12 recently spoke with the University of Cincinnati's Andrew Waters and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network volunteers to discuss ongoing pancreatic cancer research and funding support during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

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A new co-driver in breast cancer

March 9, 2021

University of Cincinnati researchers have discovered that cooperation between two key genes drive cancer growth, spread and treatment resistance in one particularly aggressive type of breast cancer. The good news is, though, with this knowledge, they can continue to aim their targeted treatments at these genes, singularly and together, to stop breast cancer in its tracks.

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Making pancreatic cancer treatments more effective

February 7, 2023

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has announced an intent to fund research from the University of Cincinnati’s Andrew Waters, PhD, to better understand how to overcome treatment resistance and develop better treatments for KRAS-mutated pancreatic cancer.

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A potential new treatment for brain tumors

September 23, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Pankaj Desai, PhD, has received a $1.19 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to continue research into the use of a drug called letrozole to treat glioblastomas, the most deadly form of brain tumors.

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Understanding breast cancer recurrence, metastatic spread

September 6, 2022

University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers published new findings on metabolic signatures that help predict breast cancer outcomes and could open avenues for new treatments in the journal PLOS ONE.