UC cancer research presented at national meeting
May 26, 2023
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers will present abstracts at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting 2023, held in Chicago June 2-6.
Improving treatment for deadly brain tumors
May 5, 2023
The University of Cincinnati's Soma Sengupta was a co-first author on research published in Cell Reports Medicine New that found that a cancer stem cell test can accurately decide more effective treatments and lead to increased survival for patients with glioblastoma, a deadly brain tumor.
UC trial tests tongue exercises to improve swallowing function after stroke
January 9, 2024
A new trial at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, funded by a $660,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant, will test an at-home tongue endurance exercise to improve patients’ swallowing function after a stroke.
Learning more about how cancer affects stroke risk
October 16, 2023
A collaborative team led by University of Cincinnati, University of North Carolina and Duke University researchers is studying how specific cancers and treatments affect patients' risk of stroke.
Putting control in patients' hands
February 6, 2024
A new University of Cincinnati trial, in partnership with Spark Biomedical, will test a wearable neurostimulation device to help patients with opioid use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder stick with medication treatment while finding the right dose.
Collaborative University of Cincinnati Cancer Center team opens Phase 2 brain tumor trial
March 26, 2024
A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers have opened a Phase 2 clinical trial to test a new combination treatment for glioblastomas, the most deadly form of brain tumors.
UC study: Immunotherapy drug did not increase surgery complications
September 7, 2022
University of Cincinnati researchers recently published study results in JAMA Otolaryngology showing that administering immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before surgery for oral cavity cancer did not increase rates of complication during and after surgery.
GEN News: Biomarker discovery to help predict breast cancer outcomes
September 7, 2022
GEN News highlighted recent University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center research on metabolic signatures that help predict breast cancer outcomes and could open avenues for new treatments.
UC-led research team studies role of metabolism in lysosome function
April 11, 2023
The University of Cincinnati's Atsuo Sasaki, PhD, is leading a multidisciplinary team that received National Institutes of Health funding to learn more about how an enzyme that was previously overlooked helps regulate lysosome and cellular function.