Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is a nationally recognized research center and treatment hospital in Salt Lake City. We are the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Mountain West and serve patients with all types of cancer from Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. In 2021, we opened the region’s first proton therapy center. We manage the Utah Population Database, the largest genetic database in the world. More genes for inherited cancers have been discovered at our institution than any place in the world, including genes for melanoma and breast, ovarian, colon, head, and neck cancers.
Key Decision Factors in Selecting Frontline Therapy for Metastatic RCC
November 28th 2023Renowned oncologists discuss critical factors influencing their decisions for frontline therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), including risk assessment, sites of metastasis, performance status, and treatment goals.
New Clinical Trials Test Innovative Ways To Preserve Muscle Mass During Metastatic Prostate Cancer
October 25th 2023The National Cancer Institute awarded investigators at Huntsman Cancer Institute a grant totaling more than $3 million to conduct a clinical trial to see if combining creatine monohydrate supplementation and resistance exercise training helps preserve muscle in people who have metastatic prostate cancer.
Shaping the Future of Cancer Care Through Student Training Health Collaborative
October 20th 2023Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University proudly announce a groundbreaking partnership called the “Huntsman Cancer Institute–Utah Valley University Health Collaborative.”
Dr Agarwal on Future Questions to Address Following the TALAPRO-2 Trial in mCRPC
July 26th 2023Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses future questions to be addressed following the phase 3 TALAPRO-2 trial evaluating the combination of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Agarwal Discusses FDA Approval of Talazoparib Plus Enzalutamide in HRR Gene–Mutated mCRPC
Neeraj Agarwal, MD, speaks on the significance of the approval and how the combination of talazoparib and enzalutamide will fit into the treatment landscape of HRR gene–mutated mCRPC.
FDA Approval Insights: Talazoparib Plus Enzalutamide in HRR Gene–Mutated mCRPC
July 17th 2023Dr Agarwal discusses the significance of the FDA approval of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in HRR gene–mutated mCRPC, key efficacy and safety data from the TALAPRO-2 trial, and how this combination further supports the use of PARP inhibitors in the mCRPC treatment paradigm.
Dr Agarwal on Advances With PARP Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer
July 10th 2023Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses the role of PARP inhibitors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and the potential evolutions of the metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer treatment paradigms.
Dr Agarwal on the FDA Approval of Talazoparib Plus Enzalutamide in HRR-Mutated mCRPC
July 6th 2023Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer harboring homologous recombination repair gene alterations.
Addressing Health in Areas Characterized by Persistent Poverty
July 6th 2023The Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah, in partnership with the Montana State University Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, received a grant for Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas from the National Cancer Institute.
Major Expansion Provides Best Cancer Care to Utah and Beyond
May 18th 2023Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the only place in the region devoted to developing new treatments for cancer, announced the opening of the Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancers.
Dr Godara on the Selection of CAR T-Cell Therapies vs Bispecific Antibodies in R/R Multiple Myeloma
April 13th 2023Amandeep Godara, MBBS, discusses important patient factors to consider when deciding between a CAR T-cell therapy vs bispecific antibody in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, and the importance of mitigating treatment-related toxicities associated with the administration of bispecific antibodies in this disease setting.