Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A person’s “biological age” may be a hidden factor in their risk of colorectal cancer before the age of 50.

Racial/ethnic minorities are often diagnosed with lung cancer at later stages than White patients but that disadvantage is smaller in Hispanic populations.

Steven Chen, PhD, and colleagues identified a 10-gene biomarker that may predict benefit with adjuvant chemotherapy in stage II/III colon cancer.

Estelamari Rodriguez, MD, MPH, is breaking down barriers to care by creating Spanish-language content about lung cancer for patients and caregivers.

According to a study published in Blood Neoplasia, standard-of-care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is safe and effective for adults over 80.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced the formation of the Sylvester Brain Tumor Institute.

Brandon Mahal, MD, of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, was commissioned to write a collaborative article on prostate cancer for The Lancet.

Two new grants from the U.S. Department of Defense will support Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center studies of endometrial cancer in Black women.

A study by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center assessed the outcomes of a community-based effort to test for and eradicate H. pylori, a major risk factor for gastric cancer.

In a new phase 3 clinical trial, imetelstat demonstrated clear advantages for patients who have failed or are ineligible for other therapies.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and NANETS will present a regional educational conference focusing on neuroendocrine tumors.

Damian Green, MD, will join Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center this spring to lead its transplantation and cellular therapy services.

Some head and neck cancers may respond to the drug olaparib or the combination of olaparib with decitabine.

Kaylie Cullison, an award-winning researcher, MD/PhD student and mentee to Dr. Eric Mellon, will present data on true progression and pseudoprogression with the use of the MRI-linac machine.

At the 17th Congress of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, Dr. Penedo received the organization’s 2023 Distinguished Scientist Award.

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine are part of an international team of scientists who identified mechanisms by which some multiple myelomas become resistant to initially effective T-cell therapies.

Sanoj Punnen, MD, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is leading a $2.5 million, five-year National Cancer Institute grant to explore a new way to noninvasively detect prostate cancer.

One of the world’s foremost biochemists is joining Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, bringing decades of groundbreaking research in genetics, epigenetics and cellular processes.

Shria Kumar, MD, a colorectal cancer researcher with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been awarded a Conquer Cancer Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

The American Association for Cancer Research has selected Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center as one of the newest members of a worldwide consortium contributing genomic data to AACR’s Project GENIE.

Priyamvada Rai, PhD, is the new Tumor Biology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System.

Jaime Merchán, MD, is the new Translational and Clinical Oncology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System.

An international research group, led by scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has developed a new machine learning algorithm that can combine large datasets from multiple sources to pinpoint kinases and potentially target them for treatment.

With three years to go, C. Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, is on track to establish a “top three” U.S. myeloma program within five years, with the announcement of the new, dedicated Myeloma Research Institute within Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Helicobacter pylori infection is a major cause of gastric cancer, and researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have several projects underway to better understand the association and develop much-needed prevention and treatment.

Researchers are investigating ways to make immunotherapies more effective.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Game Changer vehicles, which bring health education and free screenings for many cancer types to South Florida communities in need, are offering prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer.

More scientific evidence about the importance of nutrition and physical activity for cancer survivors has emerged in the past 10 years, prompting the American Cancer Society to update its guidance for physicians and patients.

New treatments, particularly immunotherapies, are providing durable benefits for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has named Sophia George, PhD, the inaugural associate director of diversity, equity, and inclusion.