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UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center names new leaders for key programs
These leaders will guide key research initiatives, mentor the next generation of cancer scientists, and support efforts to translate scientific discoveries into better outcomes for patients.
September 8, 2025
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Dr. Hanna Mikkola receives $1M grant to develop safer treatments for myeloid leukemia of Down syndrome
The grant will support Mikkola and her team’s efforts to uncover the hidden mechanisms driving this leukemia through diagnosis, treatment, and relapse to map the disease’s evolution at the single-cell level.
September 8, 2025
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2 min read
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UCLA researchers honored with Conquer Cancer Foundation awards
Physician-scientists from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have been selected as recipients of 2025 research awards from the Conquer Cancer Foundation in recognition of their contributions to advancing breast cancer research.
September 2, 2025
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3 min read
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What you need to know about prostate cancer, prevention and treatment
August 29, 2025
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4 min read
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UCLA scientists develop off-the-shelf immunotherapy for metastatic kidney cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a new kind of immunotherapy that uses specially engineered immune cells equipped with built-in weapons to attack kidney cancer tumors and reprogram their protective environment — all without the need to customize treatment for each individual patient.
August 29, 2025
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4 min read
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Housing aid linked to lower medical financial hardship among U.S. renters with cancer
Government housing assistance was associated with a nearly seven-percentage point lower risk of experiencing financial hardship related to medical expenses among US renters with a history of cancer.
August 27, 2025
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3 min read
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Many patients with advanced cancer feel their treatment is not aligned with their personal care goals
According to a new study led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, many people with advanced cancer feel their treatment does not align with their personal care goals.
August 26, 2025
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4 min read
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Dr. Anna S. S. Gukovskaya awarded George E. Palade Prize for pancreatic research
Anna S. S. Gukovskaya, PhD, director of the pancreatic research group at UCLA and the VA, has been named the 2025 recipient of the George E. Palade Prize, the highest honor from the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP).
August 25, 2025
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How high-precision radiation therapy helped a surfer beat lung cancer and get back in the water
When Paul Hendrix was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer in 2023, he knew exactly where to turn. A longtime UCLA Health patient and alumnus of UCLA’s film and television program, Hendrix had previously beaten throat cancer with the help of UCLA.
August 18, 2025
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4 min read
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Immunotherapy helps extend the lives of patients with rare form of skin cancer
A research team co-led by UCLA investigators has found that pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug that helps the immune system attack cancer cells, can effectively shrink or eliminate tumors in patients with unresectable advanced desmoplastic melanoma, a rare and often aggressive form of skin cancer.
August 14, 2025
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5 min read
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Drs. Chiang and Hui receives NIH Trailblazer Award to advance targeted cancer therapy using microbubbles
Dr. Jason Chiang and Dr. James Hui, both assistant professors of Radiological Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, have received a $630,000 Trailblazer Award from the National Institutes of Health to help support their work using a microbubble platform to detect and treat cancer using ultrasound energy.
August 14, 2025
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2 min read
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UCLA scientists develop off-the-shelf immunotherapy for ovarian cancer
UCLA researchers have developed a new type of immunotherapy called CAR-NKT cell therapy that, in patient-derived tumor samples, has been shown to be more effective at fighting ovarian cancer than conventional CAR-T cell therapy.
August 12, 2025
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5 min read
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Off-the-shelf cancer vaccine elicits strong immune response in patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancer
The findings, published in Nature Medicine, show that the vaccine can trigger powerful and lasting immune responses and may help prevent or delay cancer recurrence in high-risk patients whose tumors are driven by KRAS mutations.
August 12, 2025
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‘Miracle’ medicine, based in federally funded science, arrived just in time to save his life
Millions are alive today because of leukemia therapies that arose from Owen Witte’s UCLA research, including retired Army Major Melvin Mann.
August 8, 2025
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6 min read
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UCLA pediatric cancer researcher receives $400,000 grant for liquid biopsy technologies
August 7, 2025
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4 min read
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Redefining what it means to thrive after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis
Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at 34, Elissa Kalver found expert care at UCLA and launched WeGotThis.org, the first cancer gift registry, to support others and promote care that values both survival and quality of life.
August 4, 2025
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5 min read
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Mailing at-home test kits most effective in getting people ages 45 to 49 to screen for colorectal cancer, UCLA study finds
UCLA researchers found that simply mailing a stool-based test directly to people's homes was the most effective strategy for increasing screening rates.
August 4, 2025
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4 min read
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UCLA scientists reprogram stem cells to create renewable cancer-fighting T cells
A Q&A with Drs. Theodore Scott Nowicki and Antoni Ribas on a first-in-human clinical trial that used engineered T cells and stem cells to create a renewable supply of cancer-fighting immune cells in patients.
July 31, 2025
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Blood tests show potential for colorectal cancer detection, but follow-up still falls short
A UCLA study found that while blood-based tests offer a more convenient option for colorectal cancer screening, only 49% of patients completed a follow-up colonoscopy within six months.
July 29, 2025
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Improving colorectal cancer prevention and treatment for Black Americans
Study examines the social determinants of health, such as access to health care, socioeconomic conditions and systemic inequities that prevent Black Americans from receiving timely screening, diagnosis and treatment for colorectal cancer.
July 24, 2025
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