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Novel procedure helps treat New Zealand teen with brain cancer
Sophie Clibborn underwent stereotactic laser ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that uses MRI guidance to precisely target the tumor and destroy it with focused laser energy.
October 13, 2025
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Scientists create radiotheranostic approach designed to combat aggressive cancers
UCLA scientists, together with a team of international collaborators, have identified a promising new treatment strategy that can detect, kill and reprogram aggressive, treatment-resistant tumors like osteosarcomas and glioblastoma.
October 8, 2025
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For rapid, precise lung cancer resections, researchers look to a pen
Dr. Bryan Burt of UCLA Health is leading research on new technology for real-time evaluation of surgical tissue.
October 6, 2025
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Short-course radiation therapy after prostate surgery helps keep cancer from returning
Investigators found that SBRT, a form of high-dose radiation delivered in just five sessions, after prostate surgery is safe and as effective as traditional, longer courses of radiation in preventing prostate cancer from returning.
October 2, 2025
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Dr. Tiki Hayes awarded grant to help unlock treatments for EGFR-mutant lung cancer
The new funding will support Hayes in developing new lab models using human lung cells and 3D organoids to better understand how these rare EGFR mutations drive cancer growth.
October 1, 2025
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UCLA scientists receive $4.7 million in CIRM grants to advance novel stem cell-based treatments for female-specific diseases and leukemia in Down syndrome
UCLA scientists have received $4.7 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency, to advance stem cell-based treatments for female-specific diseases and childhood leukemia in Down syndrome.
September 29, 2025
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Retired doctor in remote Colorado turns to UCLA Health for prostate cancer care
September 29, 2025
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Dr. Amar Kishan honored with Steven A. Leibel Memorial Award
Presented by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding principal investigators within the first decade of their careers following board certification.
September 29, 2025
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ASTRO: New therapy delays progression of recurrent prostate cancer
Patients with recurring prostate cancer who were treated with a new PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy before stereotactic body radiotherapy went more than twice as long without their disease worsening compared with those who received SBRT alone.
September 28, 2025
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ASTRO: Targeted radioactive therapy for recurrent prostate cancer, new SBRT approaches, 5DCT-guided imaging advances and more
Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will share the latest research and clinical trial results at the 2025 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting.
September 26, 2025
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Study reveals how a single protein rewires leukemia cells to fuel their growth
The discovery, published in Cell Reports, positions IGF2BP3 as a “master switch” in leukemia, linking metabolism and RNA regulation, processes long thought to operate independently.
September 26, 2025
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Dodgers honor pediatric cancer survivors and patients
September 24, 2025
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UCLA to lead $16 million national study on artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening
UCLA will lead a newly funded, multi-institutional clinical trial to evaluate whether artificial intelligence can help support radiologists in interpreting mammograms more accurately.
September 23, 2025
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Support for a young generation of patients with cancer
September 22, 2025
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Urologic oncologist Dr. Scott Eggener named chair of urology at UCLA Health
UCLA Health has appointed Scott Eggener, MD, as the chair of the department of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and executive medical director for urology for the UCLA Health system.
September 22, 2025
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Mammograms may benefit women well into their 80s, UCLA study finds
The study, published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, found that women in their 80s who get regular mammograms are more likely to have breast cancer detected early, need less aggressive treatment and live longer.
September 22, 2025
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Dr. Drew Moghanaki named American Society for Radiation Oncology fellow
The recognition is awarded annually to physicians, physicists, and scientists in honor of their exceptional achievements and lasting contributions to the society, cancer research, education, patient care, and the field of radiation oncology.
September 18, 2025
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Dr. Linda Liau honored with lifetime achievement award in medicine
Dr. Linda Liau has received the J.E. Wallace Sterling Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine from the Stanford Medicine Alumni Association in recognition of her exceptional contributions to medicine and the biosciences.
September 17, 2025
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UCLA researchers awarded $2 million to advance MRI-guided radiotherapy for patients with cancer
The funding will accelerate research aimed at improving the accuracy of cancer treatment, enhancing tumor targeting while reducing harm to surrounding healthy tissue.
September 17, 2025
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Vision-saving eye surgery may also improve survival in patients with rare eye cancer, study finds
A new study has found that a surgical technique developed to protect vision in patients with uveal melanoma may also lower the risk of the disease spreading and improve survival — a development researchers say could change the way the cancer is treated.
September 16, 2025
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