AACR Launches Two Career Development Awards to Encourage Diversity in the Cancer Research Workforce
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced the creation of two career development awards (CDAs)...
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AACR Cancer Progress Report Highlights How Discovery Science is Driving Clinical Breakthroughs
Fifty years after the signing of the National Cancer Act, rapid progress against cancer for patients continues Medical research...
AACR Expresses Sincere Appreciation to NIH Director Francis Collins
PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today expressed its gratitude to Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD,...
A Peptide-drug Conjugate that Targets the Acidic Environment of Cancer Cells May Improve the Efficacy of Immunotherapy
PHILADELPHIA – A peptide-drug conjugate that targets the acidic environment of cancer cells enhanced the efficacy of immune checkpoint...
Inhibition of the Aurora Kinase A Protein May Help Overcome Lung Cancer Resistance to KRAS Inhibition
PHILADELPHIA – In preclinical models, combining an investigational Aurora Kinase A (AURKA) inhibitor with a KRAS inhibitor or a...
Adding ErbB Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor to KRAS Inhibitor May Help Circumvent Lung Cancer Resistance to Prior Therapies
PHILADELPHIA – Combination of the KRAS inhibitor sotorasib (Lumakras) with afatinib, a pan-ErbB tyrosine kinaseinhibitor, was feasible in treating...
DNA Alkylation Drug May Improve Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults With Central Nervous System Tumors
PHILADELPHIA – In a phase II clinical trial, the drug 4-demethyl-4-cholesteryloxycarbonylpenclomedine (DM-CHOC-PEN) improved survival for some adolescent and young...
Cervical Cancer Screening Tailored for Transgender Men and Nonbinary People Encouraged Participation
PHILADELPHIA – A pilot program that provided transgender men and nonbinary people with cervical cancer screening tailored to their...
Black Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Immunotherapy May Fare Better Than White Patients
Black patients experience higher lung cancer mortality than white patients, but equal access to immunotherapy may help close the...
Hesitancy Over the HPV Vaccine Has Stabilized or Risen in Some Subgroups
PHILADELPHIA – A study that tracked parental opinion about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine showed that after hesitancy decreased...