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Headshots of Dr. Aparna Bhaduri and Dr. Kunal Patel.
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers receive McKnight award to study the evolution of deadly brain cancer

The award, $300,000 over the next three years, supports their efforts in gaining a deeper understanding of the microenvironment's role in shaping human glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer that is fast growing and difficult to treat.
July 26, 2024   |  
2 min read
prostate cancer patient
Cancer,
Science & Research

Study identifies unique treatment preference profiles in men with prostate cancer

Researchers have identified distinct patient preference-based profiles among men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer regarding their treatment options that could help enhance shared decision-making and patient satisfaction in prostate cancer care.
July 25, 2024   |  
4 min read
Luka Simunac poses for a photo with a group of his blood and platelet donors
Cancer,
Science & Research
donaue, Radu and wainberg
Cancer,
Science & Research

Researchers awarded $4 million to advance immunotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer

UCLA researchers were awarded a $4 million grant from the NCI to help advance immune-based therapies to improve treatments and outcomes for people diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer.
July 22, 2024   |  
2 min read
Dr. Tanya Stoyanova
Cancer,
Science & Research

Dr. Tanya Stoyanova receives $1.8 million to identify new treatment strategies for advanced prostate cancer

Dr. Tanya Stoyanova was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to identify new drivers and test new therapeutic strategies for advanced treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
July 16, 2024   |  
2 min read
christofk and shuch
Cancer,
Science & Research

Cancer researchers receive grant to combat aggressive kidney cancer

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received an $800,000 grant from the V Foundation to find new ways to treat and prevent a severe form of kidney cancer associated with a hereditary syndrome.
July 15, 2024   |  
3 min read
Cancer Cells
Cancer,
Science & Research

Study reveals dual role of protein in cancer treatment

The study, published in Cell Reports, reveals how IRF1 can both hinder and help the body's immune response to tumors, depending upon which cells the protein is found in.
July 15, 2024   |  
4 min read
Dr. Linda Liau
Cancer,
Science & Research

Neurosurgeon-scientist elected to Taiwan’s prestigious Academia Sinica

Dr. Linda Liau, chair of neurosurgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica by the 35th Convocation of Academicians, the preeminent academic institution in Taiwan.
July 10, 2024   |  
2 min read
Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh
Cancer,
Science & Research

Physician-scientist awarded two grants to develop immune therapies for ovarian cancer

Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh received two grants totaling $4.1 million to develop advanced cell based immune therapies for high-grade serous ovarian cancers that have become resistant to conventional treatments.
July 8, 2024   |  
4 min read
Amar Kishan, MD
Cancer,
Science & Research

Radiation oncologists awarded $1.8 million grant to advance personalized cancer therapy

The funding helps further the team’s work in improving the quality of life for men diagnosed with prostate cancer by predicting and preventing significant long-term side effects from radiation treatment.
July 3, 2024   |  
2 min read
A group of adults practicing Tai Chi in a park.
Behavioral Health,
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health,
Science & Research
pathologists
Cancer,
News about UCLA Health
Founders of the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy are interviewed during a panel discussion.
Cancer,
Science & Research
Jill Wesiman holding her bike
Cancer

Marathoner runs a race against cancer and wins

June 21, 2024   |  
3 min read
Patient having consultation with a doctor
Ask the Doctors,
Cancer

Neuroendocrine cancer is often slow-moving, lacks symptoms

We have a family friend who passed away just three weeks after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. There were no symptoms at all, and it was found pretty much by accident, during an appendectomy. What kind of cancer is that? Does it always move so fast?
June 19, 2024   |  
3 min read
Dr. Aparna Bhaduri
Cancer,
Science & Research

Aparna Bhaduri named a Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research

The award will help support Bhaduri’s work in uncovering the mechanisms behind treatment resistance in glioblastoma, an often-lethal type of brain cancer that is extremely difficult to treat.
June 18, 2024   |  
2 min read