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ASCO 2025 Rogel Recap

The 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual (ASCO) Meeting was held in Chicago, Illinois, May 30-June 3. Many Rogel researchers participated in presentations, poster sessions and panel discussions before an audience of cancer researchers from around the globe. Read on for the highlights.

U-M awarded prestigious NIH grant to establish national center for microsystems-based biomedical imaging

Researchers from the University of Michigan received a $6 million center grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the new National Center for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. The center will be dedicated to microsystems-based imaging systems.

Rogel Cancer Center receives $50M to revolutionize pancreatic cancer care and research

Rogel Cancer Center receives $50M gift from Richard and Susan Rogel to aim to revolutionize how the world detects, treats, and ultimately cures pancreatic cancer.

Study offers reassurance for patients with some cancer-linked genes

Patients with cancer-linked variants in ATM, CHEK2 or PALB2 genes do not have a greater risk of dying from their disease, research finds

Researchers use nanoparticles to target glioblastoma in mice

In combination with radiation therapy, treatment vastly improved mouse survival

Drug targets identified for pancreatic cancer

Simultaneous targeting of PIKfyve and KRAS-MAPK eliminates tumors in preclinical human and mouse models

Drug combination reduces breast cancer risk and improves metabolic health in rats

Bazedoxifene and conjugated estrogens reversed obesity-associated changes, supporting their use in patients

More men with prostate cancer are avoiding unnecessary surgery

Between 2010 and 2024, the number of men undergoing surgery for low risk prostate cancer dropped more than fivefold

Rogel Cancer Center at ASCO 2025

The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting will be May 30 to June 3, 2025, at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.
Rogel Cancer Center and University of Michigan researchers will be represented in presentations and poster sessions.

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