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Liver Cancer Clinical Trials Use Ultrasound Technology U-M Developed

The University of Michigan is one of eight sites around the country that will enroll patients in a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a technology that uses ultrasound to treat liver tumors.

Rogel Cancer Center names first associate director for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice

Erika Newman, M.D., has been named the Rogel Cancer Center's first associate director for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.

Rogel Cancer Center named referral care center for the ultra-rare blood cancer Erdheim-Chester Disease

Having an Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) referral center located in this region will help the 12 Michigan-based patients currently registered with ECDGA.

Swim Across America funds research on bladder cancer and immunotherapy

Swim Across America - Motor City Mile will be July 9, 2021, in Detroit, with proceeds supporting research at the Rogel Cancer Center.

Protein ApoE is a Factor in Growth of Pancreatic Cancer Cells

ApoE, an apolipoprotein known to play roles in cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s, is elevated in the blood of people with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, according to this new research.

New assistant directors will expand efforts in community outreach and engagement

The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has named two new assistant directors, Elena Stoffel, M.D., M.P.H. and Lawrence An, M.D., to help facilitate and enhance its community outreach and engagement efforts.

The protein AGO2 may be the key to blocking the KRAS gene and slowing lung cancer growth

Research suggests stopping the interaction between KRAS and the protein AGO2 slowed tumor growth in mouse models and lead to better treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

Researchers find first long non-coding RNA to play a role in body's immune response

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are known to play important roles in cancer, but very little is known about their roles in the context of the immune system’s response to cancer.

How Head and Neck Cancer Cells Hijack Nearby Healthy Tissue

A team of scientists affiliated with the led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and School of Dentistry, identified a mechanism by which head and neck cancer cells subvert adjacent normal tissue, allowing small clusters of cancer cells to burrow beneath the healthy tissue.

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