Read up on the Center's latest developments in cancer research, screening and prevention, as well as innovations in cancer detection and treatment.
Mar 18, 2024
Developing a Targeted Therapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
With support from the UMass Cancer Pilot Grant Program, Lucio Castilla, PhD, is working on a way to deliver a targeted therapy for inversion(16) acute myeloid leukemia. he is collaborating with S. Thai Thuyamanavan, PhD, an expert in drug delivery, to develop an antibody-nanogel conjugate capable of delivering a small molecule to AML cells and kill them.
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia,Translational Oncology, UMass Cancer Center
Feb 1, 2024
The Darkest Side of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: The TP53 Mutation
Learn why the TP53 mutation in acute myeloid leukemia is particularly worrisome and what Shyam Patel, MD, PhD is doing about it.
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia,Translational Oncology, UMass Cancer Center
Oct 14, 2021
New Research Sheds Light on Treatment for TP53-Mutant Blood Cancers
Dr. Patel discusses his new research defining the clinico-genomic landscape of TP53 mutations in patients with AML