Category: Research

Research

Melanoma vaccine trial to start at UI

Trial will test whether a personalized mRNA vaccine combined with an immunotherapy prevents melanoma from recurring

Research

New radiation therapy targets tumors more precisely

Software piloted at UI Health Care increases precision of MR-Linac technology  UI Health Care is the first

Research

Drinkable, carbon monoxide-infused foam enhances effectiveness of experimental cancer therapy

Did smokers do better than non-smokers in a clinical trial for an experimental cancer treatment? That was the intriguing question that led University of Iowa researchers and their colleagues to develop a drinkable, carbon monoxide-infused foam that boosted the effectiveness of the therapy, known as autophagy inhibition, in mice and human cells. The findings were recently published in the journal Advanced Science.

Research

Holden oncologist receives NCI award for dedication to lung cancer clinical research

Muhammad Furqan, MD, medical oncologist in the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the recipie

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Faculty awarded 2023 ACS seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Four early-career scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $40,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Researc

Innovation Research

Bladder cancer breakthrough

With the conventional first-line drug for early-stage bladder cancer in severe shortage, new therapies developed at Iowa are poised to lead a new wave of care.

Research

Faculty awarded 2022 ACS seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Two early-career scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $40,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant through University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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Faculty awarded ASC seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Two early-career scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $30,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UI.

Research

NCI-designated cancer centers call for urgent action to get HPV vaccination back on track

Cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) are a significant public health problem in the United States. But these cancers are preventable with HPV vaccination.