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Catalyst Award

November 05, 2024

The American Cancer Society awarded Hollings researcher David Long, Ph.D., a Catalyst grant to study how two proteins' interaction affects genomic instability.

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Lung Cancer Screening

November 04, 2024

Not enough people are aware of lung cancer screening, even though the test can find early-stage, treatable cancer, Hollings researchers find.

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Quitting Smoking after Cancer

October 31, 2024

Quitting smoking soon after a cancer diagnosis adds an average of two years to a patient's life, a new study finds.

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Identifying Targets

October 28, 2024

A new study from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center shows how a receptor called PPAR δ helps disable the immune system so that T-cells can’t kill cancer cells.

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Modeling Ovarian Cancer

October 01, 2024

Models help scientists understand how cancer develops - but researchers haven't had one for most ovarian cancers.

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Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer

September 06, 2024

MUSC Hollings researchers find that targeting an immunosuppressive protein on two fronts can reduce metastasis and restore sensitivity to immunotherapy.

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Arctic Expedition

September 04, 2024

MUSC scientists report successful Alaskan expedition for novel therapeutics for pancreatic cancer.

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BiTE Therapy

August 23, 2024

A newly approved targeted therapy for small cell lung cancer is at the forefront of a new type of drug for solid tumors.

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Glioma Drug Approval

August 19, 2024

Hollings was part of an international clinical trial that led to the FDA approval of a new drug to treat certain types of gliomas.

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Depression and Cancer

August 13, 2024

Two Hollings researchers are working together to develop a new way to get depression treatment to people with likely incurable cancer.

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