Archive: Tumor Biology
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Cancer Frontiers Symposium Highlights Treatment Challenges, Emerging Technologies
Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) faculty and students in December hosted a symposium focused on challenges and possibilities in cancer treatment. “Cancer Frontiers: Rare…
January 28, 2026
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New Understanding of How to Harness the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood,…
January 14, 2026
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Method Developed to Identify Best Treatment Combinations for Glioblastoma Based on Unique Cellular Targets
Researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for treating…
January 7, 2026
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Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment
With a five-year survival rate of only 3%, pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers. Tumor Biology Program faculty member Jill P. Smith, professor of…
December 19, 2025
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Student Research Day Celebrates 40th Year at Georgetown
The event featured 18 student presenters from six different BGE programs, all vying for a top placement in the oral and poster presentation competitions. Attendees from across…
October 21, 2025
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Toretsky Named Inaugural Hyundai Hope on Wheels Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
In honor of his dedication to pediatric cancer research, Jeffrey A. Toretsky, MD, professor of oncology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, was formally named the…
September 8, 2025
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Rate of Rare Liver Cancer High Among Russian Nuclear Workers, Particularly Women, Study Finds
A new study of Russian nuclear workers, one of only a few to examine liver cancer in people exposed to radiation in a chronic, low-dose occupational setting, finds higher rates…
August 29, 2025
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Georgetown Study Highlights Opportunities for Liver Cancer Interventions in Thailand
Safer pesticide practices, clean drinking water, and effective community health programs could help reduce liver and bile duct cancer risk in Thailand, according to a new study…
August 29, 2025
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Celebrating a Milestone in Cancer Research
August 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of a paper by now-Georgetown Lombardi member Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, and his colleague Gail Bolan, MD, that…
August 9, 2025
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BGE Researchers Chosen for Toulmin Pilot Projects Funding in 2026
Faculty affiliated with Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology & Physiology, and Tumor Biology will be among the recipients of GUMC's Toulmin…
July 11, 2025