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May 2021

ONCOLOGY
Identifying New Targeted Therapy Approaches for Leukemia
Featuring: Ali Shilatifard, PhD, Milan Mrksich, PhD, Lu Wang, PhD
A team of Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Ali Shilatifard, PhD, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has identified the molecular mechanisms of ASXL1 mutations involved in leukemia pathogenesis, according to a study published in Nature Cancer.

​“This is first inhibitor can benefit the treatment of leukemia patients with ASXL1 mutations,” said Lu Wang, PhD, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and lead author of the study.

February 2022

ONCOLOGY
Optimizing Balance of Treatments in Prostate Cancer

February 2022

ONCOLOGY
New Treatment for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

February 2022

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Locoregional Therapy Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival

February 2022

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Neural Stem Cell Therapy May Improve Metastatic Cancer Survival

January 2022

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New Alternative for Relapsed B-Cell Lymphoma

December 2021

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Heimberger Named Interim Associate Director of Translational Research at the Lurie Cancer Center

December 2021

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Microspheres Delay Progression of Colon Cancer

December 2021

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Histone Protein Influences Both Neurological Disorder and Cancer

November 2021

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New Insights into Cell Polarity

November 2021

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Study Shows Epigenetic Modification is Central for Tumor Metastasis

October 2021

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Encoding Hierarchical Assembly Pathways of Proteins

October 2021

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Study Identifies Expanded Role for Metabolic Enzyme in Kidney Cancer

October 2021

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Advancing Treatment for B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

October 2021

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Skin Cancer Harbors Targetable Mutation

October 2021

ONCOLOGY
Northwestern Medicine’s Brain Tumor SPORE Combats Glioblastoma

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