News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
Stay informed with the latest cancer news and breakthroughs from Siteman Cancer Center. Our news feed provides timely updates on research breakthroughs, clinical trials, and community events.
In the Media News & Stories
In the Media, Patient & Donor Stories
Siteman’s Head and Neck Tumor Center Surpasses 1,000 Patients
Driven by science, the multidisciplinary team of WashU physicians and researchers is ‘about helping people thrive after treatment’ In just three years, Siteman Cancer Center’s comprehensive Head and Neck Tumor Center has cared for more than 1,000 patients. It is a milestone that reflects the growing impact of a program that was among the first […]
Clinical, In the Media, Research
WashU Medicine Physician-Scientists at Siteman Cancer Center Developing New Combination Therapy to Treat Metastatic Melanoma
The approach could potentially treat multiple cancer types, researchers say WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, have developed a promising combination therapy for treating an aggressive form of melanoma. The early-phase research, led by George Ansstas, MD, David Y. Chen, MD, PhD, and Naresha Saligrama, PhD, appears […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
David Mutch Completes Term as President of Society of Pelvic Surgeons
David Mutch, MD, WashU Medicine professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has completed his term as president of the Society of Pelvic Surgeons. The organization convenes surgeons from across the globe and three specialties — gynecology, urology and colorectal surgery — to improve research, diagnosis […]
Education & Academia, In the Media, Research
Researchers Develop Clearer Guidance for Treating Intermediate‑Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia
WashU Medicine physician-scientists at Siteman Cancer Center pioneer and validate a new method to determine which treatment option is most likely to improve patient outcomes WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, have found a way to determine which patients with intermediate-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) may do […]
Clinical, In the Media, Research
Pioneering New Treatment for Advanced Melanoma is a First in the Region
WashU Medicine physician-researchers at Siteman Cancer Center expand options for patients whose advanced melanoma has progressed despite previous immunotherapy Immunotherapy has brought important advances to melanoma care, but treatment resistance remains a challenge for patients whose cancer continues to progress. WashU Medicine physicians at Siteman Cancer Center are the first in the region to offer […]
In the Media, Patient & Donor Stories, Research
Freezing Out Tumors: Heather Garrett Leads the Way in Innovative Breast Cancer Treatment
When Heather Garrett, MD, sees a good idea, she wastes no time in pursuing it. Four years ago, a colleague suggested that Garrett, an associate professor at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, look into a new procedure called cryoablation to treat breast cancer. Cryoablation kills tumor tissue by freezing it. The procedure is a […]
Community Screenings & Events, In the Media, Research
Building on a Legacy: Advancing Sarcoma Research and Care at Siteman Cancer Center
A mission that began with one physician, one patient and one conversation continues When participants gather on Sunday, Oct. 11, for the annual STL Cure Sarcoma 6K Run/Walk in Creve Coeur Park in Maryland Heights, they will celebrate more than a fundraising event. They will honor a community built around improving the lives of people […]
Funding Opportunities, In the Media, Research
$11.7 Million From NIH Supports Research on Inflammation in Blood Cancers
Grant will fund four major projects, three core resources to study myeloproliferative neoplasms Researchers at WashU Medicine have received an $11.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the role of inflammation in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), a group of blood cancers characterized by […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, Installed as President of the American College of Surgeons
The founding director of Siteman Cancer Center, he was installed as the 107th president of the world’s largest surgeons’ organization Sept. 26 in Washington, D.C. Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, FACS, founding director of Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been installed as the 107th president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the world’s largest organization […]
In the Media, Research, Scientific Seminars & Meetings
WashU Medicine Radiation Oncologists at Siteman Cancer Center to Showcase Findings at ASTRO 2026
From Phase III prostate cancer trials to first-in-human adaptive radiotherapy, WashU Medicine teams will highlight major advances at the 68th ASTRO Annual Meeting WashU Medicine physician-scientists and researchers affiliated with Siteman Cancer Center will present groundbreaking scientific and clinical advances at the 68th American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, Sept. 26-30 at the […]