News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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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 […]
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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 […]
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How Siteman is Building Community for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Every month, a group of patients gathers with caregivers and experts to improve how they are living with metastatic breast cancer. The Metastatic Breast Cancer Empowerment Initiative is a growing community at Siteman Cancer Center that meets their specific needs. The Metastatic Breast Cancer Empowerment Initiative started with the desire to do more for patients […]
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Promising Target Identified Against Chronic Blood Cancer
Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible route to tame inflammation in myeloproliferative neoplasms — a group of chronic blood cancers — that could serve as a novel approach to treatment. The study is led by Stephen Oh, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine who treats these patients at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital […]
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Liver Transplants Offer New Hope for Late-stage Colorectal Cancer
When Meghan and Mark Moore got married in 2021 at their home in suburban St. Louis, the group of close friends in attendance knew Meghan had been diagnosed with colon cancer just days earlier. Already, the tumor had spread to her liver, making her cancer stage 4 — an advanced diagnosis with limited treatment options. […]
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Rising WashU Medicine Physician-Scientist Researches Ways to Prevent Recurrence in AML
Francesca Ferraro receives Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award for her acute myeloid leukemia work Francesca Ferraro, MD, PhD, a WashU Medicine researcher and medical oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has received a 2026 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award. The grant, given by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, supports early-career physician-scientists […]
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WashU Medicine Researchers at Siteman Earn National Recognition for Leukemia Research
American Society of Hematology awards grants to Francesca Ferraro, Jaebok Choi Two WashU Medicine investigators at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, have been awarded prestigious grants from the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world’s largest professional society serving clinicians and scientists working to conquer blood diseases. Francesca Ferraro, MD, […]
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Jessica Silva-Fisher Receives American Cancer Society Grant
WashU Medicine investigator at Siteman Cancer Center aims to study how chemical modifications to RNA contribute to the progression of multiple myeloma Jessica Silva-Fisher, PhD, a WashU Medicine scientist at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has received a Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS) — one of only […]
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Newly Approved Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Has Been Shown To Prolong Life — And Highlights Siteman’s Role in Bringing Innovation to Patients
FDA approves first-in-class drug trialed at WashU Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center — a new option for patients with metastatic disease Daraxonrasib is a drug that targets RAS proteins, which are mutated in more than 90% of pancreatic cancers. As a clinical trial site, Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine evaluated the […]
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Technique Evaluates Reliability of Imaging Measurements Used in Medical Decision-Making
Method could help clinicians, regulators assess new wave of AI-enabled quantitative imaging products Advances in medical imaging and artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized many aspects of medical practice in recent years. Quantitative measurements derived from medical images are increasingly being used to support diagnosis and clinical decision-making. Consequently, many new quantitative imaging tools, including those […]