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.
Research
Brain cancer vaccine effective in some patients
Most people with the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma die less than 18 months after diagnosis. But a multicenter clinical trial of a personalized vaccine that targets the aggressive cancer has indicated improved survival rates for such patients. The study appears May 29 in the Journal of Translational Medicine. The phase three clinical trial included 331 […]
In the Media, Research
$5 million supports innovative breast cancer trial at Siteman
A $5 million grant from the Department of Defense will support research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis aimed at improving breast cancer therapies. The study, which includes a clinical trial at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine, will focus on HER2-positive breast cancer. Such tumors are dotted with an overabundance […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Strasberg honored by surgical association
Steven M. Strasberg, MD, the Pruett Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2018 Medallion for the Advancement of Surgical Care from the American Surgical Association. Strasberg was recognized at the association’s annual meeting in Phoenix as a master surgeon of the hepatobiliary system, which comprises the […]
In the Media
Jeffrey Bradley, MD, gives commencement address at Drury University
Jeffrey Bradley, MD, a Washington University radiation oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center, gave a commencement address to the graduating class of 2018 at Drury University in Springfield, MO on May 12th. Dr. Bradley, who is a 1989 graduate of Drury University, also received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the ceremony. Read full […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Thurman honored for marketing work addressing health disparities
Christina Thurman, marketing team lead at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, was honored April 27 at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 18th Annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care awards luncheon. She received an Excellence in Health Care Award in part for her work educating the public about […]
Research
Experimental arthritis drug prevents stem cell transplant complication
An investigational drug in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis prevents a common, life-threatening side effect of stem cell transplants, new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows. Studying mice, the researchers found the drug prevented what’s known as graft-versus-host disease, a debilitating, sometimes lethal condition that develops when transplanted stem cells […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Washington People: Mary Politi
Medical students aren’t the only learners in Mary Politi’s class on how health information is conveyed and received. Sometimes other faculty members attend also, to improve how they consider treatment options and discuss them with patients. Politi, whether in person or through evidence-based decision tools she develops with others at Washington University School of Medicine in […]
Research
Major milestone reached in effort to ID cancers’ genetic roots
Researchers nationwide have reached a major milestone in describing the genetic landscape of cancer. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions have completed the genetic sequencing and analyses of more than 11,000 tumors from patients, spanning 33 types of cancer — all part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) […]
Research
For women with kidney cancer, belly fat matters
Belly fat affects the odds of women surviving kidney cancer but not men, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Half of female kidney cancer patients with substantial abdominal fat at the time of diagnosis died within 3 1/2 years, while more than half of women […]
Research
Higher doses of radiation don’t improve survival in prostate cancer
A new study shows that higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for many patients with prostate cancer, compared with the standard radiation treatment. The analysis, which included 104 radiation therapy oncology groups across North America, was led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Past studies have shown that […]