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.
Clinical, In the Media, Research
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 […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Hall Recognized for Prostate Cancer Care, Compassion
Lannis Hall, MD, MPH, a professor of clinical radiation oncology at WashU Medicine and medical director of radiation oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, has been honored with the 2026 Guardian Angel Award: Wind Beneath Our Wings by The Empowerment Network, a nonprofit dedicated to patient advocacy, support and education. The award recognizes Hall’s impact […]
Clinical, In the Media, Research
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 […]
Clinical, Research
mRNA-Based Therapy Offers New Hope Against High-Risk Melanoma
Siteman Cancer Center served as a major, early clinical trial site for groundbreaking vaccine In a major announcement, an experimental mRNA vaccine has been shown in global clinical trials to prevent melanoma from returning or spreading in high-risk melanoma patients when combined with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, known commercially as Keytruda, and given after surgery. The […]
Research
New Discovery May Point to Clues About How Head and Neck Cancers Spread
WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, along with colleagues at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, have found that aggressive cancer cells can appear in different locations within head and neck tumors, providing new clues as to why some such cancers — particularly squamous cell carcinomas not caused by […]
In the Media, Research
Laser Therapy Offers Weapon Against Deadly Brain Tumors
Large analysis of patient outcomes shows that extent of tumor ablation, treatment timing extends survival For patients facing a diagnosis of glioblastoma — one of the most aggressive and devastating forms of brain cancer — the standard path forward has long meant an invasive open-skull surgery and a daunting prognosis. Over the past decade and […]
Clinical, In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
WashU Medicine Appoints New Chief of Head and Neck Surgery
Andrés M. Bur, MD, FACS, a nationally known oncologist and reconstructive surgeon, will also co-lead the Head and Neck Tumor Center at Siteman Cancer Center Andrés M. Bur, MD, FACS, has been named chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Ley Elected to the American Philosophical Society
Professor of medicine and of genetics led team that sequenced the first cancer genome Timothy J. Ley, MD, a professor of medicine and of genetics at WashU Medicine, the Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Chair in Oncology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a research member at Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, has been […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Education Resource
For Your Health — 7 Tips for a Healthy and Happy Back-to-School — for Kids and Parents
It can be a little hard to believe it’s back-to-school season already. And while there are still some long, relaxed days of summer ahead, it’s also that time when families begin to plan for the coming school year. School clothes and notebooks are just around the corner. And there can be a lot going on […]
In the Media
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Named Among Top U.S. Cancer Centers
U.S. News & World Report highlights our nationally recognized strength of care, including survival rate and patient experience Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine has been ranked among the best nationwide once again by U.S. News & World Report, and the top cancer center in the St. Louis region and Missouri in the publication’s new regional […]