OHSU leadership on stage at AACR
Dozens of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute researchers commanded the spotlight at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., who concluded...
Tag: carcinogenesis
Bringing together the leaders in cancer early detection
The Early Detection of Cancer Conference is part of a long-term commitment to invest in early detection, to understand the biology behind early stage cancers, find new detection and screening...
Study explains a tumor enabling role of the immune system – and suggests a new treatment approach
OHSU researchers led by Lisa M. Coussens, Ph.D., have revealed a novel mechanism underlying how cancer cells co-opt complement proteins of the immune system to promote tumor growth. And the...