New treatment strategy aims to stop rare liver cancer
An OHSU surgeon’s innovative approach targets deadly cholangiocarcinoma of the liver. Jerry Widawski knew the statistics were not in his favor. At age 68, he was diagnosed with a rare...
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Targeted ‘radioligand’ improves survival in advanced prostate cancer
Cancer researchers say they have established a new, life-extending treatment option for men with prostate cancer that has spread and become resistant to hormone therapy. The injected treatment...
Researchers uncover how deadly prostate cancers are programmed to resist treatment
A clinical trial at OHSU and UC San Francisco points the way to potential targeted therapies. The drug enzalutamide is a mainstay of treatment for men with life-threatening prostate cancer that has...
Advancing immunotherapy for life-threatening prostate cancer
Restoring tumor-specific immunity is a treatment strategy that has worked well, but only against some cancers. Research led by OHSU oncologist Julie Graff, M.D., revived hope that the approach may...
Immunotherapy takes a new turn for life-threatening prostate cancer
At the recent European Society for Medical Oncology meeting, OHSU oncologist Julie Graff, M.D., presented the first evidence of meaningful clinical activity for PD-1 blockade in men with...