UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated center serving the Central Valley and inland Northern California, a region of more than 6 million people. Its specialists provide compassionate, comprehensive care for more than 100,000 adults and children every year and access to more than 200 active clinical trials at any given time. Its innovative research program engages more than 240 scientists at UC Davis who work collaboratively to advance discovery of new tools to diagnose and treat cancer. Patients have access to leading-edge care, including immunotherapy and other targeted treatments. Its Office of Community Outreach and Engagement addresses disparities in cancer outcomes across diverse populations, and the cancer center provides comprehensive education and workforce development programs for the next generation of clinicians and scientists. For more information, visit cancer.ucdavis.edu.
Cancer Center Lands Prestigious NCI Grant to Advance Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer
April 19th 2023April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, and a promising new research initiative at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center could lead to a new and far more effective standard of care for this group of cancers.
Ganitumab Plus Interval-Compressed Chemotherapy Fails to Improve EFS in Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma
R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, expands on data from a phase 3 trial evaluating the addition of ganitumab to standard-of-care, interval-compressed chemotherapy, the implications of these results, and how the study could help inform future trials exploring other targeted therapies for the treatment of patients with metastatic Ewing sarcoma.
Dr Randall on the Presentation and Symptoms of Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma
March 24th 2023R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses the potential symptoms and presentation of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, as well as highlighted recent case studies that he consulted on for patients with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma.
Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma Is a Rare Sarcoma Subtype With Challenging Diagnosis
R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses the presentation and diagnosis of mesenchymal chondrosarcomas, the role of HEY1-NCoA2 gene fusions in the disease, and potential treatment options for this rare subgroup of patients.
ISKS Study Links Heritable Defects With Predisposition to Sarcomas
R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses how sarcoma experts from around the world connected to collaborate on the ISKS, the importance of identifying and better understanding sarcoma subgroups, and how these findings could inform prescreening for those at risk for the disease.
Comparing the Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Blood Clots in Cancer Patients
January 20th 2023Research conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Cincinnati shows that direct oral anti-coagulant drugs are more effective and are more cost-effective than low molecular weight heparin for treating cancer-associated thrombosis.
Pexidartinib With Surgery Proves Potential Benefit for Patients With Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors
R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses the outcomes of combining surgery and pexidartinib in patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumors, what investigators still need to learn about sequencing the CSF1R inhibitor around surgery, and what the combination approach could mean for patients with TGCT.
Randall Highlights Advances in Reconstruction Techniques for Patients With Bone Sarcomas
December 25th 2022Robert Lawrence Randall, MD, FACS, discussed the role of biological reconstructions as well as factors that determine whether a patient would benefit more from the reconstructions or traditional prosthetics known as endoprosthetics.
Radiation Therapy Plus Surgery May Improve Local Control in Localized Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma
December 22nd 2022R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, discusses the significance of addition of surgery to radiation therapy led to improved local control compared with radiation therapy alone in patients with localized pelvic Ewing Sarcoma.
Targeting E-Selectin With Uproleselan Confers Potential Efficacy and Safety Benefits in AML
November 3rd 2022Uproleselan, an agent that disrupts the interaction between leukemia cells and their protective E-selectin microenvironment, is a promising novel AML therapy that may increase the efficacy and durability of other AML treatments.