Huntsman Cancer Institute

Gita Suneja, MD, MS, has been named the senior director of Programs to Enhance Diversity at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah received $75 million from the Utah Legislature toward a cancer research and academic building.

Jonathan Constance, PhD, and his team have created a digital pharmacology platform for assessing drug dynamics directly among children with cancer.

Huntsman Cancer Institute introduces the first and only single-port robot in the Mountain West for head and neck surgical oncology patients.

Huntsman Cancer Institute has appointed new roles for Theresa Werner, MD, and Neeraj Agarwal, MD, FASCO.

Doctors diagnosed Christopher Gregg, PhD, with stage IV metastatic breast cancer in 2018. Then, he started thinking of ways to improve his treatment.

Alana Welm, PhD, received the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research.

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah discovered that the level of blood and immune cells in mouse model offspring would fluctuate based on the amount of folic acid consumed by their mothers during pregnancy.

Researchers at University of Utah Health have designed new digital tools that use relevant information from patient health records to prompt doctors to consider lung cancer screening for high-risk patients and provide personalized guidance on screening.

WebMD awarded Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah its highest honor, the 2023 WebMD Elite Choice Award.

The National Cancer Institute awarded investigators at Huntsman Cancer Institute a grant totaling more than $3 million to conduct a clinical trial to see if combining creatine monohydrate supplementation and resistance exercise training helps preserve muscle in people who have metastatic prostate cancer.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and Utah Valley University proudly announce a groundbreaking partnership called the “Huntsman Cancer Institute–Utah Valley University Health Collaborative.”

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute identified potential new treatment options for people with endometrial cancer.

This month, researchers reduce the risk of infections after pancreatic surgery and discover the best cost-effective treatment combination for prostate cancer patients.

The Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah, in partnership with the Montana State University Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, received a grant for Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas from the National Cancer Institute.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, a pioneering innovator dedicated to developing more effective ways to care for and prevent cancer, announced plans today for a new Huntsman Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center in Utah County.

In a recently published manuscript, Howard Colman, MD, PhD, identified a potential breakthrough in glioblastoma treatment.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the only place in the region devoted to developing new treatments for cancer, announced the opening of the Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancers. 

Neeraj Agarwal, MD, is now a distinguished member of the Fellows of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

TALAPRO-2 demonstrated that using talazoparib in combination with enzalutamide may reduce the risk of disease progression or death by 37%.

Varghese, known for his innovative research in perioperative care and mentorship to physician-scientists, will become SUS President in February 2024.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah congratulates three of their newest endowed chairs.

Regular physical activity can extend the lives of patients with colorectal cancer, according to a study looking at the impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients.