All Posts: cancer research
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Key Studies Conducted at Georgetown Lombardi Lead to Better Treatment for People With Melanoma
(March 1, 2023) — Results from a pair of clinical trials published in recent months have changed the treatment landscape for people with advanced melanoma, offering a clearer path for improved survival. The studies, conducted at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and other cancer centers around the country, explored the best treatment options and […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Women with Elevated Breast Cancer Risk Could See Mortality Benefit from Estrogen-Blocking Drugs
WASHINGTON (Thursday, December 1, 2022) — While it has long been recognized that drugs that block the cancer-promoting activity of estrogen reduce the risk of developing new breast cancers, a new computer modeling study led by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues showed that these treatments could also reduce the risk of […]
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Inaugural BellRinger Ride Raises More Than $1 Million for Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi
(October 23, 2022) — Before sunrise on a crisp fall morning, hundreds of cyclists gathered for the inaugural BellRinger ride, a fundraiser for Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center that took participants from Higgins Plaza at Georgetown through Montgomery and Frederick counties in Maryland on 25-, 50- or 100-mile routes. The night before at a pre-ride […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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BellRinger, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Inaugural Bike Ride to End Cancer, Commences Saturday
WASHINGTON (October 20, 2022) — BellRinger, a bike ride and community movement, will commence its inaugural 25-, 50, and 100-mile fundraising ride this Saturday, October 22, with an opening ceremony to kick off festivities on Friday, October 21. BellRinger has registered more than 800 riders with the goal to raise over $1.4 million. Local cancer […]
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Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Launches BellRinger, Local Bike Ride to End Cancer
Bike ride to raise millions to fund cancer research with inaugural October ride WASHINGTON (July 18, 2022) — Today, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center launched BellRinger, a bike ride and community movement to end cancer. BellRinger opened registration for its inaugural 25-, 50-, and 100- mile fundraising ride on Saturday, October 22, 2022 that will […]
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Survivorship Research Initiative’s New Director Hopes to Smooth a Rough Road
(June 24, 2022) — Both the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute use the terms survivorship and survivor to refer to anyone with cancer, from the moment of diagnosis to the end of life. As the director of the Survivorship Research Initiative at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nina Kadan-Lottick, MD, MSPH, a […]
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Biomarkers Found That Could Be Drug Targets Against a Deadly Form of Brain Cancer
WASHINGTON (June 22, 2022) — Biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma brain tumors have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing hope for a cancer that is highly lethal. Currently, the drug most often used to treat glioblastoma, temozolomide, is uniquely able to cross the blood/brain […]
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Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation Announces $25 Million Commitment to Five Cancer Centers Across America With Goal of Reducing Disparities in Cancer Care in Underserved Communities
Commitment Recognized by White House Cancer Moonshot Georgetown University to establish The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Ralph Lauren Center to build upon 20-year partnership serving Harlem, New York, and surrounding communities Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, to collaborate on the […]
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Biological Pathways Found That Drive Genomic Changes and Bone Metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma, a Rare Childhood Cancer
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2022) — In studies using mice grafted with human Ewing sarcoma tissue, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a biological pathway that is activated when tissue is starved of oxygen due to rapid growth of a tumor, thereby allowing cancer cells to make genetic changes so they can […]
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New Factors That Can Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence Defined
Discovery Has the Potential to Also Benefit Treatment Choices. WASHINGTON (April 22, 2022) — Genetics and other factors that can determine if a woman is at risk for a recurrence of breast cancer have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing new research avenues for preventing a new tumor from developing. […]
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