OncLive: Dr. Mesa on rechallenging with JAK inhibitor therapy in MPNs

July 23, 2020

In this video, Ruben A. Mesa, MD, director of the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the potential clinical benefit of rechallenging with JAK inhibitor therapy in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Watch the interview.





Ivanhoe Broadcast News: Cork tree bark to fight prostate cancer

July 6, 2020

Darpan Patel, PhD, a faculty member in the School of Nursing, and Pratap Kumar, PhD, in the Department of Molecular Medicine, explain why cork tree bark, an herbal remedy that’s been around for centuries, is being studied as a way to shrink prostate tumors.


When it comes to DNA repair, it’s not one tool fits all

June 26, 2020

Our cells are constantly dividing, and as they do, the DNA molecule – our genetic code – sometimes gets broken. DNA has twin strands, and a break in both is considered especially dangerous. This kind of double-strand break can lead to genome rearrangements that are hallmarks of cancer cells, said James Daley, PhD, of the […]