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June 25, 2017
Local doctors are spearheading the search for a breakthrough for the exact type of brain cancer Senator John McCain revealed he’s fighting. Watch the full story at FOX 29
June 25, 2017
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has been diagnosed with a brain tumor called glioblastoma. A renowned expert in this type of cancer treats patients and researches new therapies at UT Health San Antonio. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio
June 22, 2017
The Clayton Foundation for Research is supporting UT Health San Antonio in the development of a biorepository and new strategies for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is the most common liver cancer in adults. The gift originally provided $300,000 in research support each year for five years, but the foundation recently increased the grant to […]
June 20, 2017
Ruben Mesa was named director of the UT Health Cancer Center of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Read the full story at The Cancer Letter
June 16, 2017
Trustees of the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund have approved more than $2.3 million in new research funding for rising investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center, now called UT Health San Antonio.
June 13, 2017
Tyler J. Curiel, M.D., M.P.H., of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, has been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million Provocative Questions grant by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Curiel and his colleagues seek to optimize the effectiveness of immune-checkpoint drugs in treating melanoma and other cancers.
