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New Immunotherapy Combination Tolerable, Effective in Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer
A study led by Michael B. Atkins, MD, deputy director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, that combined an agent that blocks blood vessel formation with an…
February 7, 2018
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Unique Research Approach Finds FDA Approved Drug Shuts Down Ewing Sarcoma Cells in Lab
Based on a novel approach to drug discovery, researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say an agent approved to treat a type of leukemia might also help…
January 26, 2018
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Language is Learned in Brain Circuits that Predate Humans
A new study published by researchers led by Michael T. Ullman, PhD, professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University School of Medicine, concludes that language is learned in…
January 26, 2018
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Georgetown Medical Experts Available During 2018 Winter Olympics
WASHINGTON -– Georgetown University Medical Center physicians and researchers are available to answer questions about medical topics related to…
January 14, 2018
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Researchers Offer New Model for Uncovering True HIV Mortality Rates in Zambia
A new study that seeks to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia could provide a model for improved national and regional surveillance approaches, and ultimately, more…
January 11, 2018
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Gene Test to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence Less Cost Effective in Real World Practice
A team of researchers led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has published a study that indicates that the most commonly used gene expression profile test used to…
January 4, 2018
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Georgetown Lombardi’s Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, Named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow
The National Academy of Inventors has named Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, a pediatric oncologist and researcher at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, to its 2017 class of…
December 13, 2017
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Soy, Cruciferous Vegetables Associated with Fewer Common Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
Consuming soy foods and cruciferous vegetables may be associated with a reduction in common side effects of breast cancer treatment in breast cancer survivors, according to a…
December 10, 2017
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USP Quality Institute and Georgetown University Name Two Fellows in Quality Medical Products Fellowship
The USP Quality Institute and Georgetown University Medical Center announce that Matthew Hassett, Ph.D., and Marissa Malchione, M.S., are the inaugural fellows selected for the…
December 6, 2017
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New Test Provides Accurate Measure of DNA Damage from Chemical Compounds
A new biomarker test developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and their colleagues can help predict, with up to 90 percent certainty, which…
December 4, 2017