With funding from a NIH grant, CU Cancer Center's Dan Regan, DVM, and Breelyn Wilky, MD, are studying a fibroblast-targeting drug, in conjunction with standard-of-care chemotherapy, in dogs with naturally occurring osteosarcoma ⬇️ https://bit.ly/48RmRrf

@oncodaily.bsky.social has named Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, CU Cancer Center's associate director for global oncology, as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Oncology in 2025! 👏 ⬇️ https://oncodaily.com/community/enrique-soto-427482

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ @drcamidge.bsky.social has spent his career fighting lung cancer. In 2022, that fight turned personal when he received a diagnosis of his own. Read this story: https://bit.ly/3MMXsGI See the other top stories: bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ Virginia Borges, MD, director of the Young Women’s Breast Cancer Translational Program at the CU Cancer Center, explores contributing factors. Read this story: https://bit.ly/3MMXsGI See the other top stories: bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ New research from @jdegregori.bsky.social, PhD, suggests that COVID-19 may awaken dormant cancer cells, potentially increasing recurrence risk in certain patients. Read this story: https://bit.ly/48CQlI3 See the other top stories: bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ The FDA advises those with a family history of medullary thyroid cancer to avoid GLP-1 drugs. Bryan Haugen, MD, breaks down the science. Read this story: https://bit.ly/44ECOyx See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ Learn what younger women need to know about fertility and pregnancy when they are diagnosed with breast cancer. Read this story: https://bit.ly/4jehaar See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ Richard Wood, MD, Rachel Kruse, MD, and Eden Bernstein, MD, share strategies for counseling patients on reducing alcohol-related cancer risk. Read this story: https://bit.ly/3WzJwSv See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ Catherine Danis, PhD, and M. Eric Kohler, MD, PhD, developed ALA-CART, aimed to improve outcomes for lymphocytic cancer patients. Read this story: https://bit.ly/4qn9zc3 See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ Matthew Sikora, PhD, explains why lobular breast cancer can be harder to diagnose and how new research is paving the way for better treatments. Read this story: https://bit.ly/47B9b2S See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

During the holidays, it can be difficult to talk about cancer with a loved one who was newly diagnosed. CU Cancer Center's Kyle Concannon, MD, offers advice: https://bit.ly/3XPpALp

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ When Denver Broncos' Alex Singleton faced a testicular cancer diagnosis, his journey underscored the importance of early detection and patient-centered care. Read this story: https://bit.ly/3MBsHV6 See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

✨ Best of the CU Cancer Center newsroom in 2025 ✨ Swati Patel, MD, breaks down why prep matters, so you can take this important step in preventing colorectal cancer with confidence. Read this story: https://bit.ly/3R3oR5V See the other top stories: https://bit.ly/4j3ONLW

CU Cancer Center researcher Zachary Clayton, PhD, is investigating whether high-intensity interval training prior to chemotherapy can prevent premature vascular aging for breast cancer patients ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4rXrjw2

Congrats to CU Cancer Center members @drcamidge.bsky.social, MD, PhD, Russell Glasgow (@russgl.bsky.social), PhD, and Angelo D’Alessandro (@dalessandrolab.bsky.social), PhD, for being named on the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! 👏

CU Cancer Center member Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, shares his reflection on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, and the research the Radiation Effects Research Foundation has been doing with survivors ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4rVKnuC

Happy Holidays! For four decades, we’ve worked toward one goal, prevent and conquer cancer. In 2026, we keep moving forward—together.

Molishree Joshi, PhD, and Kimberly Jordan, PhD, leaders of two CU Cancer Center shared resources, have received the first-ever National Cancer Institute R50s for core-based scientists at CU Anschutz (@cuanschutz.bsky.social)! 👏 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4s2TXMd

Congrats to Tim Milosich and Kelly McIlvride, MAcc, CMA, on their new roles! Milosich has been promoted to clinical trials finance program director, and McIlvride has been promoted to Cancer Center finance program director. 👏

Yesterday afternoon, CU Cancer Center staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments made in 2025 while enjoying cookies, showing off of holiday sweaters, and of course, good company! 🎉 ❄️

With a Tumor Host Interactions Program grant along with the mentorship of two CU Cancer Center investigators, Migachelle Romano is researching how obesity-driven inflammation is promoting pancreatic cancer progression ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4j1ITuW

#ASH25: Did you know that clonal hematopoiesis affects at least 20% of adults over 60? Cancer Center's @ericpietras.bsky.social#ASH25 PhD, shares his insights on the role of this condition in cancer and aging at the 2025 American Society of Hematology Presidential Symposium ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3KOKdoi

Congratulations to Matt Lee! Lee stepped into his new position as program director of clinical research operations at the Cancer Clinical Trials Office after multiple roles since 2014.

Leadership, to Dan Gustafson, PhD, means trust, teamwork, and growth — values shared through our partnership with the Flint Animal Cancer Center. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/ZFSzFb55KDs

CU Cancer Center member Ajay Major (@majorajay.bsky.social), MD, MBA, led a study of more than 25,000 long-term childhood cancer survivors, to learn more about their rates of colorectal cancer and what their doctors can do about it ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3MkDl2t

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Hispanic women in the U.S. Haidee Hernandez's story shows why early diagnosis and treatment matter: https://bit.ly/4iX8RzB

#Glioblastoma is trending after former NBA player Jason Collins shared his stage 4 diagnosis, and "Confessions of a Shopaholic” author Sophie Kinsella passed away after a two-year battle. Douglas Ney, MD shares what glioblastoma is, and why younger people are being diagnosed. https://bit.ly/497RCIy

From the fall 2025 issue of the C3: When CU Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders was diagnosed with bladder cancer, his treatment team included CU Cancer Center member Janet Kukreja, MD, an expert in robotic bladder removal surgery ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4pUnSV5

Congrats to CU Cancer Center's Debashis Ghosh, PhD, for receiving the Outstanding Impact Award and Lectureship from the Western North American Region of the International Biometric Society! ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3XI8oaQ

Looking forward to the CU Cancer Center’s next 40 years and beyond, we asked several of our top minds: What is one big unanswered question about cancer? 🤔 ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/cancer-unanswered-questions

From the fall 2025 issue of the C3: Fahiima Abdullahi plans to apply to medical school in the spring after graduating from the PIKE-PREP research training program for post-baccalaureate students and the Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination program ⬇️ https://bit.ly/44LJLxG

Seeing patients live longer, fuller lives because of scientific progress is what keeps Stacy Fischer, MD, committed to her field. Every breakthrough strengthens her resolve to support patients — and inspire future scientists. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/wx-nbGDegRo

.@amergastroassn.bsky.social's new clinical practice guideline on the surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus provides eight evidence-based recommendations to optimize cancer prevention through risk-based, personalized care. See the new guideline led by Sachin Wani, MD: https://bit.ly/4ayv04Z

From the fall 2025 issue of the C3: Research led by CU Cancer Center Deputy Director James DeGregori, PhD, finds that respiratory viral infections such as COVID trigger inflammation that can awaken dormant cancer cells in the lungs ⬇️ https://bit.ly/48CQlI3

New research findings from CU Cancer Center members Bradley Corr, MD, and Benjamin Bitler, PhD, show a promising strategy for ovarian cancer patients who do not respond to existing treatments: https://bit.ly/3Kp2sAv

With actor Dave Coulier's announcement of his diagnosis of oropharyngeal cancer, CU Cancer Center's Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, and Ryan Lanning, MD, PhD, explain how head and neck cancer is treated and how to prevent it ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/coulier-oropharyngeal-cancer

Watch: CU Cancer Center leaders share what they hope to see in the next 40 years.

The cover story from the fall 2025 issue of the C3: CU Cancer Center's @drcamidge.bsky.social, MD, PhD, has spent his career fighting lung cancer. In 2022, that fight turned personal when he received a lung cancer diagnosis of his own. Read his story: https://bit.ly/47yGdBb

In the new fall 2025 C3 magazine, @drcamidge.bsky.social, MD, PhD, shares his lung cancer diagnosis, Janet Kukreja, MD, explains the robotic surgery used to treat coach Deion Sanders for bladder cancer, and more. Read online: https://bit.ly/3XmAAjh

Andrea Dwyer, MPH, of the CU Cancer Center, and the Katy O. and Paul M. Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence are working to break down barriers to screening and treatment for stomach/gastric cancer ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/stomach-cancer-in-immigrant-populations

In a holiday conversation about cancer, what you don’t say matters. In our latest story, CU Cancer Center member Kyle Concannon, MD, offers advice on how to talk about cancer with someone newly diagnosed. Read here: https://bit.ly/3XPpALp

When pancreatic cancer had spread to her lungs, Ann Koenig enrolled in a clinical trial for a fourth-generation ALK inhibitor. A year later, the trial has continued to be successful at keeping her cancer under control: https://bit.ly/48hmGEf

After robotic surgery from CU Cancer Center's Robert Meguid, MD, MPH, to remove a cancerous lung nodule, Sherry Wardlaw is advocating for wider lung cancer screening for non-smokers. Read her story: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/department-of-surgery/sherry-wardlaw-lung-cancer-surgery

CU Cancer Center member Mathew Angelos, MD, PhD, is helping lead the first human trial of a homegrown novel CAR T-cell therapy for an aggressive, hard-to-treat form of leukemia ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/angelos-car-t-cell-leukemia

For National Pet Cancer Awareness Month, Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center, Susan Lana, DVM, MS, shares with us some of the treatments they provide when our pets are battling cancer.

Today is the @acscan.bsky.social's Great American Smokeout! Looking to quit smoking? The CU Cancer Center is offering a free two-week supply of nicotine replacement therapy skin patches. Learn more in this Q&A ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/kruse-smoking-nicotine-replacement-therapy

It's National Rural Health Day! From Trinidad to Lamar, we're providing oncology care to rural patients, cutting travel time and breaking barriers to treatment. We're thankful for our Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, our clinical partners at UCHealth, and all those who make it possible.

Watch: Marco Del Chiaro, MD, a CU Cancer Center member and division chief of surgical oncology @cudeptsurg.bsky.social, shares why pancreatic cancer patients should come to CU for care ⬇️

Weight loss, sleeplessness, a persistent cough, or changes in bathroom habits. Do you know the early warning signs of cancer to watch out for? CU Cancer Center member Laura Graham, MD, explains ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/how-your-body-tells-you-cancer

For National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, CU Cancer Center leader Stacy Fischer, MD, breaks down what palliative care is, the roles families and caregivers provide, and when palliative care transitions to hospice ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3LGYmDU