News 07.26.2021 What makes some immune cells better at killing melanoma New research in Nature identifies the properties of antitumor T cells, suggesting ways to boost T cell function in cancer Cancer Program Cancer Read more
News 05.11.2021 MD Anderson and Ó³»´«Ã½ launch new translational research platform focused on rare cancers Joint initiative will develop comprehensive collection of molecularly and functionally characterized rare cancer tumor models to inform novel therapeutic strategies Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map Read more
News 04.21.2021 Researchers find genetic vulnerability in pediatric neuroblastoma Genetic screens point to NXT1 as a promising target for new pediatric cancer drugs. Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map Read more
News 03.22.2021 Pediatric cancers have unique genetic vulnerabilities New map of genetic dependencies points to potential drug targets for childhood cancers. Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map Read more
News 03.11.2021 A better understanding of the immune system in kidney cancer Two research papers highlight single-cell dissection of kidney tumors to identify new immunotherapy treatments and targets Cancer Program Cancer Single cell genomics Single Cell Read more
News 02.22.2021 A call to action to build a better map of cancer’s genetic vulnerabilities Two cancer geneticists make the case for moving beyond tumor sequencing studies. Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map Read more
News 01.04.2021 Dependency Map team releases Celligner to help match tumors and cell lines for research New computational tool uses gene expression data to measure how closely laboratory cancer models compare to real tumors Cancer Program Cancer Cancer Dependency Map DepMap Read more
News 12.15.2020 New genetic vulnerability found in upwards of a third of all cancers Genetic screens point to VPS4A and VPS4B as promising cancer drug targets Cancer Program Cancer Dependency Map Cancer DepMap Read more
News 12.09.2020 Map shows how cancer cells spread through the body The Metastasis Map can help researchers learn what causes some tumors to disseminate to different organs. Cancer Program Cancer Read more
News 12.04.2020 Native American ancestry associated with lung cancer mutations in Latin American patients Study probes interplay of genetics, ancestry, and environment in cancer risk Cancer Program Cancer Read more