Roswell Park-Led Team Proposes CDK2 Enzyme as New Target for Cancer Therapy | Newswise

Roswell Park-Led Team Proposes CDK2 Enzyme as New Target for Cancer Therapy | Newswise

Researchers hope targeting CDK2 can overcome resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors Implications for treatment of breast, pancreatic, other cancers Findings published in Nature Communications BUFFALO, N.Y. — An enzyme called cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) regulates the cell cycle and may have the potential to drive therapeutic resistance to common breast cancer drugs — including a class…

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Roswell Park-Led Team Proposes CDK2 Enzyme as New Target for Cancer Therapy | Newswise

Tandem 2025: Roswell Park Team Creates Predictive Model to Inform Care of Lymphoma Patients | Newswise

Invited talk highlights link between patients’ physical function, CAR T outcomes Holtan to be honored for contributions to combating graft-vs.-host disease Other studies: Prospect for CAR T in breast cancer, ways to improve outcomes BUFFALO, N.Y. — Discoveries made by experts from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will be featured at an international conference focusing…

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Roswell Park-Led Team Proposes CDK2 Enzyme as New Target for Cancer Therapy | Newswise

Changes in Microbiome Predict Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections | Newswise

Specific changes in the cervicovaginal microbiome set the stage for chlamydia Findings in women of color, disproportionately affected by infections but understudied Team reveals previously unknown subtype of BV, bacterial vaginosis January 15, 2025—(BRONX, NY and BUFFALO, NY)—Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial…

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Roswell Park Team Identifies New Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Newswise

Roswell Park Team Identifies New Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Newswise

  One of the deadliest types of breast cancer, TNBC has a high recurrence rate Study shows IMPDH2 inhibitors reduce growth of chemo-resistant tumors Findings published in Nature’s Scientific Reports BUFFALO, N.Y. — Triple-negative breast cancer, or TNBC, presents numerous treatment challenges. Compared with other forms of breast cancer, it’s more likely to have spread…

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Roswell Park Team Discovers New Treatment Target f | Newswise

Roswell Park Team Discovers New Treatment Target f | Newswise

Findings from new preclinical study reported in Oncogene Work helps explain why advanced prostate tumors may resist current treatments HSP60 inhibition emerges as promising treatment strategy BUFFALO, N.Y. — A team of researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Dhyan Chandra, PhD, has discovered a new therapeutic target for neuroendocrine prostate cancer, a rare…

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Roswell Park Study Reveals How Venetoclax Boosts I | Newswise

Roswell Park Study Reveals How Venetoclax Boosts I | Newswise

Newswise — BUFFALO, N.Y. — Research out of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has shed light on how the drug venetoclax (brand name Venclexta) works synergistically with CAR T-cell immunotherapy to combat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common type of leukemia in the U.S. Matthew Cortese, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Oncology in Roswell Park’s departments of Medicine…

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