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New therapy for small cell lung cancer offered at Hollings

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A newly approved targeted therapy for small cell lung cancer patients whose cancer has not responded or stopped responding to chemotherapy is at the forefront of a new type of drug for solid tumors. The team at Hollings is already experienced at delivering the drug, called tarlatamab, having participated in an arm of the clinical trial.

“It will be incredible to have more drugs of this nature, which is where the oncology solid tumor field is moving,” said Mariam Alexander, M.D., Ph.D.

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Skin Cancer Clinic

Dermatologist Graciela De Jesus, M.D., works with Hollings Hereditary Cancer Clinic patients at risk of melanoma and skin cancer.

Wyatt Wofford (left) and Dr. Besim Ogretmen (right)

Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer

MUSC Hollings researchers find that targeting an immunosuppressive protein on two fronts can reduce metastasis and restore sensitivity to immunotherapy.

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Glioma Drug Approval

Hollings was part of an international clinical trial that led to the FDA approval of a new drug to treat certain types of gliomas.

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Depression and Cancer

Two Hollings researchers are working together to develop a new way to get depression treatment to people with likely incurable cancer.

tobacco and vaping researcher Matthew Carpenter poses in a suit in lush green outdoor garden setting

DUET

A new study aims to get a better understanding of what dual use of vapes and cigarettes looks like in real world usage.

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New BMT Clinic

Friends, family, colleagues and former patients gathered to honor Dr. Robert Stuart as a new outpatient bone marrow transplant clinic was named in his honor.

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Hollings Cancer Network

Facing a challenging journey with uterine cancer, Debra Morin made a list of five things to remember each day.

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Medulloblastoma Research

The Group 3 subtype of medulloblastoma has the worst prognosis of all the subtypes, but new research is pointing to a potential therapy.

Taryn Sparkman, an SCSU undergraduate who conducts summer cancer research at MUSC with support from SC CADRE. She is also a LOWVELO scholar.

White Coat Ceremony

The MUSC Hollings Cancer Center white coat ceremony inspires HBCU students to pursue research careers.