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Research advances toward more effective, long-lasting and side effect-free cancer treatments

March 26, 2026 Breast Cancer, cancer treatment, cold tumor, glioblastoma, hot tumor, lung cancer, melanoma, Prostate Cancer, Research, SRC-3, Tregs

The Baylor team is building the case for SRC-3 as a promising therapeutic target for next-generation cancer immunotherapy.

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Baylor researchers awarded the National Academy of Sciences 2023 Cozzarelli Prize in Biomedical Sciences

March 19, 2024 Awards, Breast Cancer, Cozzarelli Prize, National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, Prostate Cancer, Research, SRC-3

The research warrants continuing investigations to translate the findings into a novel, more effective and longer-lasting cancer therapy.

Two slides showing breast cancer cells as blue or green dots on a blue background.

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A potential strategy to control MAPK4-dependent cancer growth

August 8, 2023 AKT, cancer growth, lung cancer, MAPK4, PDK1, Prostate Cancer, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

This study has advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the tumor-promoting activity of MAPK4.

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Eliminating gene SRC-3 in immune cells triggers effective long-lasting anti-cancer response

June 8, 2023 Breast Cancer, cancer treatment, Prostate Cancer, Research, SRC-3, Tregs, tumor microenvironment

The findings in animal models warrant continuing investigations to develop a novel, more effective and longer-lasting cancer therapy.

A microscopic view of prostate cancer. It appears as a field of hazy pink and white with splotches of purple indicating cancer cells.

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A novel strategy to suppress prostate cancer growth

October 26, 2022 androgen receptor, castration therapy, COP1, Gata2, Prostate Cancer, Research, treatment resistance

The researchers took a close look into what drives the growth of advanced tumors that have become resistant to standard castration therapy.

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The bone microenvironment ‘empowers’ cancer cells to become metastatic

May 18, 2021 bone microenvironment, Breast Cancer, EZH2, Metastasis, Prostate Cancer, Research

The bone microenvironment prompts changes in breast cancer cells that help them escape treatment and become more invasive.

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Targeting MAPK4 emerges as a promising therapy for prostate cancer

February 23, 2021 Akt pathway, androgen receptor, cancer therapy, castration-resistant prostate cancer, MAPK4, Prostate Cancer, Research

Inhibiting MAPK4 simultaneously inactivated both androgen receptor and AKT and stopped cancer growth in animal models.

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The N-terminal domain of the androgen receptor is at the heart of its action

July 30, 2020 androgen receptor, C-terminal domain, coactivators, n-terminal domain, Prostate Cancer, Research, testosterone

Detailed 3-D studies reveal how the androgen receptor is put together as a functional complex that drives prostate cancer.

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Making ‘sense’ of the ‘cart before the horse’ in mammalian cells

January 22, 2019 antisense RNA, Cancer, fusion DNA, fusion RNA, Prostate Cancer, Research, sense RNA

A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes. The current thought is that fusion genes can happen in

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2017 Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence

May 26, 2017 2017 DeBakey Award for Research Excellence, Breast Cancer, Cardiothoracic Surgery, DeBakey award, endocrine cancer, gene regulation, Neuroscience, NK cells, Norovirus, Primary immunodeficiencies, Prostate Cancer, rotavirus

The five winners of this year’s Michael E. DeBakey M.D. Award for Research Excellence exemplify the breadth and depth of scientific research at Baylor College

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