University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center | Strategic Alliance Partners

March 01, 2017

A brain tumor research group at the UW Carbone Cancer Center focuses on biological studies of patient-derived glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cancer stem cells, combined with analysis of patient-matched serum-cultured GBM and an annotated GBM tissue microarray, to identify clinically relevant biomarkers.

February 09, 2017

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have found that removing a specific type of collagen can dramatically reduce the growth of one form of breast cancer.

February 09, 2017

In a large-scale study published today in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, researchers found that nearly half of women from racial minorities receive cervical-cancer care that doesn’t meet national standards.

January 20, 2017

Half of the patients in a Wisconsin Oncology Network (WON) clinical trial for a rare blood cancer are still in remission eight years after beginning treatment, according to new results of a follow-up to the study.

October 31, 2016

A new clinical trial for women with clinically aggressive triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) will test a novel theory: Will a diet low in an essential nutrient make TNBC cells more vulnerable to cell killing by a new cancer drug?

September 26, 2016

The major advance of the MRI-guided radiotherapy system is the ability to visualize the lumpectomy cavity before and during the delivery of each treatment.

September 07, 2016

An international leader in harnessing a patient's own stem cells to fight cancer and autoimmune diseases joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center on September 1.

June 14, 2016

This pilot trial is the first of its type to investigate T cell receptor alpha/beta-depleted and CD19-depleted haploidentical stem cell grafts in relapsed/refractory lymphoma patients.

March 14, 2016

Finding is relevant to certain cancers of the blood.

February 17, 2016

Despite advances, the majority of patients receiving targeted therapies do not experience radiographic responses, and nearly all patients who initially benefit develop resistance in less than two years.

November 03, 2015

Kyle A. Richards, MD, assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, discusses unanswered questions regarding the treatment of patients with bladder cancer.

August 30, 2015

Preclinical mouse models and cell lines link colorectal cancer subtypes subtypes with potential therapies.

July 16, 2015

Focus will be on Wisconsin Center's innovative research centers and impact on local communities.

July 06, 2015

Stephen Rosenberg, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, discusses a study examining if online patient information provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center websites is too complex for general readership.

June 23, 2015

Ruth M. O'Regan, MD, discusses two of her studies in HER2-positive breast cancer presented at ASCO 2015.

June 17, 2015

Ruth O'Regan, MD, medical oncology, Breast Cancer Clinic, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, evaluates the Breast Cancer Index in patients with HER2-positive, HR-positive breast cancer for risk of late recurrence and endocrine benefit.

June 13, 2011

Currently, more than 250 physicians and scientists work in concert to provide state-of- the art diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare for the more than 20,000 patients seen each year at the UW hospitals, clinics, and affiliate clinical facilities