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Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is a nationally recognized research center and treatment hospital in Salt Lake City. We are the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Mountain West and serve patients with all types of cancer from Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. In 2021, we opened the region’s first proton therapy center. We manage the Utah Population Database, the largest genetic database in the world. More genes for inherited cancers have been discovered at our institution than any place in the world, including genes for melanoma and breast, ovarian, colon, head, and neck cancers.

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Latest from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah


New Clinical Trials Test Innovative Ways To Preserve Muscle Mass During Metastatic Prostate Cancer

October 25, 2023

The National Cancer Institute awarded investigators at Huntsman Cancer Institute a grant totaling more than $3 million to conduct a clinical trial to see if combining creatine monohydrate supplementation and resistance exercise training helps preserve muscle in people who have metastatic prostate cancer.

Dr Agarwal on Future Questions to Address Following the TALAPRO-2 Trial in mCRPC

July 26, 2023

Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses future questions to be addressed following the phase 3 TALAPRO-2 trial evaluating the combination of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

FDA Approval Insights: Talazoparib Plus Enzalutamide in HRR Gene–Mutated mCRPC

July 17, 2023

Dr Agarwal discusses the significance of the FDA approval of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in HRR gene–mutated mCRPC, key efficacy and safety data from the TALAPRO-2 trial, and how this combination further supports the use of PARP inhibitors in the mCRPC treatment paradigm.

Dr Agarwal on Advances With PARP Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer

July 10, 2023

Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses the role of PARP inhibitors in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and the potential evolutions of the metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer treatment paradigms.

Dr Agarwal on the FDA Approval of Talazoparib Plus Enzalutamide in HRR-Mutated mCRPC

July 06, 2023

Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of talazoparib plus enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer harboring homologous recombination repair gene alterations.

Addressing Health in Areas Characterized by Persistent Poverty

July 06, 2023

The Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity at Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah, in partnership with the Montana State University Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, received a grant for Cancer Control in Persistent Poverty Areas from the National Cancer Institute.

Huntsman Cancer Institute Expands Lifesaving Impact across Utah with Plans for New Comprehensive Cancer Center

June 26, 2023

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, a pioneering innovator dedicated to developing more effective ways to care for and prevent cancer, announced plans today for a new Huntsman Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center in Utah County.

Major Expansion Provides Best Cancer Care to Utah and Beyond

May 18, 2023

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the only place in the region devoted to developing new treatments for cancer, announced the opening of the Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancers. 

Dr Godara on the Selection of CAR T-Cell Therapies vs Bispecific Antibodies in R/R Multiple Myeloma

April 13, 2023

Amandeep Godara, MBBS, discusses important patient factors to consider when deciding between a CAR T-cell therapy vs bispecific antibody in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, and the importance of mitigating treatment-related toxicities associated with the administration of bispecific antibodies in this disease setting.

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