The biology of cancer
Mays Cancer Center researchers are making significant strides in understanding risk factors and conditions that cause cancers to develop and progress and assessing impacts on the health and recovery of patients with cancer.
Mays Cancer Center partners with American Cancer Society to increase lung cancer screenings in South Texas
Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, is partnering with the American Cancer Society to spread awareness and encourage more at-risk South Texans to screen for lung cancer.
Mays Cancer Center awards and honors
A summary of several of the many awards and honors received by Mays Cancer Center and its researchers during Fiscal Year 2022.
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio identifies possible markers for early metastatic lung cancer
Researchers at Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science at San Antonio have identified protein markers that could signal for early development of metastatic lung cancer, providing possibilities for new treatment. The findings already have led to a five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of […]
Patient-derived organoid model and circulating tumor cells for treatment response of lung cancer
Create a living biobank of PDOs from Stage I-III lung cancer patients.
Fall fruits and vegetables to support your cancer journey
Embrace the season with fall fruits and vegetables rich in nutrients like beta carotene and vitamins to support your health during cancer treatment.
What lung cancer patients need to know about cardiothoracic surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is considered the most effective treatment for early-stage lung cancer because it offers the greatest likelihood of a cure.
S2302, PRAGMATICA – LUNG - A Prospective Randomized Study of Ramucirumab (LY3009806; NSC 749128) plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475; NSC 776864) versus Standard of Care for Participants Previously Treated with Immunotherapy for Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small
This phase III trial compares the effect of the combination of ramucirumab and pembrolizumab versus standard of care chemotherapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer that is stage IV or that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent). Ramucirumab is a monoclonal antibody that may prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. This trial may help doctors find out if giving ramucirumab with pembrolizumab is more effective at treating patients with stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer than standard chemotherapy.
A Randomized Phase 3 Study of Datopotamab Deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) and Pembrolizumab, with or Without Platinum Chemotherapy, in Subjects with No Prior Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic PD-L1 TPS
This study is designed to assess the efficacy and safety of datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in combination with pembrolizumab versus pembrolizumab in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy in participants with no prior therapy for advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)