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Targeting acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 to remodel obesity-evoked inflammatory microenvironment in myeloma

Our proposal aims to develop a novel strategy to improve therapeutic efficacy for patients with multiple myeloma by remodeling inflammatory microenvi…

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Qing Yi

I am a translational tumor immunologist. I have years of experience as a and published researcher and am one of the leading investigators in the fie…

Developing Novel CAR-T Cell Therapy For Hematologic Malignancies

We observed that patients with many hematologic cancers expressed high levels of DKK1 and generated novel human DKK1-A2 cells that can kill cancer ce…

Development of mutant GTPase-specific degraders for peripheral T cell lymphoma treatment

This project aims to develop targeted therapies against peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL), a diverse group of aggressive blood cancers with poor clini…

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Yubin Zhou

Dr. Yubin Zhou is a professor of Translational Cancer Research at the Texas A&M University Institute of Biosciences and Technology. He is interested i…

Discovery and therapeutic targeting of novel mechanisms driving Double Hit Lymphomas

lymphoma (DHL) is an aggressive form of diffuse large lymphoma (DLBCL) defined by MYC and BCL2 rearrangements. DHL has been linked to very poor outc…

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Stephen Gottschalk

I am a pediatric oncologist, who is interested in using the patient’s immune system to fight cancer. I grew up in Germany and moved to the US in afte…

CD70-directed CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of relapsed/refractory pediatric AML

In this project, we will test an innovative therapy called CAR therapy for children with a type of cancer called AML. In the laboratory, we have iden…

Inhibition of PKCβ as a strategy for BTK inhibitor refractory CLL

Patients with CLL that have progressed on BTK inhibitors have high risk disease with few clinical options. Here we propose a novel, selective inhibito…

Targeting GCK as a novel and selective therapeutic strategy against RAS mutated Multiple Myeloma

RAS/MAPK mutations are the key drivers in MM, which occurs in % of newly diagnosed and higher in relapsed MM patients. However, RAS remains undruggabl…

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Mark Dawson

Professor Dawson is the Associate Director for Research Translation, a Program Head in Laboratory Research and a Consultant Haematologist at the Peter…

Understanding molecular determinants of immune evasion to CAR-T cells at single clone resolution

Cellular immunotherapies such cells are now firmly established as major pillars of therapy particularly in malignancies. However, despite their rem…

Strategic combinations to overcome therapeutic resistance and relapse in acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most fatal type of leukemia and has a high rate of relapse following current therapies. We have recently uncovered…

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Jenny Wang

I am Head of the Cancer and Stem Cell Laboratory, and my research has been focused on leukemia stem cell biology and targeted therapies in the past y…

Arming NK Cells to Target B7-H3+ AML Cells

In order to develop a novel immunotherapy approach to treating AML, we propose targeting B7-H3 (CD276), a promising immune checkpoint that has been re…

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Wendy Stock

Dr. Stock is the Anjuli Seth Nayak Professor of Leukemia Research at the University of Chicago. She is the of the Leukemia Committee for the Alliance…

A phase 1b/2 study targeting apoptotic and signaling pathways in T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia

lymphoblastic leukemia () is an aggressive leukemia with limited treatment options after chemotherapy. Our preclinical work in animal models of demo…

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Todd Fehniger

Dr. Fehniger is a that leads a research program focused on translational NK cell biology and therapy. His group pioneered studies characterizing (ML…

NK cell immunotherapy to reduce relapse after haploidentical transplant for high-risk pediatric AML

Leukemia recurrence remains the most common type of treatment failure after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant for children and young adults wit…

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William Matsui

William Matsui is a Professor of Oncology, Director of the Hematologic Malignancy Program, Associate Chair of Research, and the Deputy Director of the…

Stem cell features and Notch signaling in p53 deleted multiple myeloma

We have investigated the consequences of p53 loss on stem cell properties, namely clonogenic growth, , and drug resistance in multiple myeloma. We hav…

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Roland Walter

Dr. Walter’s research focuses on AML. He is particularly interested in improving therapies by optimizing existing therapeutics and through the develo…

211Astatine-CD123 Radioimmunotherapy for Cancer (Stem) Cell-Directed Treatment of Acute Leukemia

Because acute leukemias are very sensitive to radiation, radioisotopes are ideal payloads to arm antibodies against these , aggressive blood cancers. …

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THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY (LLS) INVESTS $3.8 MILLION TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY

LLS’s Equity in Access Research Program Awards Five New Grants to Researchers Across the U.S. Aiming to Break Down Barriers to Care for Blood Cancer P…

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LLS, advocates celebrate major state policy wins for patients

While Congress meets , state legislatures typically meet only in the first half of the year. The start of the summer generally marks the end of the st…