Top 5 ASCO studies advancing personalized medicine
Cancer treatment is increasingly tailored to the unique genetic makeup of each patient’s tumor. At the 2026 American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, UT MD Anderson clinicians and researchers are showcasing breakthrough therapies targeting specific mutations and/or rare subsets of cancer, offering new hope for patients with historically hard-to-treat cancers.
Sharing our researchers’ findings and ideas at conferences...
Head and neck surgeon-scientist: ‘We can make a real difference’
Xiao Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., isn’t exactly sure when it happened, but at some point in his fellowship, he started to realize that UT MD Anderson...
Top 3 UT MD Anderson abstracts at AACR 2026
At the 2026 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, UT MD Anderson experts will...
How digital twins are making cancer surgery safer
Surgical procedures are a common part of cancer diagnosis and treatment, from a biopsy to determine the stage and type of cancer to the removal of a cancerous tumor from the body. Surgery continues to evolve as new advances and even small improvements make procedures easier for both surgeons and patients.
Jeff Siewerdsen, Ph.D., and his team are using data science and virtual models, like digital twin technology, to create these...
New advances in our understanding of cancer metabolism
Metabolism is the process by which the cells in your body use nutrients from the food you eat to get the energy you need.
When...
‘Drug hunter’ deploys AI to accelerate path to new therapies
When Tim Heffernan, Ph.D., arrived at UT MD Anderson in 2011, he saw an opportunity to fundamentally change how cancer drugs are developed...
Leveraging lessons from cancer immunotherapy to develop better treatments for autoimmunity
Immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment, helping countless patients live longer, healthier lives. But researchers are continuing to...
How an electrical engineer is making a big impact on cancer research
Xiling Shen, Ph.D., was an electrical engineering professor when a landmark discovery prompted him to shift the focus of his work and dedicate...
Journal launch enables oncology education and quality improvement
How do you make your work more efficient without reinventing the wheel?
That’s what radiation oncologist Shalin Shah, M.D., was...
18 research advances only possible here
Updated Jan. 27, 2026
From clinical trial results that accelerated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to discovery-based...