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Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute: UAMS Webinar to Highlight New HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Health Initiatives and Disparities Research will host a public webinar, “Getting Back on Track After the Impact of COVID-19: HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening Guideline Updates,” on Friday, Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. In addition to new recommended screening guidelines by the American Cancer…

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First Myeloma Center Patient Receives Revolutionary New Therapy, Responds Well

Dave Puente of Elk Grove, California, became the first myeloma patient in Arkansas to receive the new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center, the only medical facility in Arkansas currently offering the cutting-edge treatment.

Kirk West, Ph.D., Receives American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

Kirk West, Ph.D., a Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute researcher, is the first UAMS scientist to be awarded the prestigious American Cancer Society (ACS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Only 14% of ACS fellowships are funded from a nationwide pool of applicants. The three-year fellowship will help fund West’s research on the role of LC8-TLK1/2 axis in the…

Lung Biopsy Robot at UAMS Detects Early-stage Cancer in Little Rock Woman

A Little Rock woman can now breathe a little easier thanks to new technology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Doctors at UAMS recently activated the first lung biopsy robot in Arkansas. The robot allows doctors to discover and biopsy previously undetectable cancerous nodules in the far reaches of the lungs. Cynthia…

Lymphoma Patient in Complete Remission, Thanks to CAR T-Cell Therapy at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Celebrating Christmas in a warm house filled with grandchildren and other family members is especially sweet. Celebrating Christmas free of deadly cancer attacking your body is priceless. For proof ask non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivor, Bob Baine, 72, of Little Rock. Diagnosed a year ago with the aggressive lymphoma that attacks the lymphatic system, the retired…

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