GLP-1 drugs linked to improved breast cancer survival, VCU Massey-led study finds

VCU Massey–Sanford Burnham Prebys Drug Discovery Collaborative Program launches two projects

The VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center completed the inaugural funding cycle of its VCU–Sanford Burnham Prebys Drug Discovery Collaborative Program, a collaboration with the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla, CA.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

Clinical Roundup

Small molecule inhibitor blocks prostate cancer bone metastasis

Findings out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, published in Pharmacological Research, show that a targeted small molecule inhibitor, IVMT-Rx-4, may prevent prostate tumors from spreading to an advanced and incurable stage in the bones.

April 03, 2026

Vol.52 No.13

In Brief

Lisa Roth named director of pediatric hematology-oncology at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone

Lisa G. Roth was named director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone and Perlmutter Cancer Center. Roth is a pediatric oncologist, physician-scientist, and lymphoma survivor.

March 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.12

Clinical Roundup

VCU Massey researchers lead international effort to produce multi-omic digital atlas of oral tissues

Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center led an international effort to create a multi-omic atlas of oral tissues with the aim of advancing the understanding of the immunoregulatory nature of human oral tissues. Recent analyses using data from this atlas suggest that fibroblasts may serve as the core regulators of structural immunity in the mouth.

March 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.12

Clinical Roundup

Researchers at VCU identify Achilles’ heel in lung cancer through common genetic mutation

A team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a new pathway through which mutations in the tumor suppressor p53 gene—found very frequently in human tumors—hijack DNA replication in cancer cells.

March 13, 2026

Vol.52 No.10

Black History Month Podcast

Malcolm V. Brock on his journey from Bermuda to Japan to the U.S. to England–and from Japanese studies to thoracic oncology
“When it gets down to brass tacks, relationships between each other, we’re all one.”

Malcolm V. Brock, director of Clinical and Translational Research in Thoracic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, grew up in Bermuda. His father insisted that his children branch outside the small island—the country has a population of just over 60,000 people—and challenge themselves abroad.

February 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.07

By Malcolm V. Brock, Robert A. Winn and Preston Willett

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GLP-1 drugs linked to improved breast cancer survival, VCU Massey-led study finds

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VCU Massey–Sanford Burnham Prebys Drug Discovery Collaborative Program launches two projects

Small molecule inhibitor blocks prostate cancer bone metastasis

Lisa Roth named director of pediatric hematology-oncology at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone

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Researchers at VCU identify Achilles’ heel in lung cancer through common genetic mutation

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Malcolm V. Brock on his journey from Bermuda to Japan to the U.S. to England–and from Japanese studies to thoracic oncology
“When it gets down to brass tacks, relationships between each other, we’re all one.”