The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Invectys Inc., and the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center, a joint venture between MD Anderson and National Resilience Inc., announced a strategic collaboration to jointly develop a process for human leukocyte antigen-G targeted CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors.
Lauren Averett Byers, professor of thoracic/head & neck medical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, received the 2025 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology. The award recognizes her fundamental discoveries and contributions to identifying novel therapeutic strategies for small cell lung cancer, which have paved the way for personalized treatments, even in the most highly recalcitrant cancers.
