The thorny road to drug approval for myelodysplastic syndromes

UAMS receives $10.5M NIH grant to develop biomarkers through proteomics

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a $10.5 million NIH grant to develop biomarkers for all human diseases, including cancer, through proteomics.

December 05, 2025

Vol.51 No.44

In Brief

UAMS Cancer Institute director Michael Birrer inducted into American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Michael J. Birrer, director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Medical Sciences, has been inducted as a member of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.

November 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.43

In Brief

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, ARcare partner to boost CRC screenings in rural Arkansas

A new partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and ARcare aims to improve colorectal cancer screening rates in seven rural Arkansas counties where late-stage diagnoses and cancer disparities are on the rise.

July 25, 2025

Vol.51 No.29

In Brief

Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan invested in inaugural Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony.

March 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.11

Drugs & Targets

EU, China approve Sarclisa + standard of care for MM

The EU has approved Sarclisa (isatuximab-irfc) in combination with a standard-of-care regimen, bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant, based on data from the IMROZ phase III study.

January 24, 2025

Vol.51 No.03

In Brief

David Chung named director of clinical research at Northwell Health

Northwell Health appointed David J. Chung, a prominent oncologist-investigator, as director of clinical research at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute. In this newly created role, Chung also will serve as system chief of multiple myeloma across Northwell’s cancer centers.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

The thorny road to drug approval for myelodysplastic syndromes

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