Charlotte-area resident Vickie Johnson, 72, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018 after seeking care twice for abdominal pain.

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In January 2024, Duke University launched a celebration of its centennial — a historic opportunity to recognize Duke’s extraordinary past, communicate the impact of the present, and look toward Duke's potential impact going forward.

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Connor McMahon was treated at a children’s hospital in Atlanta for leukemia, first at three years old, then eight years later when he was 12. When he relapsed again at 15, he traveled to Duke for a clinical trial of a first-of-its kind treatment.

Ann Marie Pendergast, PhD, has received a two-year $150,000 Lung Cancer Research Foundation grant to continue her laboratory work “uncovering novel vulnerabilities to treat small cell lung cancer therapy resistance.”

Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, is working to develop new pharmacologic and genetic strategies to overcome immunotherapy resistance and investigating the mechanisms that contribute to some immunotherapy-associated toxicities.

Included in this issue: Donald McDonnell, PhD, associate director for Translational Research at Duke Cancer Institute, directed the research team that led to the development of elacestrant/Orserdu. (Read on p. 14)

The Cooperative Human Tissue Network (of which DCI is a member) was created by the NCI in 1987 to support a coordinated national effort to collect and distribute high-quality, pathologist-validated human tissues for cancer research.

Umbilical cord blood-based cellular therapy could be lifesaver for patients without donor match .

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