Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center

UT Southwestern Wins $12M NCI ‘SPORE’ for Liver Cancer

by | Sep 18, 2025
UT Southwestern in Dallas will lead three liver cancer projects on prevention, recurrence, and immunotherapy. It joins Mayo Clinic and MD Anderson as a national NCI SPORE site, a program that moves discoveries into clinical trials.
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Appetite-Regulating Gene Discovery at UTSW Could Lead to Future Obesity Therapies
by | Jul 24, 2025
Using a new tool developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, researchers identified a gene that seems to be key in regulating food intake, offering a different pathway for potential obesity treatments.
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UTSW Team Develops New AI Tool To Detect Possible Metastatic Breast Cancer
by | May 22, 2024
The UT Southwestern researchers' noninvasive model uses a standard MRI, paired with machine learning AI, to detect the presence of cancer cells in the lymph nodes under the arms.
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Simmons Cancer Center Investigators Get Nearly $15M in CPRIT funding
by | Mar 13, 2023
“Our researchers continue to push the envelope on developing a better understanding of cancer and new ways to help cancer patients in Texas and beyond,” said Center Director Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D.
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