Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute


March 18, 2024

UAMS Gastrointestinal Cancer Experts Share Perspectives at 24th C.W. Rasco Symposium

Marty Trieschmann

Dr. Rang Govindarajan speaks to Dr. Jaffer Ajani

About 150 physicians, nurses and researchers gathered Friday, March 8 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for the 24th C.W. Rasco Symposium on gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. The in-person event showcased some of the latest information on GI cancer screening, detection, treatment and research. Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., chief of the UAMS Division of Hematology…


March 8, 2024

UAMS Hosts National Proteomics Symposium

Marty Trieschmann

Proteomics directors at UAMS

Experts in proteomics, the analysis of disease-causing proteins, gathered Feb. 20 and 21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for a symposium. Hosted by the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the two-day event drew proteomics directors and staff…


March 6, 2024

UAMS Hematology Oncology Fellowship Applications Hit All-Time High

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS cancer doctors

Applications to the UAMS Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program increased for the sixth consecutive year, hitting an all-time high of 371 applications for five coveted first-year spots. “It’s quite competitive,” said Kostas Arnaoutakis, M.D., UAMS thoracic medical oncologist and director of the fellowship program for the past three years. “All of the applicants are very qualified…


February 23, 2024

UAMS Myeloma Patient Grateful for ‘Life Changing’ Treatment

Nathan Tidwell

Jim and Laurie Schepers.

Jim Schepers remembers getting a call he didn’t want in April 2020. The call was from Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Schepers’ physician — cancer had returned. “When we found out the cancer was back, Dr. van Rhee called…


February 1, 2024

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Achieves $30 Million Fundraising Goal for NCI Designation

Andrew Vogler

NCI Designation fundraising goal press conference

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designation. The fundraising milestone was achieved with a $5 million gift from the Chris Fowler family of Jonesboro. In total, 8,700 philanthropic gifts have…


January 19, 2024

Arkansan Sees Advanced Cancer Disappear with Experimental Drug Offered at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Marty Trieschmann

Dr. Michael Birrer speaks with a patient during a clinic visit

A Little Rock man with resistant kidney cancer who underwent experimental immunotherapy in Phase 1 Clinical Trials at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has experienced a complete remission.


January 18, 2024

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Hold Health Fair in Huntsville on Feb. 9

Marty Trieschmann

a doctor and patient interacting at a health fair

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will host a free public health fair at the Madison County Public Library in Huntsville on Feb. 9. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library, located at 827 N. College St. Patient navigators from the UAMS…


December 15, 2023

Nurse Passionate About Success, Impact of UAMS Myeloma Center

Kev' Moye

Heather Brown, APRN

Heather Brown, APRN, a nurse practitioner for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, appreciates the opportunity to serve the patients. A 2001 graduate of the UAMS College of Nursing, Brown quickly learned about myeloma as the center opened shortly after she was hired by the institute….


Intake Team Serves as Source of Comfort for Myeloma Center Patients

Chris Carmody

(Left to right) Christy Bunting, Amy Ford, Melissa Thomas, April Thomas.

For new patients of the UAMS Myeloma Center, the intake process provides their first impression of the support they’ll receive during a difficult period of their lives. “It’s important that we help them get established and make sure they’re comfortable coming here,” said Christy Bunting, an intake coordinator in the Myeloma Center. “We want them…


UAMS Myeloma Researcher Sees‘ Impressive’ Results in Clinical Trials of Bispecific Antibody Treatments

David Robinson

Carolina Schinke, M.D.

Many patients at the UAMS Myeloma Center have relapsed refractory myeloma, meaning they have nearly run out of effective treatment options. Fortunately, the center has talented clinical researchers like Carolina Schinke, M.D., with access to the latest medications, including promising study drugs. Schinke is leading a clinical trial at UAMS of a promising new bispecific…



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