Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
December 15, 2023
UAMS Myeloma Researcher Sees‘ Impressive’ Results in Clinical Trials of Bispecific Antibody Treatments
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…
December 14, 2023
UAMS Researcher Takes Aim at Drug-Resistant Myeloma
UAMS Myeloma Center researcher Fenghuang (Frank) Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., has spent his career in search of clues to help fight drug-resistant myeloma. His findings recently led him to establish a translational research project to beat drug-resistant myeloma for his 11-member myeloma research team, based at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. While the five-year…
New Immune Therapies Provide Promising Advances in Myeloma Care
By Frits van Rhee, MD, Ph.D. Since the late 1990s, 16 drugs have been approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma, including proteasome inhibitors, such as bortezomib and carfilzomib, and the immunomodulatory class of agents comprising thalidomide, lenalidomide and pomalidomide. Immune therapy with the antibody daratumumab was first approved in 2015. These three classes of…
Expanding the Field: Clinical Trials Diversity Benefits Myeloma Research
Clinical trials have long been an established part of medical research. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center and the Clinical Trials Office work together to create a more diverse pool of clinical trial participants in the continuing research of multiple myeloma. Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., is a driving force in this…
November 20, 2023
UAMS Myeloma Center Hits Impressive Milestone, Sees 1000th Article Published
Researchers and physicians with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently published their 1,000th article, an impressive milestone that demonstrates the center’s high level of scholarship. “This is a remarkable achievement by our amazing Myeloma Center physicians and researchers,” said Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the…
November 7, 2023
Colorectal Surgeon S. Thomas Kang, M.D., Joins UAMS
Thomas Kang, M.D., a fellowship-trained, board-certified surgeon, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Colorectal Surgery. Kang treats patients with colon, rectal and anal cancers. He offers colon cancer surveillance with colonoscopies and performs minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgery….
October 25, 2023
26th Gala for Life Makes a Million Dollar Impact on Cancer Care in Arkansas
The 600 guests attending the 2023 Gala for Life benefitting the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute were transported to a tropical paradise complete with orchids and palm trees. The 26th Annual Gala for Life, “Sunset Under the Palms: A Key West Soiree,” was held Sept. 22 at Little Rock’s Statehouse Convention Center. The theme…
October 23, 2023
Five UAMS Researchers Awarded Grants for Breast Cancer Research
For the 26th year during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP) has awarded funding to kick-start promising breast cancer research projects. Since the passage of the Arkansas Breast Cancer Act in 1997 that created the ABCRP, the Arkansas State Legislature has set aside funds that UAMS invests in novel research…
October 18, 2023
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Offer Lung Screenings on Saturday, Nov. 11
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will offer lung cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. Low-dose CT screenings, which are X-rays of the lungs, will be given on the 3rd floor of the Cancer Institute, which is located at 449 Jack Stephens Drive in…
October 12, 2023
Walker Foundation Pledges $1 Million to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute — Funds Will Support New Radiation Oncology Center
LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation pledged $1 Million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The funds will support the Cancer Institute’s new Radiation Oncology Center, which opened in July. “We are humbled by the decades-long support of the Walker Foundation — a…
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