News & Events
New study delivers chemotherapy to the liver for metastatic colorectal cancer patients
April 3, 2019
Patients with previously treated colorectal cancer that has spread only to the liver may be eligible to participate in a new clinical trial at the NIH Clinical Center. Read more...
Foregut cancers get new attention at CCR
Adoptive T-cell transfer (ACT) is a promising form of cancer immunotherapy. Cancers of the foregut don’t get much attention. Read more...
They gave me my life back
Adoptive T-cell transfer (ACT) is a promising form of cancer immunotherapy. Treating patients with T cells isolated from a tumor and subsequently expanded in the lab can cause the complete regression of some melanomas and cervical cancers, but the treatment is currently restricted to a few cancer types. Read more...
New clinical program will study metastatic colorectal cancer in viable patient tissue samples
Metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells beyond the site of the initial tumor, is the leading cause of death in cancer patients. Read more...
From the House of Hope to the homeless: operating room staff bring warmth to the local community
Spring 2019
With a needle, thread and desire to give back, members of the NIH Clinical Center operating room have repurposed surgical cloth into blankets for those experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County. Read more...