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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
5. A new study in @natcomms.nature.com from senior author (and ACS grantee) Dr. Lucas Ferrari de Andrade and his team at the Icahn School of Medicine looking at the role extracellular matrix components in tumor microenvironment remodeling.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A monoclonal antibody that inhibits the shedding of CD16a and CD16b and promotes antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against tumors - Nature Communications
CD16a triggers antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity but CD16a shedding dampens its anti-tumor activity. Here the authors develop a monoclonal antibody (F9H4) that prevents CD16a shedding, which sy...
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
4. A new paper in 𝘓𝘦𝘶𝘬𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢 from senior author (and ACS grantee) Dr. Yibin Yang and his team at Fox Chase Cancer Center examining how the IL-1R and NFKBIZ pathway mediates immunoregulatory responses and immunotherapy efficacy in anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The IL-1R and NFKBIZ pathway mediates immunoregulatory responses and immunotherapy efficacy in anaplastic large cell lymphoma - Leukemia
Leukemia - The IL-1R and NFKBIZ pathway mediates immunoregulatory responses and immunotherapy efficacy in anaplastic large cell lymphoma
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
3. Hot topic alert! This new 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 publication from lead author (and ACS grantee) Dr. Jagpreet Chhatwal used a microsimulation model to estimate the impact of multicancer early detection (MCED) tests on cancer stage distribution.

acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
2. A new @jamanetworkopen.com pub from ACS intramural postdoc Dr. Kathryn Chiang and our #PopSci team looking at social determinants of health & adherence to ACS Guidelines for Diet & Physical Activity.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Social Determinants of Health and Cancer Prevention Guideline Behaviors
This cross-sectional study investigates the association between social determinants of health and health behaviors measured by the American Cancer Society Guideline for Diet and Physical Activity.
jamanetwork.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
1. A new @jamaoncology.com paper from a trio of #ACSProfessors (Drs. Andy Chan, Dr. Shuji Ogino, & Dr. Ed Giovannucci) examining links between ultraprocessed food and risk of early-onset colorectal cancer precursors.

ACS grantee @songlab.bsky.social is a coauthor.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Ultraprocessed Food and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors Among Women
This study evaluates the association of the consumption of ultraprocessed foods and the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer (<50 years) in participants of the Nurses’ Health Study II.
jamanetwork.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
5. Dr. Angela Bradbury and colleagues @penncancer.bsky.social published initial results from the MyCancerGene study.

This study was supported by ACS through Dr. Bradbury's Research Scholar Grant and was published in 𝘉𝘔𝘊 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 @bmc.springernature.com

bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
4. Co-senior authors @senrad.bsky.social, Dr. Tony Faber and colleagues @vcumassey.bsky.social published their findings on the SUMOylation pathway in @natcomms.nature.com.

Other ACS grantees on the paper include @renfengli.bsky.social, Dr. Koblinski, & Dr. Dozmorov.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
3. This new @nataging.nature.com paper from co-senior authors (and ACS Research Scholar grantees!) @vangalenlab.bsky.social & @sandramcallister.bsky.social @mgbresearch.bsky.social that provides key insights into how age may impact breast cancer biology and outcomes.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
2. A new @nature.com paper from Dr. Thales Papagiannakopoulos showing the potential therapeutic benefits of ferroptosis suppression in pre-clinical lung cancer models.

Dr. Papagiannakopoulos & co-author Dr. David Shackelford are both multi-time ACS grantees!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
1. A new publication in @science.org #ScienceTranslationalMedicine from senior author Dr. Rumela Chakrabarti reporting a novel combo therapy to treat endocrine resistant breast cancer.

Dr. Chakrabarti is an ACS grantee and member of our #CancerStemCellConsortium.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
DLL1-responsive PD-L1+ tumor-associated macrophages promote endocrine resistance in breast cancer
Triple combination therapy reverses endocrine resistance driven by DLL1high tumor cells, which recruit immunosuppressive PD-L1+ TAMs sustaining CSCs.
www.science.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We will also be holding a webinar about this partnership geared towards individuals planning to apply in 2026 on Monday, December 1st. To learn more and register to participate, visit amercancer.co/Bio2Prev2026...
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
5. This new paper from co-Senior Author Dr. Ahmedin Jemal and the ACS SPHeRe team estimating the long-term state-level benefits of interventions to reduce the burden of cervical cancer.

This paper was published in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦.

Read the paper here: lnkd.in/esKX5iAg
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
4. A new publication in @natsmb.nature.com from ACS postdoctoral fellow Dr. Eric M. Smith and past ACS grantee Dr. @iaincheeseman.bsky.social at the #WhiteheadInstitute revealing two newly identified, unique subunits of the RNase MRP complex.

Read the paper here: lnkd.in/eTNkJhBW
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM