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Medical College of Wisconsin Celebrates Grand Opening of New Center for Cancer Discovery

The Medical College of Wisconsin recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its new cancer research facility on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus. The Center for Cancer Discovery is a modern state-of-the-art building purposefully designed to serve as a hub for collaboration and innovation that will accelerate cancer research breakthroughs.

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Milwaukee-area Family Invests $10 Million in Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Research

The Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine honors a Milwaukee family’s gift to support new research to study the human genome and its ability to transform patient diagnosis and treatment.

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Drug Therapy Offers New Hope for Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma

A first-of-its-kind study at the MCW Cancer Center shows CAR-T therapy slows the advancement of mantle cell lymphoma in patients who stopped responding to other treatments.

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Researchers Assert Cancer Treatments Should be Licensed for All Ages

Scientists at the MCW Cancer Center call for “ag(e)nostic” cancer treatments: drugs that are both tissue agnostic and approved for cancer patients of all ages.

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Cancer Center Leads Groundbreaking Change in Medicare Policy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are expanding coverage for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants for eligible patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.

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Proton Therapy Coming Soon to Patients in Wisconsin

Froedtert & MCW are on track to bring proton therapy to Wisconsin, offering precise radiation treatment for both adults and children—eliminating the need to travel out of state for advanced care.

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