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\"Graphic<\/a>UVA SOM Faculty News Weekly Round-Up
\nAugust 31, 2018<\/p>\n

\u2022 UVA Developing ‘Two-Headed Arrow’ to Kill Ovarian Cancer<\/p>\n

A School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer \u2014 an approach he believes could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumors.<\/p>\n

The dual-pronged approach being developed by Jogender Tushir-Singh, PhD, aims to overcome obstacles that have undermined otherwise promising immune therapies for ovarian cancer, the deadliest gynecological disease. If the approach proves successful, it may even rescue some failed therapies, allowing doctors to move them from the scrap heap to the clinic, where they could benefit patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of efforts in terms of cancer immune therapy, but the success of these are really limited in solid tumors,\u201d said Tushir-Singh, of UVA\u2019s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and the UVA Cancer Center. \u201cI strongly believe, and with my own experience while working in the pharmaceutical industry, that this advancement will allow us to rescue and give a second lease on life to a lot of antibodies that have failed in the clinic. This is all based on large amount of clinical data, and we have strategically exploited this information to improve the therapeutic efficacy against ovarian cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Tushir-Singh, the following UVA School of Medicine researchers contributed to the study:
\nGururaj Shivange
\nKarol Urbanek
\nPiotr Przanowski
\nJustin S.A. Perry
\nJames Jones
\nRobert Haggart
\nChristina Kostka
\nTejal Patki
\nEdward Stelow
\nYuliya Petrova
\nDanielle Llaneza
\nMarty Mayo
\nKovi S. Ravichandran
\nCharles N. Landen
\nSanchita Bhatnagar
\nThe findings of the study have been published in Cancer Cell, by Cell Press.<\/p>\n

Read more: https:\/\/newsroom.uvahealth.com\/2018\/08\/29\/19216\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 UVA Honored Nationally Among 60 ‘Top Hospitals for Diversity’<\/p>\n

UVA is one of 60 honorees on BlackDoctor.org<\/a>‘s inaugural \u201cTop Hospitals For Diversity” list.<\/p>\n

“Each hospital on this distinguished list delivers quality care at the highest level, while promoting equity and inclusion in their operations, programs, services and staffing,” according to a statement from BlackDoctor.org<\/a>, an online health resource for black consumers.<\/p>\n

According to the health site, key factors in earning this award include:
\n\u2022 Delivery of quality health services
\n\u2022 Inclusive and diverse clinical and administrative staff
\n\u2022 Persons of color and women represented at the highest levels of leadership
\n\u2022 Culturally competent medical and professional staff
\n\u2022 Significant investment and profile in community health programs and initiatives
\n\u2022 Recognition among and by other leading hospitals<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our espoused values of accountability, stewardship, professionalism, integrity, respect and excellence \u2013 or ASPIRE \u2013 we are committed to building an inclusive place both for our team members to work and for our patients to receive care,\u201d said Pamela M. Sutton-Wallace, chief executive officer of UVA Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Read more: https:\/\/newsroom.uvahealth.com\/\u2026\/uva-honored-nationally-am\u2026\/<\/a>
\n—
\nDid we miss something? If you have UVA SOM faculty news to share, please email christa@virginia.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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