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Stand Up To Cancer Nicolai Award Will Fund KRAS-Targeted Immunotherapy Combination for Pancreatic Cancer
Stand Up To Cancer Nicolai Award Will Fund KRAS-Targeted Immunotherapy Combination for Pancreatic Cancer August 11, 2026 – Los Angeles — Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) today announced the recipients of the SU2C Nina Nicol [...]
Stand Up To Cancer Announces Winner of Maverick Early Career Scientist Award
August 5, 2026 – Los Angeles — Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) has announced that Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD, of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is the recipient of the 2026 SU2C Maverick Early Career Scientist Award. [...]
Stand Up To Cancer Adds New Scientific Advisory Committee Members
August 3, 2026 – Los Angeles – Stand Up To Cancer® (SU2C) has recently added new members to its Scientific Advisory Committee. With 30 members, including a chair and two vice-chairs, SU2C’s Scientific Advisory Commit [...]
Patient Stories
Robert Preece
Fueling a Long-Awaited Breakthrough for Sarcoma Patients In 2023, Australian marathon runner Robert Preece felt like he was at the top of his game. When he wasn't competing in marathons, cycling, or [...]
Jessica Acosta
“I hope people see just how important self-advocacy is in life. You know your body better than anyone.” Jessica Acosta was in her 20s when she was diagnosed with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition t [...]
Meet Kevin Allen
“Cancer research is vital because of the many lives it can impact and the quality of life it can provide." Competitive bodybuilder and personal trainer, Kevin Allen, was diagnosed with stage 4 prosta [...]
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Risk Assessment for Pancreatic Cancer: From Dream to Reality
Chris Sander, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Leader, Pancreatic Cancer Collective Research Team: Computational Approaches to Identifying High-Risk Pancreatic Cancer Populations AI may, at long last, p [...]
Modeling Cancer Risk with AI
Adam Yala, Ph.D., UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco Member, SU2C Convergence 2.0 Research Team: Machine Learning for Cancer Immunotherapy AI holds the potential to revolutionize how, when, and where w [...]
Breaking Down Barriers: SU2C-Funded Study Identifies Potential New Approach to Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers may have identified a way of overcoming one of pancreatic cancer’s most formidable defenses Conducted with funding from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the study found that a drug called paric [...]
Study Reveals New Treatment Pathways for Rare Head and Neck Cancer
Deformities in the hands and arms, serious heart and kidney problems, repeated infections, and excessive or unusual bleeding are just some of the health issues people with an extremely rare genetic d [...]
SU2C Dream Team Trial Tackles Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Disparities in colorectal cancer screening continue to be a major public health problem, with persistently lower screening rates among people from specific racial/ethnic and lower-income groups In an [...]
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Over the last 10 to 15 years, immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of cancer Drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors are the most frequently used immunotherapy and have had the largest im [...]
CAR T-Cell Therapy for Cancer
CAR T-cell therapy is a standard treatment for several types of advanced blood cancers, including some forms of leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. Treatment with CAR T-cell therapy has led to [...]
mRNA Neoantigen Vaccines for Treating Cancer: What Are They and How Do They Work?
Researchers are studying hundreds of different new ways to treat cancer. One potential treatment that scientists and doctors are particularly excited about are therapeutic vaccines—in other words, va [...]
Yomarie Miranda
“I share my story to raise awareness, encourage others to seek answers when something doesn't feel right, and remind fellow cancer patients that they are never alone in their journey... I hope my sto [...]
Kelly Tallarida
“Cancer shaped who I am. Survivorship has been part of my identity for nearly half of my life, and it continues to guide how I live with perspective, resilience, and purpose.” In 2006, Kelly Tallarid [...]
Stephen Brown
"I got through the dark days by remembering that everything is cyclical. As bad as the day was, I knew that tomorrow had the potential to be something better.” In his mid-40s, Stephen Brown began exp [...]
Building Community Partnerships to Advance Progress Against Cancer
Since 1991, the number of people in the United States who die each year from cancer has dropped substantially—by nearly 35%Although that’s great news, that progress has not reached everyone equally. F [...]
A Friendly Convergence Sparks Potential Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough
If Hollywood wanted to make a science-themed “buddy movie,” the story of Vinod Balachandran, MD, and Benjamin Greenbaum, PhD, might just fit the bill Both are researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering [...]
Caroline Farney
“To continue to lead by my mom’s example and channel my grief into action, I have taken on the challenge to raise funds for Stand Up to Cancer annually.” In 2018, Caroline Farney lost her mother, San [...]
