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Fierce athletic rivals Purdue and Indiana universities have joined forces to claim a victory that far transcends sports. Together, these Big Ten universities have propelled Pluvicto™ — a therapy invented by Philip Low of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research (PICR) — from the lab into the lives of patients battling advanced prostate cancer.
Hosted by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and his family and former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano on April 11 at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, the 2025 Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala brought total giving to more than $16 million for cancer research since the Chuckstrong initiative launched in 2012.
Indiana's first mobile lung screening program, which includes a 40-foot truck with a CT scanner, is bringing life-saving lung screenings directly to Hoosiers across the state. The program will offer a convenient and accessible way to detect lung cancer early, when it is most treatable.
Lung cancer therapies have come a long way since the 1980s, when treatments were limited and screening was decades away. Today, a lung cancer diagnosis comes with hope for recovery—and research through clinical trials is the primary reason why.
The National Cancer Institute has renewed the prestigious comprehensive cancer center designation to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, awarding it a five-year, $14.2 million grant.
*In-Person* Fellows Jeopardy- IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Emerson Hall
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Fellows Jeopardy (In-Person) Emerson Hall, #304 – 545 Barnhill Drive (Coffee and breakfast snacks will be provided) Faculty Team To Be Announced Fellows Team To Be Announc...Read more
~In-Person~IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center~Special Seminar
JOSEPH E. WALTHER HALL
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IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Special Seminar presents, Jens Hillengass, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Myeloma Service; Vice Chair of Research; Professor of Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Ce...Read more
Cancer Burden Across Indiana Symposium
JOSEPH E. WALTHER HALL
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The 2025 Cancer Burden Across Indiana: Connecting Molecular Mechanisms to Treatment, Care, and Community Symposium will be held Thursday, June 26 in Indianapolis. The goal of the symposium is to i...Read more
