October 13, 2021
October 13, 2021 —
UC San Diego researchers report that conducting genomic evaluations of advanced malignancies can be effective in guiding first-line-of-treatment, rather than waiting until standard-of-care therapies have failed.
March 21, 2022
March 21, 2022 —
UC San Diego Health is now administering Evusheld to eligible, immunocompromised patients to protect against the COVID-19 virus.
September 19, 2022
September 19, 2022 —
UC San Diego Health now offers a novel therapy option shown to extend the lifespan and improve quality of life for certain patients.
October 19, 2022
October 19, 2022 —
UC San Diego Health is now offering a new treatment for patients with low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer that could safely avoid removal of the entire kidney, which may prevent the need for dialysis or kidney transplant in the future.
November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022 —
An international symposium November 17-18, 2022 at UC San Diego will discuss current clinical trials using gene therapy, here and abroad.
April 25, 2023
April 25, 2023 —
New UC San Diego Health transperineal prostate biopsy procedure now offered in clinic setting.
June 4, 2024
June 4, 2024 —
Breakthrough one-time cancer treatment option for select patients with metastatic melanoma and solid tumors now offered at UC San Diego Health.
July 8, 2024
July 8, 2024 —
UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego County to offer novel gene therapy for bladder cancer.
September 25, 2024
September 25, 2024 —
September is designated as Women in Medicine Month, and UC San Diego Health celebrates three inspiring women physicians and accomplishments.
May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018 —
…for that individual patient. Oncologists are at the table with geneticists, radiologists, biomedical informatics specialists, other medical experts and computer scientists. They took up Lyon’s case. Lyon’s tumor DNA had an almost-unheard-of 100 mutations. But, based on his genetic data, the Molecular Tumor Board experts recommended a particular type of…