Dr. Arman Rahmim receives 2020 CIHR Project Grant of $898,876 for five years for his project entitled “Improved Assessment of Disease in Lymphoma Patients using Quantitative PET Imaging”

Congratulations to Dr. Arman Rahmim for being awarded a Spring 2020 CIHR Project Grant of $898,876 for five years for his project entitled “Improved Assessment of Disease in Lymphoma Patients using Quantitative PET Imaging”.

Dr. Shoukat Dedhar receives Cancer Research Society Operating Grant of $120,000 for his project entitled “Overcoming cancer recurrence and metastatic progression by targeting ‘Anastasis’”

Congratulations to Dr. Shoukat Dedhar for being awarded the Cancer Research Society's Operating Grant of $120,000 for two years for his project entitled “Overcoming cancer recurrence and metastatic progression by targeting ‘Anastasis’”.

A new combination treatment targeting “cancer stem cells” may overcome drug resistance in blood cancers

Building on a BC Cancer discovery from decades past, a new combination treatment has shown promise to overcome drug resistance and relapse in people with chronic myeloid leukemia. 

Building off the discovery of an enzyme called integrin-linked kinase (ILK) made by BC Cancer distinguished scientist Dr. Shoukat Dedhar 24 years ago, BC Cancer’s Drs. Xiaoyan Jiang and Shoukat Dedhar have made a significant advancement in understanding the role of this enzyme in blood cancers. 

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