IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

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, making early lung cancer detection more accessible. Learn more: ow.ly/Cxkk50VawNk.

Cancer doesn’t come with a glossary—so we made one. Cancer Decoded is our weekly Instagram series that explains complex cancer terms in plain language. Learn how it’s helping people feel more informed, one post at a time: ow.ly/y8n850W5B59.

A new article was published in the American Journal of Physiology by the cancer center’s Joshua Huot, PhD, Fabrizio Pin, PhD, and colleagues. Learn more: ow.ly/wBXT50W7imK. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @AJPRegu

Targeted therapies could help reduce long-term side effects for kids with cancer. Karen Pollok, PhD, and her lab at @IUCancerCenter are studying BET inhibitors for osteosarcoma and creating tumor models to better understand pediatric solid tumors: ow.ly/r7pZ50WozGU.

Our very own C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, and colleagues recently published a new article in Gut. Learn more: ow.ly/IKMk50W7jjW. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @Gut_BMJ

Learn about the latest in cancer research from the cancer center’s Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD, and colleagues in their recent article published in ASCO Educational Book. Read more: ow.ly/ZglM50W7jh9. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @ASCO

Congratulations on a successful All-Star Cure Event! Thank you for your efforts toward better #breastcancer outcomes in Indiana. @IUCancerCenter @KomenTissueBank @WNBA #beatcancer #UnitingINAgainstCancer #ResearchCuresCancer

Colorectal cancer in adults under 50 is rising—and often caught late. Our Young-Onset Colorectal and GI Cancer Program is the first in Indiana built for adults under 50. Learn more: ow.ly/92zQ50WjHPl.

The cancer center’s David A. Haggstrom, MD, and colleagues contributed to an article published in Implementation Science Communications. Learn more: ow.ly/GWun50W7j9H. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

Learn from a new article published in Clinical Cancer Research by the cancer center’s Jianjun Zhang, MD, PhD, C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, and colleagues. Read more: ow.ly/NjNA50W7iBR. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @CCR_AACR

Update: The @IUCancerCenter says 400 women donated healthy breast tissue at last weekend's All-Star Cure event. The goal of reaching younger women and women of color was met: 40% of the breast tissue donors were under age 40, while 34% were women of color. 📸Liz Kaye/IU

Thank you @UpstageLungCanc for sharing the exciting progress that brings HOPE in #SCLC! Listen to the podcast episode : 🔗 upstagelungcancer.org/podcasts/progr… @SclcSMASHERS @LUNGevity @dustywater @LiveLung1 @nursesteagall @HildyGrossman #LCSM

400 tissue donors. More than 700 volunteers. One incredible mission. All-Star Cure brought the community together to power breast cancer research. Thank you to everyone who showed up and gave so generously. Every sample moves science forward. Learn more: ow.ly/YZr350WqRWm.

The cancer center’s Bryan P. Schneider, MD, was among the researchers to publish a new article in Nature Communications. Learn more: ow.ly/coIc50W7ikS. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @NatureComms

The cancer center’s Shadia I. Jalal, MD, contributed to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN®) Guidelines. Learn more: ow.ly/XlmL50W7afF. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

In the July 2025 #AACICommentary, #CABTRAC members write, "There is no better place to prepare, educate, train, and equip the people who will discover new cures and deliver them to patients than an @theNCI-Designated Cancer Center." conta.cc/4luf1Yv #CancerResearch

Discover key research from the cancer center’s Tarah Ballinger, MD, and colleagues published in Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology. Read more: ow.ly/BEJG50W7aab. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

Stay up to date on cancer research with a new article published in Scientific Reports by the cancer center’s Jing Liu, PhD, Hiroki Yokota, PhD, and colleagues. Read here: ow.ly/OtXc50Winfm. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive @SciReports

Local donors, global impact ❤️ Today, we tipped off day one of All-Star Cure at @KomenTissueBank, a historic breast tissue collection event where science meets sport and our community powers the cure. Thank you to the donors, volunteers and doctors who are donating tissue and…

WATCH: Anita Turk, MD, discusses what she is most excited about regarding immunotherapy in the realm of colorectal cancer treatment. #crcsm #ASCO25 | @anita_turk @IUCancerCenter hubs.li/Q03w5wS30

#PrecisionMed 2025- Dr. Schneider discussed Clinical Utility at IU ASCO25 Review #ASCO25 ✅ Many targets w real activity ➡️ enroll pts on trials! (KRAS, MTAP etc) ✅AI assisted path (TROP2 NMR) ❌ctDNA MRD/dynamics: ?OS ❌MCED: suboptimal LOD for agnostic approach More 2 come!