New Therapies

Robert Hromas, MD, Dean, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, UT Health San Antonio

A year of transformative progress

May 13, 2023

UT Health San Antonio’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Dean Robert Hromas, MD, identifies four areas of focus of the Mays Cancer Center in its quest to end cancer for communities in South Texas and beyond.



Marcela Mazo Canola, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Oncology

The intersection of research and practice

May 13, 2023

The Mays Cancer Center is testing new treatments to enhance and extend the life of patients with cancer and translating leading-edge research into new drugs and technology-assisted procedures that are improving patient health and recovery.



UT Health San Antonio researchers conduct biopharmaceutical studies

NIH grant to boost ovarian cancer drug development

May 13, 2023

The Mays Cancer Center and Evestra Inc., a San Antonio, Texas-based biopharmaceutical company, have been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million Academic Industry Partnership grant from the National Institutes of Health.



A surgeon performs a robotic surgery.

Exploring technological advances in patient treatment

May 13, 2023

Mays Cancer Center is at the forefront of technology-assisted surgical treatments that are improving patient recovery.




Cryo-EM technology brings the study of tumors to a molecular level

May 13, 2023

UT Health San Antonio is investing $5 million over the next three years in cryo-electron microscopy technology that will help investigators of the Mays Cancer Center study tumors and help researchers of the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute to study childhood cancers.