The goal of the Cancer Center Research Program is to establish premier programs in basic research (where scientists learn about basic cellular events in cancer), translational research (which moves science to the bedside and identifies clinical problems to take back to the laboratory), and clinical research (where new therapies are made available in a system of ongoing study, oversight, and review).

• Dr. Silva is a participant in MammoSite Radiation Therapy System Evaluation Trial and is the institutional principal investigator for the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) Protocol Z0010 and Z0011, a study of prognostic markers for early tumor spread in women with early stage breast cancer.
• Dr. Zhaoyi (Charlie) Wang was awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health RO1 grant. His grant, entitled Estrogen Signaling in Normal and Transformed Cell Growth, continues the studies on breast cancer etiology.

Participate in Clinical Trials

Through its affiliation with the Creighton University School of Medicine, the Center for Breast Care at Creighton University Medical Center conducts clinical trials of new, experimental drugs and other treatments that may provide patients unique access to potentially life-saving and life-changing treatments.