At Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, our research advances the discovery, development, and evaluation of safer and more effective cancer therapies.

As one of the nation’s premier comprehensive cancer centers, we are driven by a shared mission to reduce the burden of cancer through scientific innovation and collaboration.

Across nearly every cancer type, today’s standards of care reflect decades of rigorous investigation. Our integrated approach to translational, clinical, and population-based research ensures that discoveries move efficiently from the laboratory to clinical application—continuously improving outcomes for patients.

Research Programs

Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)

Cancer Genes and Pathways (CGP)

How do cancer cells behave in the body?

Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science (CEPS)

Cancer Epidemiology and Population Science (CEPS)

How do cancer cases spread through a region and how can they best be prevented?

Experimental Therapeutics (ET)

Experimental and Redox Therapeutics

How do you best harm cancer cells without harming healthy cells?

Other Areas of Cancer Research

MOGs

Multidisciplinary oncology groups of researchers and treatment specialists.