OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

04/22/2026

Researchers at OHSU have developed a first-of-its-kind method to predict cancer patient survival using advanced molecular data from individual cells.

This approach pinpoints harmful and helpful cell populations that can drive disease progression, making it possible to understand why patients with the same cancer can have very different outcomes.

OHSU study shows how mapping individual tumor cells could improve prognosis, guide more personalized cancer treatment.

04/20/2026

04/16/2026

A surgical team at OHSU became the first center in the PNW to perform a new procedure involving the targeted delivery of high-dose chemotherapy to the liver:

Intensive chemotherapy delivered to liver for rare cancer that metastasizes from the eye.

04/16/2026

OHSU scientists have developed an imaging strategy that unlocks next-generation dyes to study how cancer cells grow, move, and change in real time!

OHSU scientist helps develop imaging strategy that unlocks next-generation dyes to study how cancer cells grow, move, change in real time.

04/14/2026

“These projects represent exactly what the Biofabrication Hub was created to do.

We are leveraging technologies developed here to study complex, aggressive cancers in ways that weren’t possible before.”

- Dr. Luiz Bertassoni on National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to build ‘organs on chips’ for bone-related cancers:

NIH awards strengthen Knight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, position OHSU as a national leader in microphysiologic models of bone cancers.

04/11/2026

Why haven’t many immunotherapies worked in pancreatic cancer, and what's a possible solution?

New OHSU research suggests treatments may need to both turn on the immune system and overcome the tumor’s own ability to shut it down:

Study also identifies potential path to making immunotherapy effective against the deadly, treatment-resistant cancer.

04/09/2026

Earlier this week, we welcomed the first patients to Vista Pavilion — OHSU's newest hospital building, entirely dedicated to treating people with cancer.

A massive thank you to everyone who helped turn this vision into reality.

📸 Dr. Flavio Rocha, Physician-in-Chief

04/09/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Brian Druker on receiving the inaugural Knight Lifetime Achievement Award!

“I’m most proud of the fact that the Knight Cancer Institute is a place that supports the innovation and creativity of scientists and health care professionals committed to ending cancer as we know it.”

OHSU award is intended to set the bar for leaders in biomedical science.

04/08/2026

“The overarching goal is to intervene and prevent the progression to leukemia.

Considering RUNX1-FPD patients live in a pre-malignant state for many years, we see an opportunity to prevent or delay the development of leukemia.”

- Dr. Anupriya Agarwal on a clinical trial aimed at preventing cancer in a rare genetic condition:

Mutations in the RUNX1 gene are linked to bleeding disorders, increased leukemia risk.

04/01/2026

Welcome to Vista Pavilion 🏥

The 14-story building, entirely dedicated to treating people with cancer, opens for patients on April 7 and was designed with patient input and specific needs in mind.

"From the wall-size murals to beautiful views from each room as well as motion therapy rooms, Vista Pavilion will carry a legacy of compassionate healing for patients and families who come through the doors.”

- Former patient, Alan Lynn, who contributed to the design of Vista Pavilion:

Expansion relieves some OHSU Hospital capacity challenges, improves access for other complex health care needs.

03/31/2026

A new era of cancer care is here.

With the opening of the Vista Pavilion, Oregon Health & Science University is transforming how patients across Oregon and the region access life-saving treatment. This 14-story, state-of-the-art facility expands capacity, adds 128 specialized inpatient beds, and creates space for more patients to receive the most advanced cancer therapies available.

But it’s more than a building — it’s a commitment to innovation, equity and access. By bringing cutting-edge care together in one place, Vista Pavilion helps ensure more patients can get the right care, at the right time, closer to home.

03/31/2026

Scientists at OHSU have uncovered an unknown system of internal “trade winds” that help cells move essential proteins to the front of the cell, reshaping how researchers understand cell migration, cancer spread and wound healing:

Breakthrough research reveals that cells use directed fluid flows to push key proteins forward, offering new insights into cancer, immunity, wound healing.