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Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio

aka CTRC, Cancer Therapy & Research Center

Host of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and heir to the CTRC phase 1 institute that first tested many of oncology's drugs; NCI-designated since 1991.

Mays Cancer Center descends from the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, NCI-designated since 1991, whose Institute for Drug Development under Daniel Von Hoff conducted early trials of gemcitabine, nab-paclitaxel and many other agents. UT Health San Antonio founded the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in 1977, now the world's largest breast cancer meeting, co-hosted with the AACR and Baylor's Smith Breast Center. The centre serves South Texas's predominantly Latino population, with Amelie Ramirez's Salud America! programme addressing Latino cancer disparities, and hosts the Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute. It is an MD Anderson affiliate and has strengths in myeloproliferative neoplasms and breast oncology.

Location
San Antonio, TX, US
Type
cancer center · UT Health San Antonio
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
NCI designation
clinical
OnCo score
#185 · 28 points (0 Newsweek + 8 NCI + 20 from 10 linked objects) · ranking

Programmes

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  • San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
  • Phase 1 drug development (IDD heritage)
  • Latino cancer disparities
  • Paediatric research (Greehey CCRI)

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