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Partnership Highlights

Together, IAMI and Children's Mercy Kansas City have advanced several discoveries to patient treatments.

Children's Mercy

Innovation and discovery drive the partnership between The University of Kansas Cancer Center and IAMI.

KU Cancer Center

KU Endowment financially supports IAMI to bring new drugs and treatments to the market.

KU Endowment website


News & Events

November 10, 2025

Working with DELTAMED LLC, Dr. Gregory Gan and the IAMI team have recently been funded by NIH-NIDCR for a one year Phase I STTR grant

The title of their grant is Use of apatinib-nanosponge conjugate to reduce post-radiation induced oral cavity and salivary fibrosis.

The focus of this work is for the treatment of radiation induced fibrosis in head and neck cancer patients. This grant funding will support evaluation of lead compounds in a nanosponge delivery platform.

August 5, 2025

“Triple Threat” CAR T-cell therapy clinical trial debuts at KU Cancer Center

KU Cancer Center has launched an investigator-initiated trial designed to attack three different targets on cancer cells at once.

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