Cancer Therapy and Research Center

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** The mission of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center is to conquer cancer through research, prevention and treatment. The Center accelerates the development of anticancer agents by integrating basic, translational, and clinical research on the University of Texas campus and attracts patients from the community and beyond to join Phase I, II, and III studies. It became an NCI-designated cancer center in 1993.

**Synonyms:** - CTRC - CTRC - CTRC at the UT Health Science Center - Cancer Therapy & Research Center - Cancer Therapy and Research Center at the UT Health Science Center - Cancer Therapy and Research Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - SACI - San Antonio Cancer Institute