b'From the Cancer Center Director At the Kidney Cancer Program, we are In Pursuit of Breakthroughs committed to delivering superb care to patients, advancing the field through discovery and innovation, and training In 2019, kidney cancer killed an estimated 14,000 people in the U.S., including more than 1,200 inthe next generation of physicians Texas. Fighting this disease is an all-hands-on- and scientists. deck priority.James Brugarolas, M.D., Ph.D.A leader nationally and globally, the KidneyDirector, Kidney Cancer ProgramCancer Program at the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center is an inspirational example of how to sort out and fight this disease. Scientists in laboratories across UT Southwestern probe the most fundamental questions of how kidney cancer starts and then spreads. Oncologists in our clinical facilities identify and apply the most effectiveAs mayor, I was proud when the Kidney CancerProgram received the SPORE Award in 2016. Not surgical, medical, and radiotherapy approaches. Professionals on our supportonly did it put UT Southwestern Medical Center in staff tend to a wide range of other needs that patients have during their cancerthe class of leading cancer research institutions, it also continues to show what we are doing with journey and treatment. In addition, our program is blessed with guidancescience and patient care in Dallas. As we build and resources generously given by former and current patients, as well ascities, the medical community is essential. We need to attract the greatest scientists, doctors, and other advocates. healthcare workers to this place we call home, and Together, these factors fuel the programs relentless pursuit of break- we are doing that. On behalf of all our residents, especially those with kidney cancer and their family throughs that are yielding better outcomes for kidney cancer patients inmembers, I thank the doctors and the team at Dallas-Fort Worth, throughout Texas, and across the U.S. In this report,UT Southwestern. we describe: Mike RawlingsMayor of Dallas (2011-2019); Vice Chairman and The wide-ranging expertise and superior patient outcomes of our KidneyFounding Partner, CIC Partners LP; Former CEO of Cancer Program, one of just two in the country to be recognized and fundedPizza Hut as a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) by the National Cancer Institute.The many ways that Simmons Cancer Centers physician-scientists areThe UT Southwestern Kidney Cancer Programaddressing the diverse treatment challenges that fall under the umbrella ofis a national jewel right here in Dallas. Because of its capabilities, UT Southwestern has become kidney cancer. a global destination for kidney cancer research How unique scientific resources at UT Southwestern are driving researchand treatment.Andy Geisseprogress. Kidney Cancer Program Business Advisory Committee Member; Operating Partner, Bessemer This broad array of forces allows us to provide our patients comprehensive,Venture Partners; Former CEO of AT&T Business attentive, and highly advanced care for their diseaseand to envision a futureSolutionsfor our community in which lethal kidney cancer has been eradicated.I have never seen a program so engaged and soSincerely, focused on not only exceptional research, but also extraordinary patient care. This focus comes from the top, and as Director of the Kidney Cancer Program, Dr. Brugarolas inspires his team of stellar researchers and clinicians to provide excellence in everything they do. Most importantly, they careabout patients, their families, and about finding effective treatments and potentially a cure for this Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D. devastating disease.Director, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterCarole Baas, Ph.D.UT Southwestern Medical Center Patient Advocate4 5'