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University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center In a new study, investigators have determined that a chemotherapy drug called Azacytidine can cause certain ca…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, UC San Francisco, and Northwestern Univers…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center A new study by a team of investigators from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center indicates the expansion of Medicaid led to earlier detection of cancer in indi…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Charles Clevenger, MD, PhD, has been named associate director for precision oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center. His lab has made fundamental insights i…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Ge Jin, PhD, and Bingcheng Wang, PhD, were recently awarded a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to explore why those livin…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple HealthThe Radiation Oncology Residency Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (A…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Two new studies led by Renuka Iyer, MD, section chief for gastrointestinal oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, highlight possible new…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterChuck Wiggins, PhD, director of the New Mexico Tumor Registry, was recently honored by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registrie…

Stanford Cancer Institute An elite population of cancer cells marshal at the leading edges of a growing skin tumor to guide its metastasis and help it evade the body’s immune system, researche…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Ronald S. Boris, MD, and cancer physician colleagues at Indiana University are working with scientists at Purdue University…

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CAR T immunotherapy has been used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma with remarkable success for the first time, …

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators report they have uncovered a new mechanism by which invasive breast cance…

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center With advances in genome sequencing, cancer treatments have increasingly sought to leverage the idea of "synthetic lethality," exploiting cancer-specific genet…

Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute Chengyu Liang, MD, PhD, has been appointed as professor in the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program of The Wistar Institut…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, has been appointed director of the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity for Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and…

UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterTwo UPMC Hillman Cancer Center radiation oncologists have been designated Fellows of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (FASTRO), the world’s largest society for …

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah A study led by Charles R. Rogers, PhD, MPH, MS, and his colleagues, found that many new colorectal cancer diagnoses are occurring in countie…

Cancer Center at Illinois Current prostate cancer diagnostics, such as the serum test and physical exam, work well for detection, but don’t accurately identify the stage or grade of the diseas…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute The intestinal microbiome might offer a window into whether cancer patients can bene…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study by researchers at the University of Kentucky identifies a novel function of the enzyme spermine synthase (SMS) to facilitate colorectal cancer growth. SMS p…

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Blocking a newly identified "immune memory checkpoint" in immune cells could improve immunotherapy and help prevent cancers from recurring, according to new findings…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Christopher Hoimes, DO, PhD, has joined the genitourinary (GU) oncology program at Duke Cancer Institute where he will serve as clinical i…

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Researchers led by James Bibb, PhD, suggest using a broader lens of post-translational modification analysis to id…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Newly released data on treatment outcomes of people with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 reveal a racial disparity in access to Remdesivir, an antiviral drug tha…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center A University of Michigan-led study is shedding new light on the way pancreatic cancer cells turn nearby connective tissue cells into co-conspirators …

The University of Arizona Cancer Center Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences have developed—and are continuing to improve—a handheld device to bring the next generation of …

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Research from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health found significant decreases nationwide in the number of patients being seen fo…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Scientists have identified an oncogene responsible for glioblastoma. Researchers say the oncogene is essential to the survival of the cancer cells — withou…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute The addition of 12 oncologists will expand services and increase access for patients at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the Univer…

Last month AACI issued a press release affirming its strong support of Dr. Anthony Fauci in light of public criticism of his recommendations for stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus. In addit…

Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University At Karmanos Cancer Institute, clinical and scientific researchers are examining factors that have led to the African-American population shoul…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers were part of a national team that published a paper identifying best practices for protecting vulnerable cancer patie…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Stem cell transplant patients are highly immune-compromised, so they are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19. That’s why, in early March…

Moffitt Cancer Center Tumor immunologist Patrick Hwu, MD, has been appointed the new president and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center. He joins Moffitt from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cance…

UK Markey Cancer Center The University of Kentucky was recently awarded a Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence grant to study translational chemical biology from the National Institutes o…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAngela Wandinger-Ness, PhD, received the 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) in an…

Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD AndersonRuben Mesa, MD, FACP, has been elected an officer on the national board of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Dr. Mesa is director of the Ma…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Patients are now able to donate no-longer-needed oral cancer therapy drugs for the b…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute A $10.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, awarded to Alan Tackett, PhD, will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Scie…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Researchers at Ohio State will study the health effects of e-cigarettes and nicotine…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Many modern cancer drugs target a specific genetic mutation that is driving a particular cancer’s runaway growth and division, but this strategy hasn…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center The laboratory of Paula D. Bos, PhD, has joined forces with 18 other international laboratories to develop the first collaborative platform to streamline…

University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Bert W. O’Malley, Jr., MD, has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of the Universi…

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Keck Medicine of USC has named oncologist and cancer researcher Steven Grossman, MD, PhD, as USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center’s cancer physician-in…

Siteman Cancer Center Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Hong Chen, PhD, are developing a new way to diagnose brain tumors without any incisions. The method uses ultraso…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Laura Goff, MD, MSCI, has been named the executive medical director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Cancer Patient Care Center. She will oversee the canc…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Two types of detectable antibody responses in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) tell very different stories and may indicate ways to enhance public health…

GW Cancer Center Elmer E. Huerta, MD, MPH, will serve as the director of the Cancer Preventorium at GW Cancer Center and as professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Scienc…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey A Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey study shows environmental surface testing at the center’s radiation oncology department, during the height of th…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Rosemary, a fragrant herb, may contain properties that prevent breast cancer from progressing. Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, led…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center City of Hope physicians, working with scientists at Translational Genomics Research Institute, have found that greater gut microbial diversity in patie…

GW Cancer Center Genetic modifier HDAC6 was found to control tumor growth and halt metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer in vivo, according to a new study by investigators at GW Cancer C…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Biochemist Charles Brenner, PhD, has joined City of Hope to lead the nation’s first research department focused on the intersection between cancer and …

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center were awarded a $2.97 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop a nanote…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount SinaiMiriam Merad, MD, PhD, was elected to the National Academy of Science in recognition of her transformational contributions to the fields of myeloid cell bio…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have developed new models to study molecular characteristics of tumors of …

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center A recent article highlights disparities in immune system functions between male and female glioblastoma patients that may underlie some of the observed sex dif…

UK Markey Cancer Center UK Markey Cancer Center has announced that Krystle Kuhs, PhD, MPH, will serve as co-leader of its Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program. She will co-lead the p…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Jae Jung, PhD, has been appointed chair of Lerner Research Institute's Department of Cancer Biology where he will lead the department’s work in understanding t…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Robotic surgery for patients with early stage, oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer is associated with improved health outcomes, including better long-term survival, accordin…

University of Florida Health Cancer CenterWhen Sridharan Gururangan, FRCP, joined the University of Florida in 2016, he had a big goal for the university: to become a member of the Pediatric Brain …

Stanford Cancer Institute A new draft recommendation by a national panel of health care experts would nearly double the number of Americans eligible for lung cancer screenings — and should res…

Siteman Cancer Center The effects of a standard immunotherapy drug can be enhanced by blocking the protein TREM2, resulting in complete elimination of tumors, according to a study in mice by W…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Patients who develop cytomegalovirus infections after allogeneic stem cell transplantation may be able to develop an immunity against the virus, streng…

Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute According to a study led by Dario C. Altieri, MD, president and CEO of The Wistar Institute, breast cancer cells starved for oxyge…

Stanford Cancer Institute Tanja Gruber, MD, PhD, has been appointed division chief of Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine in the Division of Pediatric…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Mutations in the p53 gene are found in more than half of all cancers, yet it has proven to be very difficult to target the gene with therapeutic drugs. V…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Mammograms help to catch breast cancer in its early stages, but Dario Marchetti, PhD, thinks they can’t find it soon enough. He and his tea…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park's Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW, has been named to the COVID-19 Prevention Network Native Expert Panel, formed by the National Institute of Alle…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center In a Phase II trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the combination of dabrafenib, a BRAF inhibitor, …

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Jefferson researchers developing a cancer vaccine to prevent recurrences of gastric, pancreatic, esophageal and colon cancers have added a compo…

Moffitt Cancer Center Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have described a novel acidic niche within lymph nodes that plays an integral role in regulating T cell activation. Their findings demon…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Tracy Onega, PhD, has been appointed senior director of population sciences at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and professor of population s…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center The University of Kansas Medical Center has announced a trial exploring a drug intended to fight the cytokine storm common in COVID-19. The trial involve…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has been named the coordinating center for vaccine clinical trials of the COVID-19 Prevention Network, funded by the Nation…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center has formed a partnership with plastic injection molding company The Rodon Group to develop nasal and oral collection swabs to tes…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Nancy Davis, MD, has been named senior medical director for VICC Cancer Care Network and Strategy, a new leadership position at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center …

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple HealthFox Chase Cancer Center earned the Achievement Award from The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) for its outstanding effort to improve…

Phil and Penny Knight will receive the 2020 AACI Champion for Cures Award, in recognition of their transformational philanthropy that advances our shared vision of a future without cancer. Brian Druk…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center What is the connection between COVID-19 and cancer? Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, has focused his entire career on cancer, identifying a protein that pla…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center Understanding how cells respond to stress may provide new building blocks for designing future cancer and aging treatments, and University of Arizona He…

The 2020 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting will virtually convene AACI cancer center members with national cancer research and advocacy groups, industry, and government health agencies on October 12-13. Two s…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine After 15 years in the role, C. Kent Osborne, MD, has stepped down as director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Ce…

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami A landmark gift of $126 million to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of M…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center As a member of the steering committee that contributed to the American Association of Cancer Research’s inaugural "Cancer Disparities Progress Report," V…

Prevent Cancer Foundation To help encourage routine cancer screenings, especially as patients have postponed or canceled them during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prevent Cancer Foundation has la…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center In a Phase I clinical trial for patients with advanced solid cancers marked by KRAS G12C mutations, the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib (AMG 510…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer geneticist Stephen Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH, has joined City of Hope as the director of its newly founded Center for Precision Medicine. He will lea…

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center For 25 years, the AIDS Malignancy Consortium has led national and international efforts to prevent and treat of HIV-related cancers. Now, Montef…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center City of Hope has licensed intellectual property relating to its pioneering chlorotoxin chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy to Chimeric Therapeutic…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center Buying prescription drugs from other countries is one way some Americans have coped with rising drug prices. A new University of Florida study finds …

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai has been awarded $13 million as part of the renewal of its National Cancer Institute cancer center designati…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center UCLA researchers have received a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to find new ways to overcome melanoma resistance to some of t…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center A Case Comprehensive Cancer Center-led team has secured $10.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute to explo…