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Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center has named Michele Coté, PhD, director of the Susan…

University of Colorado Cancer Center As lead investigator or sub-investigator on numerous clinical trials at the University of Colorado Cancer Center Jessica McDermott, MD, has been instrument…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The National Cancer Institute recently awarded more than $7.9 million for a new Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) center at Wi…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center A Veterans Health Administration project that provided resources for lung cancer screening programs increased the number of veterans screened, according to a ne…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than $10.3 million to continue translational lymphoma research at the Cent…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer The Convergent Science Virtual Cancer Center, a program designed to train the next generation of cancer researchers, held its first in-person workshop for its first class o…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Over the last decade, major professional societies have recommended that clinicians decrease the use of systemic anti-cancer therapies at the end-of…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center An international team of researchers led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center received a collaborative grant from the National Cancer In…

Siteman Cancer Center John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is being recognized by the American Italian Cancer Fou…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center First Lady Jill Biden, PhD, met with top UC San Francisco cancer leaders to hear about UCSF’s breast cancer research and progress on the Na…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center The Bezos family has committed $710.5 million over the next decade to support Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center's efforts to dramatically accelerate medical breakthro…

Naoto T. Ueno, MD, PhD, has been named the next director of the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Cancer Center, effective December 12. Dr. Ueno is currently the executive director of the Inflammatory Breas…

AACI commends the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on the release of its Annual Plan & Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and its request for $9.988 billion in funding – a significant incre…

On Monday, September 12, AACI Executive Director Jennifer W. Pegher attended an event at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, where President Joe Biden shared progress updat…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Fred R. Hirsch, MD, PhD, is team leader on a grant award from Stand Up To Cancer to investigate therapeutic options for lung cancer characterized by K…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Sunny R. K. Singh, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as director of t…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center After nearly three decades of service-focused work in the fields of education, government, education, and nursing, Ellen Grant, PhD, LCSW-R, is returni…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke’s third law says, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Indika Rajapakse, P…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine New research from Yale Cancer Center reveals a higher risk of cancer mortality in incarcerated adults, as well as among those diagnosed with cancer …

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Three Huntsman Cancer Institute investigators received grants from the V Foundation for cancer research. Doug Grossman, MD, PhD, earned a gr…

UK Markey Cancer Center In a recent UK Markey Cancer Center clinical trial, patients with advanced cancer experienced improved outcomes when their treatments were directed by a molecular tumor…

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Recent work by a Keck School of Medicine of USC-led team has demonstrated that circadian clock proteins, which help coordinate changes in the body’s func…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina Ashish Deshmukh, PhD, is the new co-leader of the cancer control program at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and an associate professor …

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UCSFʻs Luke Gilbert, PhD, was among the recipients of Phase 1 funding for the Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells program, manage…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center A new therapy pulls a mutated version of the protein KRAS to the surface of cancer cells, where the drug-KRAS complex acts as an "eat me" f…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have appointed Matthew Matasar, MD, MS, as chief of blood disorders. In this role, he will …

University of Virginia Cancer Center The University of Virginia School of Medicine has recruited Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA bio…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina Gerard Silvestri, MD, and Marvella Ford, PhD, are co-leaders of a $1.2 million grant from The Duke Endowment, with ambitious goals …

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health In a recent study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center demonstrated how cancer cells can survive in the body even when faced with a lack of sufficient…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University It may soon be possible to identify Group 4 medulloblastomas from more aggressive Group 3 tumors. Research based on a litt…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have engineered immune cells to control two majo…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer James Turkson, PhD, professor in the Division of Medical Oncology in the Department of Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, is uniquely positioned for a new role developed at Cedars-S…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Daniel Chang, MD, was named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Michigan Medicine. Dr. Chang will be the third chair in the department’s…

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center A set of interacting molecules in immune cells of the gut is responsible for preventing the inflammation seen in inflammator…

Siteman Cancer Center A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a simple blood test—administered before CAR T cell treatment is initiated— may identify wh…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center A recently published study showed better survival rates for patients who indicated they ate more unsaturated fats before they were diagnosed with cancer …

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Mount Sinai researchers have published results that show encouraging therapeutic options for patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma after fir…

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Scott M. Welford, PhD, is the new Tumor Biology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Trudy G. Oliver, PhD, has joined the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology. She was recruited from Huntsman Cancer Institute throu…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has tapped three accomplished health care executives to oversee key clinical and operational areas. Ronald And…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, will join Emory School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University as chair of the Department of Radiatio…

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center The American Cancer Society (ACS) has awarded Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center more than $2.1 million to support cancer research and reduce ind…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute When Pierre de Delva, MD, director of thoracic oncology and program director of thoracic surgery residency, flew to Chicago to accept a Lung Cancer Hero awa…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Michelle Ozbun, PhD, and her team published a research article earlier this year in which they describe how protamine sulfate blocks HPV in…

University of Virginia Cancer Center A new discovery has shed light on how our digestive tract, lungs, and liver form, and that finding could have important implications for our understanding …

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Our cancer is written in our DNA. Or is it? By studying mutated cells that don’t turn cancerous researchers can discover how the body keeps mutated cells in line,…

UK Markey Cancer Center The cost of cancer treatment negatively impacts the physical and mental health of survivors who are living in poverty, according to a recent study co-authored by Lovori…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Newly released results from the Phase III ADAURA trial reveal that osimertinib yielded a 5.5-year median disease-free survival in the post-surgical …

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Chicago Medicine oncologists Wendy Stock, MD, and Peter H. O'Donnell, MD, have been chosen to lead committees of the Alli…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center The Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging has designated the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Radiotheranostics at Duke Health as …

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute The breast cancer program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has earned reaccreditation …

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit has…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health New research from the lab of Elda Grabocka, PhD, shows a new way that obesity may drive cancer formation in pancreatic cancer. Researchers found…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center Jasmin A. Tiro, PhD, MPH, has joined the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center as the new associate director…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Colleen McCormick, MD, has a broad range of interests that include biochemistry, politics, and economics, but found a love for surgery. The…

Stanford Cancer Institute The Stanford Cancer Institute has named Terrance Mayes, EdD, the inaugural associate director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Mayes has served Stanford Medi…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Supported by a five-year, $3.9 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Lisa Flowers, MD, MPH, Canhua Xiao, PhD, RN, FAAN, and the…

Siteman Cancer Center Cancer research will get a boost in Missouri through a new collaboration between Siteman Cancer Center and University of Missouri Health Care’s Ellis Fischel Cancer Cente…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Unlike most other cancer types, where higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of cancer, research has established that, p…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University A four-year study of the RAS family by researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, three other cancer centers, and …

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center A clinical trial led by clinicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed a remarkable 20 percent advantage in the two-year o…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Cedars-Sinai has appointed Cristina R. Ferrone, MD, as chair of the Department of Surgery. Currently a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and director of the Of…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah The inaugural Vincent P. and Janet Mancini Presidential Endowed Chair is Jonathan Tward, MD, PhD. Dr. Tward serves as the lead physician on severa…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Kansas Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed September "Comprehensive Cancer Centers Awareness Month" in recognition of The University of Kansas Cancer Center …

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health In a recently published supplement, the American Cancer Society’s National Navigation Roundtable, which is co-chaired by a Fox Chase Cancer Center resear…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Eunyoung Choi, PhD, and James Goldenring, MD, PhD, have received $5 million in funding from a new initiative by the National Cancer Institute that aims to defin…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center The National Cancer Institute has renewed funding for the Early Detection Research Network Lung Cancer Clinical Validation Center at Vanderbilt- Ingram Cancer C…

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center The National Cancer Institute has awarded Jonathan Backer, MD, a five-year, $10 million team science (P01) grant to investigate the mechanisms r…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center The City of Hope Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), has announced a partnership with actress, singer-songwriter, and advocate Lynda Cart…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center A $78 million commitment by Stuart Sloan and his wife Molly Sloan will establish the Stuart and Molly Sloan Precision Oncology Institute at Fred Hutchinson Cancer…

AACI has added Northwell Health Cancer Institute to its membership roster. Directed by Richard Barakat, MD, the cancer institute is part of Northwell Health. Treating over 16,600 new cancer patients …

Cancer center directors Steven D. Leach, MD; Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD; and Sarah Thayer, MD, PhD, have been elected as new members of the AACI Board of Directors. Drs. Leach, Odunsi, and Thayer represen…

Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center Newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) programs accurately predicted the role of DNA’s regulatory elements and three-d…

Patient Resource is proud to support the upcoming 2022 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, October 2-4 in Kansas City. Please stop by our booth to learn more about how you can empower your patients while incre…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Studying triple-negative breast cancer, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have identified key molecular differenc…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The highly selective RET inhibitor pralsetinib was well-tolerated and demonstrated robust, durable responses in patients with RET fusion-posit…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center New research led by UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and involving more than 50 researchers suggests that new technology in development may lea…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University A pre-clinical study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta researchers finds that combination th…

AACI commends the Biden administration on its appointment of surgical oncologist Monica Bertagnolli, MD, as the director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In addition to being the first woman t…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Pregnancy in patients with lung cancer is uncommon. There are limited safety data during pregnancy for ALK inhibitors – targeted therapies for patients with non…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center To find out how much protection cancer patients have against measles and mumps, Steven Pergam, MD, MPH (pictured), along with his biostatistician colleague Elizab…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study published by UK Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that the common steroid betamethasone could be used to reduce unwanted side effects of radiation t…

University of Colorado Cancer Center University of Colorado Cancer Center member Ryan Layer, PhD, has developed a method for scanning thousands of DNA samples to identify common variants. Scie…

AACI recently engaged in several conversations with representatives from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about the Biden administration’s efforts to increase clinical trial diversity…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) have limited options for treatment, with few drugs available for patients who have already complet…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Coaching patients to voice their concerns about their medical care and advocate for themselves can offset physicians’ racial bias so it doesn’t lead …

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute En Huang, PhD, has received a three-year, $1 million research grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. Dr. Huang and his team will …

Siteman Cancer Center A new study co-authored by Li Ding, PhD, has revealed details of two key transition points in the development of pancreatic tumors – the shift from normal to precancerous…

Moffitt Cancer Center In a new article, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers demonstrate that cancer associated fibroblasts can promote or inhibit drug sensitivity based on the type of tumor cell…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma are more likely to suffer from mental-health and substance-abuse disorders than the general population. Calli…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and clinicians at Washington Universit…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Lung disease caused by a new drug for cancers—including metastatic or advanced breast cancer—can be effectively treated using approaches that focus on…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Although typically classified as a single ethnic group, people of Hispanic heritage have markedly different risks for brain tumors based o…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center New technologies and treatment approaches brought Lara McKean Basté, MD, to colorectal surgery and to the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center. …

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in the environment is linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, a…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Ju Dong Yang, MD, a liver cancer clinician-researcher who studies epidemiology, health disparities and outcomes, and biomarkers both nationally and globally, has been appoi…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Michael Washburn, PhD, is a recipient of the Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which is p…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Results of an international clinical trial co-led by researchers at Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University show potential for a novel drug to…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Using a CRISPR-based edit on T-cells’ genomes, researchers at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes have rendered the therapeutic cells…

University of Colorado Cancer Center Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to reduce the number of biopsies of benign thyroid nodules, according to new research from University of Colorado …