Tereffe Named Chief Medical Executive
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has named Welela Tereffe, MD, as chief medical executive. She assumed his new position and j…
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Ultrasound Technology Research Leads to $2 Million NCI Grant
Cancer Center at Illinois
Cancer Center at Illinois member, Michael Oelze, PhD, and his collaborative breast cancer and ultrasound imaging research with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in To…
Submit Your Cancer Center News for February
Thank you to the communications professionals who consistently provide AACI with news from their cancer centers. The February 2021 issue of AACI Update will be published on Monday, February 1. The de…
Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate Shows Promising Early Results in Rare Blood Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
A Phase I/II study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found IMGN632, a novel CD123-targeting antibody-d…
Immune Cell That Drives Breast Cancer Growth Could Be Effective Target in Immunotherapies to Treat the Disease
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
New research findings from Paula Bos, PhD, identified a type of immune cells that acts as a major driver of breast cancer growth by preventing the accumu…
Homegrown Immunotherapy Trialed in Lung Cancer
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
In 2010, Edward Patz, Jr., MD, and colleagues first identified a unique auto-antibody in some early-stage lung cancer patients, responsibl…
Genomics, Mathematics Help Personalize Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
A new paper demonstrates an approach to combining individual tumor genomics and mathematics to personalize the dose of radiation therapy for lung cancer patients…
New Division Chief of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Named
Stanford Cancer Institute
David Miklos, MD, PhD, has been appointed the new division chief of Blood and Marrow Transplantation in Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Medicin…
Nir Named to New Endowed Professorship
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterItzhak Nir, MD, has been appointed the first Elsie P. Barry/Cowboys for Cancer Research Endowed Professor in Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary and Oncol…
Virologist Part of Historic FDA Panel That Endorsed COVID-19 Vaccine
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Patrick Moore, MD, MPH, distinguished professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, was a part of the small co…
Study Provides Evidence for a 7‑Day Quarantine for University Students Exposed to COVID-19
UK Markey Cancer Center
A new University of Kentucky study provides direct evidence for a testing strategy that could be used to support a shortened period of quarantine for university student…
Study Links Persistent Cough to E‑Cigarette Use Among College Students
UK Markey Cancer Center
A new study by researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing shows correlations between use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-c…
Prognostic, Predictive Markers Have Growing Importance in CLL Management
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Y. Lynn Wang, MD, PhD, FACP, recently published a comprehensive review of molecular biomarkers in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The review discusse…
Big Data Powers Design of ‘Smart’ Cell Therapies
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
In two new papers, UC San Francisco and Princeton University scientists present complementary strategies for finding medicines that kill ca…
Halene Appointed Chief of Hematology
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Stephanie Halene, MD, PhD, has been appointed chief of hematology at Yale Cancer Center, Smilow Cancer Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine Depa…
Cancer Pilot Projects Funded
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University
The Cancer Center at Brown University has announced the funding of eight pilot projects, which were selected from 24 proposals by a panel of expert …
Wolchok Named ESMO Award Winner
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterJedd Wolchok, MD, PhD, director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is the recipient of the European So…
Prostate Cancer Regulator Plays Role in COVID-19, Providing a Promising Treatment Lead
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
By taking a lesson from prostate cancer, researchers now have a promising lead on a treatment for COVID-19. Two proteins, ACE2 and TMPRSS2, help the …
Facilities Manager Recognized for Leadership
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterStewart Livsie, manager of maintenance and construction at UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, was recently named by the International Facility Mana…
Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients, African Americans More at Risk for COVID-19
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer patients, especially newly diagnosed and African-American patients, are significantly at risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality, ac…
Smith Appointed Chief, Section of Hematology/Oncology
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Chicago Department of Medicine has announced that Sonali Smith, MD, an expert in lymphoma therapeutics, has bee…
Similar Factors Cause Health Disparities in Cancer, COVID-19
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Income level, employment, housing location, medical insurance, education, tobacco and alcohol use, diet and obesity, access to medical care. These ar…
January 2021
Ronai Named Director of Sanford Burnham Prebys’ Cancer Center
Renowned cancer researcher Ze’ev Ronai, PhD, has been named director of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute's National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center. Dr. Ronai's rese…
Pioneering Clinical Investigator Simone Dies
Joseph V. Simone, MD, a pioneering clinical investigator and institutional leader in pediatric oncology, died January 21 at the age of 85, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO…
Tobacco Treatment Training Program Earns Elite Accreditation
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
The University of Kansas Tobacco Treatment Specialist training program has been accredited by the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs, joinin…
Rustgi Joins AACI Board of Directors
Anil K. Rustgi, MD, has joined AACI's Board of Directors. Dr. Rustgi was named director of Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center in 2019. He is also Ir…
Gut Microbe May Promote Breast Cancers
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
A microbe found in the colon and commonly associated with the development of colitis and colon cancer also may play a role…
Greenup Appointed Chief of Breast Surgical Oncology
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Rachel Adams Greenup, MD, MPH, FACS, has been appointed as associate professor of surgery (oncology) and section chief of breast surgery for the Dep…
Brain Tumor Expert Appointed as New Deputy Director of Research
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center recently announced the appointment of Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA, as deputy director of research. Dr. Rich will also serve as the Pittsburg…
Chen Named Rowley Professor in Cancer Research
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterJing Chen, PhD, an international leader in cancer metabolism, was recently named the first Janet Davison Rowley Professor in Cancer Res…
AACI Applauds Biden/Harris Inauguration, Readies for Renewed Federal Focus on Cancer
AACI congratulated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration and pledged its strong support of their efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic and promote cancer research,…
Community Advisory Board: Champions for Health Equity
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Over the past 15 years, the cancer center’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) has become one of UCSF’s most instrumental community outreach gr…
Proteogenomics Offers Insight to Treating Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Proteogenomic analysis may offer new insight into matching cancer patients with an effective therapy for their particular…
Gene Sequencing Used to Quantify Risk of Skin Cancer Long Before Damage is Visible
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research conducted by a team at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center sheds light on the carcinogenic effect of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiati…
Aggressive Breast Cancers in Black Patients Related to Immune Factors
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rates of death from breast cancer are 40 percent higher in Black women than in white women. Research shows the tumors in Black women are more aggressiv…
Sekeres Named New Physician Liaison in Hematology
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS, has joined the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center team as the new physician liaison in hematology and chi…
Unique Review of National Data Aims to Better Understand Geographic Factors Affecting HPV Vaccination Rates
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bernard Fuemmeler, PhD, and his team have conducted the first-ever systematic review of area-level data reported in the United States between 2006 and 20…
Machine Learning Potential to Predict Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Risk Shown
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Machine learning-based approaches to risk assessment can be highly effective in predicting various types of cardiac dysfunction among cancer survivors who have…
D’Amico Named AATS Medical Director
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Thomas A. D’Amico, MD, chief of General Thoracic Surgery and director of the Thoracic Oncology program at Duke Cancer Institute, has been …
Baumann Named to Four Cancer Advisory Committees
Siteman Cancer CenterBrian C. Baumann, MD, a radiation oncologist, has been chosen to serve on four national cancer advisory committees: National Association for Proton Therapy Physician Advisory C…
Unusual Colon Discovery Explains Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer
University of Virginia Cancer Center
The colons of African Americans and people of European descent age differently, new research reveals. Scientists at the University of Virginia found that o…
Understanding Kava’s Role as a Cancer Suppressant
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
If there’s one piece of advice Chengguo "Chris" Xing, PhD, would give you, it’s to "stress less." Dr. Xing, a UF Health Cancer Center member, sees st…
Researchers Create Comprehensive Multiomic Resource for Head and Neck Cancers
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
In what is believed to be the most comprehensive molecular characterization to date of the most common type of head and ne…
Older Minority Cancer Patients Have Worse Surgical Outcomes Compared to White Patients With Similar Socioeconomic Factors
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Older minority cancer patients with poor social determinants of health are significa…
Rogers Named Director of Kentucky Cancer Program
UK Markey Cancer Center
UK Markey Cancer Center has announced the appointment of Mindy Rogers as director of the Kentucky Cancer Program – East, which is housed within the cancer center.…
Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Nursing and Patient Services Named
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Fox Chase Cancer Center announces the recruitment of Anna Liza Rodriguez, MSN, MHA, RN, OCN®, NEA-BC, as chief nursing officer and vice president of nurs…
Associate Director of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement Named
Stanford Cancer Institute
Alyce Adams, PhD, has been named the inaugural associate director of Stanford Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement. Her research…
Grant Aims to Apply Artificial Intelligence to Oral Cancer Treatment
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland have been awarded a five-year, $3.3 million grant by the Na…
Mediterranean Diet May Decrease Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression for Men on Active Surveillance
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Examining a Mediterranean diet in relation to prostate cancer progression in men on active surveillance, researchers from The University of Te…
Inflammation From Androgen Deprivation Therapy May Cause Fatigue in Prostate Cancer Patients
Moffitt Cancer Center
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are investigating whether inflammation in the body, a side effect of androgen deprivation therapy, contributes to symptoms such as fatig…
Cancer Metastasis is Target of New Research Initiative
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Six UC San Francisco researchers have won a $3 million "Endeavor Award" to build a new research collaborative at the university focused on …
Cancer Center Members Named to National Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Task Force
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterJamie Wagner, DO, FACOS, FACS, and Shane Stecklein, MD, PhD, have been appointed to the Breast Oncology Local Disease Task Force of the National Cancer Institu…
Key Pathway for Activated T Cells Might Be Targeted to Fight GVHD
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
A new understanding of intracellular pathways activated as T cells start to mount an immune response offers clues against graft-versus-host disease, …
New Chief of Hematology and Oncology Announced
Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Craig Lockhart, MD, has been recruited as the new chief of the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the Medical University of S…
City of Hope Taps First Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Angela L. Talton has joined City of Hope's executive leadership team as senior vice president and chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.…
Youth Using E‑cigarettes Three Times as Likely to Become Daily Cigarette Smokers
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
An analysis of a large nationally representative longitudinal study reports that starting tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, before the age of 18 is a …
Study Shows Kentucky Endometrial Cancer Patients Have Higher Rates of DACH1 Mutation
UK Markey Cancer Center
A new study by UK Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that DACH1 mutations are prevalent in Kentucky patients with endometrial cancer, suggesting that DACH1 may be a…
Investigational Combo Therapy Shows Benefit for TP53 Mutant MDS and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients
Moffitt Cancer Center
David Sallman, MD, is leading a national, multicenter clinical trial investigating a new therapy option for patients with TP53-mutant disease. It builds upon the standard…
Davis to Lead Health Data Science and AI
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Sean Davis, MD, PhD, who currently serves as a senior associate scientist at the National Cancer Institute, will serve as the new associate director for in…
V Foundation Awards Two Huntsman Researchers
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahTwo researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have received awards from the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Charles R. …
Fourth Affiliate Joins Siteman Cancer Network
Siteman Cancer Center
The Siteman Cancer Network, an affiliation between Siteman Cancer Center and regional medical centers, has added a fourth member, the network’s second in Illinois. Carter…
Study Reveals How Improved Type of Light Therapy Kills Precancerous Cells
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have developed an improved approach to treating actinic k…
Study Explains Why Patients With Cancer Spread to the Liver Have Worse Outcomes
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Michael Green, MD, PhD, noticed that when his patients had cancer that spread to the liver, they fared worse than when cancer spread to other parts o…
Study Defines Small-Cell Lung Cancer Subtypes and Distinct Therapeutic Vulnerabilities for Each Type
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed the first comprehensive framework to classify small-cell lun…
Findings Could Reduce Treatment-Related Complication for Blood Cancer Patients
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center published promising findings on pre…
Arthritis Drug May Treat Immunotherapy-Related Heart Complication
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
A drug typically prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis may also be effective in treating a rare but potentially deadly heart complication some cancer patients exp…
Kim to Direct Women’s Cancer Program
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Internationally prominent gynecologic oncologist Kenneth H. Kim, MD, recently was selected to direct the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer. He also se…
Chief of Blood Cancer Pathology Service Named
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Ken H. Young, MD, PhD, is the new chief of the Hematopathology Division and Duke Cancer Institute Blood Cancer Pathology Service. He direc…
Swartz Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterMelody Swartz, PhD, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. She was honored for "pioneering contributions" to th…
Abstract Named 2020 Best of ASTRO
University of Florida Health Cancer CenterThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Best of ASTRO Program Committee has selected an abstract by Raymond Mailhot Vega, MD, MPH, as a 2020 Be…
Triggering Tumor Antiviral Immune Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered how therapeutics targeting RNA splicing can activate antiviral …
New Director for Cell Therapy Laboratory Announced
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has announced that Yen-Michael Hsu, MD, PhD, will serve as the new director of the Immunologic Monitoring and Cellular Therapeutics Labora…
Hinrichs Named to Build Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Christian Hinrichs, MD, has been named chief of the Section of Cancer Immunotherapy and co-director of the Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Exc…
Helmke is New Chief Operating Officer
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Fox Chase Cancer Center announces the addition of Joel Helmke, MSHP, FACHE, to its senior leadership team as chief operating officer. Before joining Fox …
AACI Partners With Federal Vaccine Panel to Promote Cancer Patient Health
AACI is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as part of its Vaccine Consultation Panel (VCP). Through the VCP, AACI has received periodic updates on the development a…
Save the Date: AACI/AACR Virtual Hill Day
AACI will jointly host its annual Hill Day with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on Wednesday, June 9. The event will be held virtually for the second year. All faculty and staff o…
13th Annual CRI Meeting Moves to Virtual Format; Abstract Submissions Now Open
The 13th Annual AACI CRI Meeting will be held virtually July 13-15. The three-day online meeting will deliver the innovative, quality education that AACI members have enjoyed at prior CRI annual meet…
Champion for Cures Nominations Due February 8
AACI cancer center directors are invited to submit nominations for the 2021 Champion for Cures Award by Monday, February 8. Selected by the AACI Board of Directors, the awardee will have gained disti…
Walker Returns to Roswell Park in Newly Created Executive Role
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
An experienced executive with a passion for serving cancer patients and exceptional strategic leadership skills has rejoined the Roswell Park Comprehen…
VA Grant to Evaluate Whether Topical Medication Can Prevent Common Skin Cancer
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University
Martin A. Weinstock, MD, will lead a six-year clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a topical medication as a way to prevent skin cancer. …
February 2021
Freireich Passes Away at 93
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Emil J. Freireich, MD, a trailblazing oncologist who developed groundbreaking therapies for childhood leukemia and came to be recognized as a …
Reducing Cancer Disparities Gets a Boost
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Duke Cancer Institute Deputy Director Steven Patierno, PhD, is principal investigator on a newly awarded $3.5 million NCI Exploratory (P20…
CCIL Director Named OSA Award Recipient
Cancer Center at IllinoisRohit Bhargava, PhD, Cancer Center at Illinois director, was selected as the 2021 recipient of The Optical Society (OSA) Ellis R. Lippincott Award. Co-presented by the OSA,…
Thayer Selected as New Director of Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Sarah Thayer, MD, PhD, FACS, has been selected as the new director of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport – Feist-Weiller Cancer Center. The cancer center was established by an act of the Louisiana Board o…
Plimack Appointed Chair of Scientific Advisory Board for Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Elizabeth Plimack, MD, MS, chief of the Division of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been appointed chair of the scientific…
BMS Grant Fights Cancer in Native and Rural Communities
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation have announced a $3.3 million program to address the cancer burden in …
Potential Biomarker for IBD Severity, Cancer Risk Identified
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
A selenium transport protein produced in the colon helps protect against colitis-associated cancer in an animal model. The findings, by Vanderbilt investigators…
$2.2 Million Grant Awarded for Breast Cancer Imaging Study
Cancer Center at Illinois
Cancer Center at Illinois member, Pengfei Song, PhD, was recently awarded a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for a collaborative project with Ma…
Stress, Cancer Risk, Reproductive Toxicity Studied in Women Firefighters
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
A $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is funding a University of Arizona Health Sciences study designed to understand the oc…
Grant Program Fosters Cancer Prevention, Control
Stanford Cancer Institute
The Stanford Cancer Institute announces the launch of its Community Partnership Seed Grant Program. The program fosters community-driven cancer prevention and control…
Award to Better Inform HER2 Breast Cancer Treatment
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
George Mason University’s College of Science has announced a $1.33 million collaboration with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Mason’s Center f…
Researchers Discover How Breast Cancer Cells Hide From Immune Attack
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified how breast cancer c…
Neoadjuvant Combination Immunotherapy Improves Outcomes for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The first randomized Phase II clinical trial to report on single and combined neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in stage I-III n…
Hamstra Named Chair of Department of Radiation Oncology
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Daniel Hamstra, MD, PhD, is joining Baylor College of Medicine as professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Onco…
Apte Joins Huntsman as Chief Clinical Officer
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and University of Utah Health welcome Sachin Apte, MD, MS, MBA. He will serve as chief clinical officer of H…
Genomic Test Helps Estimate Risk of Prostate Cancer Metastasis, Death
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
A commercially available genomic test may help oncologists better determine which patients with recurrent prostate cancer …
Focused Genetic Testing Recommended for Breast and Ovarian Cancers
Stanford Cancer Institute
Homing in on about 20 key genes known to be associated with breast or ovarian cancer is likely to provide patients and their doctors with news they can use, according…
Barnes Joins Massey as Cancer Service Line VP
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU Health System welcome Katie Barnes, MPA, as vice president of the cancer service line, a new collaborative model designe…