Beckerle Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahThe National Academy of Sciences has elected Mary Beckerle, PhD, Huntsman Cancer Institute CEO and distinguished professor of biology and oncologi…
Your search for "" returned 8198 results.
Read more about Beckerle Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Sameer Patel Co-Authors New Textbook on Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Sameer Patel, MD, FACS, chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Surgical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center and…
Arizona Clinical Trials Network Launched
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Arizona residents, including underserved and underrepresented populations, will have better access to cutting-edge cancer therapies as the University of…
Study: Jump in Cancer Diagnoses at 65 Implies Patients Wait for Medicare
Stanford Cancer Institute
A new study has found a substantial rise nationwide in new diagnoses at age 65 for lung, breast, colon, and prostate cancer, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to…
Study Analyzes Clinical, Economic Impact of Hemorrhagic Cystitis in Stem Cell Transplant Patients
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
A study led by The University of Kansas Cancer Center, with AlloVir, Certara, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, compares the economic burden, h…
Juckett Named CTO-CGI Medical Director
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Mark Juckett, MD, was appointed medical director of the Masonic Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office for the Cellular, Gene and Immunotherapy Ini…
Maquat Awarded 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineLynne E. Maquat, PhD, the founding director of the Center for RNA Biology at the University of Rochester, has been honored with the 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine. …
$6 Million Awarded to Decrease Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trials
The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai researchers have received a grant award to lead a collaborative team of New York institutions in an initiative that addresses disparities …
$10 Million Gift to Support Research Initiatives, New Director
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
A $10 million grant from the AbbVie Foundation will support scientific and educational activities at the University of Chicago Me…
Having a Single Personal Doctor May Sometimes Lead to Unnecessary Tests
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
A new University of Florida study finds that male patients who have a single general physician were more likely to receive a prostate cancer screenin…
Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer and High Mutational Burden Benefit From Pembrolizumab
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
The immunotherapy agent pembrolizumab can provide clinical benefit to some patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors were found to have a h…
New CRISPR Technology Offers Unrivaled Control of Epigenetic Inheritance
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
In a new paper, researchers at UC San Francisco and the Whitehead Institute describe a CRISPR-based tool called "CRISPRoff," which allows s…
Drug Derived From Kentucky-Grown Plant Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer Treatment
UK Markey Cancer Center
A new study from UK Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that Artemisia annua, a plant that has been traditionally used for its anti-malaria components, shows promise…
Zheng Named Associate Director for Population Sciences Research
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Wei Zheng, MD, PhD, MPH, has been named associate director for Population Sciences Research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He replaces William Blot, PhD, w…
Gordon Receives Kober Medal
Siteman Cancer CenterJeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been awarded the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians in recognition of his contributions to the field of gut microbiome…
American Cures Act
This is a bill to prove 5% real funding increases to National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Defense (DoD) medical research, and Department of Veterans A…
New Initiative to Increase Patient Engagement
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Fox Chase Cancer Center has begun utilizing a new program called MyCareCompass that is designed to support patients with necessary information about thei…
Protein Identified That Could Serve as Therapeutic Target in Lung Cancer
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified a protein that operates in tandem with a specific genetic mutation to spur lung cancer growth and …
New Chief of Hematology/Oncology Named
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD, will join the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh as chief of the Division of Hemato…
Advances in Brain Cancer Research Lead to $3 Million Award
Cancer Center at Illinois
Several Cancer Center at Illinois members are joining forces with scientists from the Mayo Clinic and Georgetown University on an expansive project targeting improved…
$3 Million Grant Awarded to Apply AI to Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University, New York University, and University Hospitals have been awarded a five-year, $3 million National Cancer Insti…
Lu Named EDT Co-Program Leader
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Xiongbin Lu, PhD, has been named co-program leader of the Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics (EDT) research progra…
New Research Suggests Breast Cancer Treatment in Patients Over Age 70 Can Be Safely Reduced
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
A study by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests the rate of cancer recurrence or survival may be no…
Bone Microenvironment Fosters Breast Cancer Metastatic Behavior
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Two studies led by Baylor College of Medicine shed new light on the unanswered question of why estrogen receptor-positive…
Mohan Joins Moffitt as New Vice President of Digital
Moffitt Cancer Center
Santosh Mohan, MMCi, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, has joined Moffitt Cancer Center as the new vice president of digital. This newly created position will be instrumental in Moffitt’s …
Knudsen to Step Down as AACI President
AACI President Karen E. Knudsen, MBA, PhD, is resigning from Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. She will step down as AACI president and begin her new role as chi…
Study Revises Understanding of Cancer Metabolism
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of c…
Sacks Named Division Director in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Siteman Cancer Center
Justin M. Sacks, MD, has been named director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Sacks wil…
Physician-Researcher Tapped to Lead Cancer Genetics and Genomics Department
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Agnes Witkiewicz, MD, as director of cancer genetics and genomics. She will also hold the John &…
Sharifi Honored With AACR Achievement Award
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterThe Case Comprehensive Cancer Center congratulates the Cleveland Clinic's Nima Sharifi, MD, on his selection as the 2021 recipient of the American Association for Ca…
New CAR T Approach Minimizes Resistance, Helps Avoid Relapse in Non-Hodgkin’s B‑Cell Lymphoma
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Early results from a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy trial led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center foun…
Information Theory Recruited to Help Scientists Find Cancer Genes
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
Using a field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other forms of information are measured, stored, and…
Discovery Could Revive Failed Treatments for Solid Tumors
University of Virginia Cancer Center
New research from the UVA Cancer Center’s Jogender Tushir-Singh, PhD, could rescue once-promising immunotherapies for treating solid cancer tumors, such as…
Faculty Leader Named for Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Nataliya Uboha, MD, PhD, has been selected to lead the Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development program at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Can…
Balderson Leads National Physician Assistants Organization
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical CenterDuke Cancer Institute physician assistant Scott Balderson, PA-C, has begun his term as president of the national Association of Physician Assist…
Holcombe Named Director of UVMCC
Randall F. Holcombe, MD, MBA, has been appointed director of The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) and chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Medicine. He joi…
Reps. Higgins, Bilirakis to Receive Cancer Research Ally Award
Representatives Brian Higgins (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) will be honored with the Cancer Research Ally Award at the 2021 AACI/AACR Hill Day, which will be held virtually on June 9. Both congress…
Project Explores Text Messages for Smoking Cessation
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
A Wilmot Cancer Institute team is launching a two-year research project to develop different types of text messages for smoking cessation, and then study t…
Liquid Biopsy Test Developed for Lymph Node Metastasis in Early-Stage T1 Colorectal Cancer
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Scientists at City of Hope have developed a novel, noninvasive liquid biopsy test for detecting lymph node metastasis in individuals with high-risk T1 …
Genetic Diversity Within Tumors Suggests Continuous Evolution
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Analyzing tumors from more than 2,600 patients and 38 cancer types, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the…
Senior Director of Clinical Research Innovation Appointed
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Neeraj Agarwal, MD, a physician-scientist at Huntsman Cancer Institute, has been appointed senior director of clinical research innovation, …
Markham Appointed as Chief of Hematology and Oncology
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
Merry Jennifer Markham, MD, FACP, FASCO, has been appointed as chief of the division of hematology and oncology in the UF College of Medicine. Dr. Ma…
Maihle Wins DOD Award
UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute
A $2.7 million U.S. Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Academy Leadership Award has been awarded to Nita Maihle, PhD. She shares the award with Doug…
CRI Keynote Spotlight: Mary ‘Dicey’ Jackson Scroggins
Mary "Dicey" Jackson Scroggins, MA, will deliver the keynote presentation on Wednesday, July 14 during the 13th Annual AACI CRI Meeting. Scroggins, a 24-year ovarian cancer survivor and recent acute …
Study Seeks to Understand Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients, Survivors
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
A study at OSUCCC - James will evaluate how COVID-19 impacts the immune system of ca…
New Method Developed for Identifying Mutational Signatures in Cancer
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center used machine learning techniques to detect mutational signatures in …
Black Prostate Cancer Patients Face Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality Than White Patients
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
Cardiovascular disease-related mortality among prostate cancer patients is significantly higher among Black patients compared with white patient…
Roswell Park, Wilmot Partner on First Large Study of Immunotherapy in Black Cancer Patients
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Funded by a two-year, $2.08 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, a new collaboration between two western New York cancer research leaders …
End-of-Life Care Remains Aggressive for People With Ovarian Cancer
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
People with ovarian cancer frequently receive aggressive end-of-life care despite industry guidelines that emphasize quality of life for those with a…
White Elected as a Fellow to the AACR Academy
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey deputy director, Eileen White, PhD, has been elected to the 2021 class of Fellows of the American Association for Cancer…
Chi Receives Kastan Award
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical CenterThe American Association for Cancer Research has named Jen-Tsan Ashley Chi, MD, PhD, as co-winner of the Molecular Cancer Research Michael B. Ka…
Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancer
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Children and young adults who receive CAR T-cell therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia suffer remarkably fewer relapses and are far more likely to survi…
Pancreatic Cancer Cells Hijack Muscle Protein to Beef Up Their Metabolism
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cancer starts with mutations in a cell’s DNA, but new UC San Francisco research shows that the endurance of a tumor relies on its ability t…
Investigators Identify STING Gene Methylation Allows Melanoma to Evade the Immune System
Moffitt Cancer Center
In a new article, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers demonstrate how an important defect in STING gene expression in melanoma cells contributes to their evasion from immun…
Study Suggests Common Drug Could Be Used to Prevent Certain Skin Cancers
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
New data published by researchers at OSUCCC – James suggests that an oral drug curre…
Study Reveals a Unique Mode of Cell Migration on Soft Viscoelastic Surfaces
Stanford Cancer Institute
To advance studies of cell migration, Stanford researchers have worked to develop and test new types of material that closely imitate the real tissue that surrounds c…
New Strategy Found for Fighting Brain Cancer
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Suyun Huang, PhD, recently discovered how cholesterol becomes dysregulated in brain cancer cells and showed that the …
Genomic Data Commons Provides Unprecedented Cancer Data Resource
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
The National Cancer Institute’s Genomic Data Commons, launched in 2016 by then-Vice President Joseph Biden and hosted at the Univ…
UAMS Surpasses 100,000 Digital Health Visits in Pandemic
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences conducted more than 100,000 digital health visits following the COVID-19 outbreak, seeing its high…
Call for Nominations: AACI Cancer Health Equity Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 AACI Cancer Health Equity Award. The award was created to recognize an individual or group who demonstrates exceptional leadership in promoting health …
Reminder: Promote Your Cancer Center With a CRI Meeting Program Ad
AACI invites you to promote your cancer center by purchasing an ad in the 13th Annual AACI CRI Meeting program. The digital program book offers an excellent opportunity to showcase your center while …
Seed Grant Leads to $1.25 Million NIH Grant for Breast Cancer Research
Cancer Center at Illinois
In 2019, Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Prasanth Kumar V. Kannanganattu, PhD, received a $250,000 CCIL Seed Grant to support his research on the characteriza…
Award to Jump-Start Young Scientists Seeking to Cure Cancer
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Dan Theodorescu, MD, PhD, director of Cedars-Sinai Cancer, and Peter Kuhn, PhD, director of the Convergent Science Institute in Cancer at the USC Michelson Center for Conve…
May 2021
Increased Risk of Mortality Found for Arizona Hispanic, Native American Kidney Cancer Patients
The University of Arizona Cancer Center
Ken Batai, PhD, a health disparities researcher at the UArizona Cancer Center, has documented an increased risk of mortality among Arizona’s Hispanic Am…
$17.5 Million in CPRIT Grants Awarded for Cancer Research
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded more than $17.5 million in grants by the Cancer Prevention & Research Ins…
Distinguished Scientist, Mentor and Uro-Oncology Research Pioneer Dies at 80
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Leland W. Chung, PhD, who served as director of the Urologic Oncology Research Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer for 12 years, died May 10 of kidney cancer. He was 80.…
$9 Million Contract Awarded for New Jersey State Cancer Registry
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The New Jersey State Cancer Registry, under the direction of the State Department of Health in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, h…
Internship Program Aims to Boost Diversity in Cancer Care Workforce
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
The University of Rochester has been selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology as one of five host schools to participate in the inaugural Onco…
New Insights Into Androgens’ Action Could Boost Battle Against Prostate Cancer
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Researchers at UVA Cancer Center have unveiled new insights into how androgens act on our cells – and the discovery could boost efforts to develop better t…
New AI-Based Tool Can Find Rare Cell Populations in Large Single-Cell Datasets
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool th…
CPRIT Renews Funding for Training Program Focused on Education and Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center $4 million in cont…
Breast Microbiome-Immune Interactions May Influence Breast Cancer
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
A recent study by Cleveland Clinic researchers suggests that interactions between the breast microbiome and local immune responses may influence breast cancer de…
Study to Examine Exosomes in Ovarian Cancer
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
A research team co-led by Andrew Godwin, PhD, deputy director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, and Yong Zeng, PhD, has been awarded a $3.1 mill…
DCI Nurse Receives National Recognition
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical CenterJessica Jin, RN, BSN, BMTCN, a clinical nurse III, is the 2021 Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse of the Year. The annual award by the …
Stony Brook Receives Funding Boost to Fight Cancer
Stony Brook Cancer Center
The Stony Brook University Cancer Center has received funding from the New York State budget to help it attain National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Cente…
Foundation Gives $1.8 Million to Myeloma Center
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation has given $1.8 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center in the Winth…
Sugary Drinks Linked to Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women Under 50
Siteman Cancer Center
Heavy consumption of sugary drinks during adolescence and adulthood might increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer in women under age 50, according to a new stud…
$1.6 Million Awarded for IBC Research Project
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
A large group of Duke Cancer Institute investigators led by researcher Gayathri Devi, PhD, has been awarded a three-year $1.6 million U.S.…
Studies Connect Mammary Hormone to Breast Cancer Progression, Uncover Potential for Novel Targeted Therapies
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Two recent studies conducted at VCU Massey Cancer Center find strong evidence that prolactin acts as a major contributor to breast cancer development and…
Frailty in Cancer Patients, Young and Old, is Linked to Inflammation
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
For women with breast cancer, frailty is linked to inflammation levels in the blood, according to a Wilmot Cancer Institute investigation. Higher inflammat…
Seeking to Expand Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
After reduced smoking rates, drugs that target signature alterations in tumor cells are the main reason that the death rate has dropped for people diagnosed with …
Chief Pharmacy Officer Earns Career Honor From Professional Society
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center congratulates its chief pharmacy officer, Lijian “Leo” Cai, PharmD, who will receive the 2021 Donald E. Francke Meda…
Targeting Abnormal Cell Metabolism Shows Promise Against Pediatric Brain Tumors
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
Two experimental drug approaches that target vulnerabilities in cancer cell metabolism may extend survival and enhance the…
Study Suggests Path to Blocking Common Genetic Driver of Lung Cancer
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
While new inhibitors are demonstrating some success against a type of KRAS, new paths are needed. A study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cance…
Research Team Takes Gene Mutation Detection in Blood to the Next Level
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have developed a new technology to overcome the inefficiencies and high err…
Personalized Cancer Vaccine Shows Potential Benefit Against Multiple Tumor Types
The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
A personalized cancer vaccine developed with the help of a Mount Sinai computational platform raised no safety concerns and showed potential benefit i…
Site Director For Radiology Appointed
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Fox Chase Cancer Center announces the appointment of Jordan Anaokar, MD, as the new site director for radiology. She specializes in over a dozen differen…
McElfish Named Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Pearl McElfish, PhD, MBA, has been named associate director of community outreach and engagement at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute a…
Researchers Develop Direct-Acting Antiviral to Treat COVID-19
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
An international team of scientists from City of Hope and the Menzies Health Institute Queensland at Griffith University have developed an experimental…
Changes in Approach to Cervical Cancer Examined Following Publication of Trial Results
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
In a new article, researchers from University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medicine in New York found …
Rutgers Leader Elected as a Member to the National Academy of Sciences
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Deputy Director Eileen White, PhD, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She is among 120 members electe…
Lerman Takes the Reins as AACI President
Caryn Lerman, PhD, is the new president of AACI. Dr. Lerman is the director of University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles and the associate dean for can…
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer More Deadly for African American Women
Siteman Cancer Center
Non-Hispanic African American women with triple-negative breast cancer do not fare as well as non-Hispanic white women with this type of breast cancer, according to new r…
A Calculator That Predicts Risk of Lung Cancer Underperforms in Diverse Populations
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
Researchers at Jefferson have found that a commonly used risk prediction model does not accurately identify high-risk Black patients who could g…
Rodriguez is First Chief Diversity and Equity Officer for Faculty
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announces the promotion of Elisa M. Rodriguez, PhD, MS, to chief diversity and equity officer for faculty. The…
Researchers Discover First Immune Stimulating Long Noncoding RNA Involved in Body’s Response to Cancer
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
A long noncoding RNA whose function was previously unknown turns out to play an important role in promoting the body’s immune response against cancer…
Researchers Discover an Entirely New Kind of Biomolecule
Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford researchers have discovered a new kind of biomolecule that could play a significant role in the biology of all living things. The novel biomolecule, dubbed g…
Bisphosphonates in Breast Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Breast cancer patients, particularly those with metastatic disease, take bisphosphonates to prevent and treat bone lesions. A new analysis by scientists at Fred H…
Team Science Award Recognizes Pediatric Cancer Researchers
Stanford Cancer InstituteEight Stanford Medicine scientists are among a group of pediatric cancer researchers being honored with the 2021 Team Science Award from the American Association for Cancer…