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Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple HealthDelinda Pendleton, BSN, MSN, staff liaison for the Fox Chase Patient and Family Advisory Council, has been named a Planetree Fellow in Person-Centered Care. Th…

Last month St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 15 of AACI’s leading academic and freestanding cancer center members, all National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Centers—among them 70 AAC…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Moffitt Cancer Center have fou…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey recently discovered a mechanism to explain what drives the formation of mucinous colorectal adeno…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center A new study led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center demonstrates how inhibiting a key enzyme known as GOT1 can flip a switch in the can…

Siteman Cancer Center Geoffrey Hugo, PhD, a Washington University professor of radiation oncology at Siteman Cancer Center, has been named director of the Medical Physics Division in the Depar…

The University of Kansas Cancer CenterPaul Camarata, MD, neurosurgery clinical service chief at The University of Kansas Health System, has been elected president of the Neurosurgical Society of Am…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center The Duke Cancer Institute Melanoma (and advanced skin cancers) Disease Group has expanded clinic services at its Duke Cancer Center Durham…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announces the promotion of Todd Maier, CPA, to vice president of finance. Maier joined Roswell Park in 2014 an…

Patient Resource Navigator provides the tools to guide patients through their care continuum. This leading-edge platform offers one-to-one patient education guides and apps, created with specific con…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have found a potential way to block the functioning of a gene mutation that promotes cancer immortality and growth in 70 percent of bladde…

University of Virginia Cancer Center University of Virginia Cancer Center has been awarded a Comprehensive Cancer Center designation effective Feb. 1, 2022, by the National Cancer Institute. T…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterPresident Joseph Biden has appointed Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, to the 18-member National Cancer Advisory Board, where she will serve a six-year term helping to guide …

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center has again been awarded the highest designation and rating in the United States for…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford University received an award for more than $25 million over five years from the N…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned an additional $12 million from the National Cancer Institute as a two-year merit-based extension of its Cancer …

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Duke University is the recipient of two large grants totaling nearly $12 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute as part…

Stanford Cancer Institute Crystal Mackall, MD, director of the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy, was awarded nearly $12 million to investigate whether CAR T cell therapy can be modified…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Under the leadership of Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, fellow in medical oncology, UCSF, was chosen as one of only five institutions nationwide …

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Teams of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center are combining eff…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center National Cancer Institute Director Ned Sharpless, MD, and Office of Cancer Centers Director Henry Ciolino, PhD, joined Roy Jensen, MD, director of The Un…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center has won a SPORE grant intended to move research findings quickly from the laboratory to patients to…

University of Illinois Cancer Center University of Illinois Cancer Center researchers have discovered a potential drug target for treating aggressive pancreatic cancer. Their findings showed t…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center The University of Kansas Cancer Center was invited to participate in a national pilot project being conducted by the American Society of Clinical Oncolog…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center A new discovery from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has clarified the long-established connection between in…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Cells have quality controls, or checkpoints, to keep mistakes from happening. One of the last steps in cell division is a quality control pr…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New JerseyCarolyn Hayes, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer for Oncology Services at RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has been selected…

Siteman Cancer Center Blood and urine tests could lead to faster and less invasive methods to diagnose and monitor various types of tumors, according to new research from Washington University…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Kelly Brister, MD, a colorectal surgeon, has joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center Interdisciplinary Gastrointestinal Cancer Team. She w…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center John Turchi, PhD, a researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, received a five…

Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicinePopular Science magazine has named Michael Giacomelli, PhD, a member of the Wilmot Cancer Institute, to its "Brilliant 10" list for 2021. The early-career biomed…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterPresident Joseph Biden named Christopher Friese, PhD, RN, among seven new members of the National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Friese is associate director f…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Alice Soragni, PhD, has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop lab-grown mini tumors that can help identify treatm…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center An enzyme with an elusive role in severe inflammation may be a key mechanism driving COVID-19 severity and could provide a new therapeutic target to red…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center A new study by Joseph Unger, PhD, MS, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, showed there was little evidence of enrollment reductions to treatment trials dur…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Tebentafusp, an investigational bispecific fusion protein, significantly improves overall survival among patients with metastatic uveal melanoma…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University A large international collaboration led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center has identified promisin…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute A study at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hosp…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center A new computational method called CoNGA could help bring into focus the hidden biological patterns that link T-cell receptor, or TCR, gene sequences and T-cell fu…

Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute The Wistar Institute announces the appointment of Italo Tempera, PhD, as associate director for cancer research career enhancement…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center For the last 17 years, Emmanuel A. Taylor, MSc, DrPH, served as health scientist administrator and program director in the Office of the Director of the …

Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine Individuals diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, a type of liver cancer, face a five-year survival rate of less than 10 percent. But a Wilmot Ca…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study from UK Markey Cancer Center researchers demonstrate a combination of two drugs may be useful to treat ovarian cancers that are resistant to paclitaxel.…

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center New research reveals children born with a genetic predisposition to produce more lymphocytes, particularly in relation to other types of white blood cell…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center The University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers recently completed a study that has the potential to improve cancer treatment for colorectal cance…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers have created a new system for classifying melanoma when the disease has spread to the lymph nodes. This system may offer a better tool for p…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UCSF researchers discover a new role for Erα as an RNA-binding protein, offering clues to overcoming resistance to therapies like tamoxifen…

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University Neurosurgical oncologist, Amy Heimberger, MD, has joined the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern …

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Indiana University School of Medicine has named its first executive director of the Brown Center for Immunotherapy. Huda Sa…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical CenterThe German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina has elected Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Molecular Genetics and Microb…

Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute The Wistar Institute welcomes Amelia Escolano, PhD, and Nan Zhang, PhD, as assistant professors. Dr. Escolano’s research focuses o…

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Aaron Schilz, MPA, has been appointed as the interim executive director for the Masonic Cancer Center. He assumes the position previously held by…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health welcome Missak Haigentz, Jr., MD, as chief of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology a…

University of Illinois Cancer Center Yamilé Molina, PhD, MPH, MS, has been named associate director for community outreach and engagement for the University of Illinois Cancer Center. She take…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Carl Morrison, MD, DVM, has been promoted to chair of pathology and laboratory medicine. Dr. Morrison, who joined Roswell Park in 2007, remains senior …

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute predoctoral fellow Prasoona Karra, MS, was selected to receive the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Predoctoral to …

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed a significant overall survival benefit with ribocicli…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Communication between patients and their primary care providers is key to ensuring effective cancer care, both before diagnosis and after treatment, …

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University In human cancer cell and mouse studies, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a set of proteins work in …

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers from the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered the potentially important role of the protein-coding gene, MYO10, in tumor development and…

Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD, has joined the University of Minnesota Medical School faculty as associate director for translational research at Ma…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center The Meharry Medical College/Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center/Tennessee State University Partnership (MVTCP) has received renewed funding for the next five years …

Siteman Cancer Center Brian C. Baumann, MD, a radiation oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center, has been awarded a 2021 Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award from the National Cancer…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple HealthFox Chase Cancer Center and the Marvin and Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute were recently renewed as a Clinical Center of Excellence and named fo…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Video-based education is an acceptable pretesting alternative to traditional consultations with a genetic counselor for many men with prostate c…

Stanford Cancer Institute In a recent study, a team of Stanford researchers identified hundreds of potential targets for cancer therapies using a new screening strategy that allows for the sys…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Carolann Risley, PhD, MSN, recently returned to the University of Mississippi Medical Center as an associate professor of nursing and member of the UM…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteThe Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently bestowed the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement on the University o…

The 2021 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 19-21. In ho…

This fall, AACI will welcome new members to its Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Steering Committee. The new members will formally assume their duties during the 2021 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, held…

AACI recently launched a listserv for community outreach and engagement professionals at AACI cancer centers. The purpose of the listserv is to provide a platform for members to ask questions or reac…

"These guides build bi-directional communication between our providers and their patients. We’ve seen an increase in patient retention and overall patient satisfaction." - Terry T. Tsue, MD, FACS, Vi…

Last month, AACI partnered with Mediaplanet on its Transforming Cancer Care campaign, highlighting the ways in which the health care community is advancing equitable cancer care through innovation an…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina U.S. First Lady Jill Biden visited MUSC Hollings Cancer Center on October 25. In attendance were MUSC President David J. Cole, MD, …

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Funded by a five-year, $22.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, UC San Francisco faculty …

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterPresident Joe Biden has appointed John Carpten, PhD, to serve as chair of the administration’s National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Carpten is the founding chai…

After an extensive national search, Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health have announced that Eric P. Winer, MD, will be the next director of Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of …

AACI welcomes the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist Association (HOPA) to its roster of sustaining members. Founded in 2004, HOPA is a professional society for hematology/oncology pharmacists and associ…

Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine To find people who are behind on cancer screenings and then motivate them to follow through, an innovative team is leveraging the emergency department at U…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center has named Antwione Haywood, PhD, its associate dir…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Kathy Miller, MD, and Ken Nephew, PhD, are among nearly 20 scientists at six institutions who will work to improve epigenet…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study from the lab of UK Markey Cancer Center Director Mark Evers, MD, demonstrates the critical role of the hormone neurotensin in cell proliferation and stem ce…

Siteman Cancer Center Washington University researchers at Siteman Cancer Center are joining the National Institutes of Health’s new research network focused on the study of senescent cells, a…

University of Virginia Cancer Center University of Virginia (UVA) Cancer Center is participating in a pilot project that seeks to increase racial and ethnic diversity among cancer treatment tr…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center VCU Massey Cancer Center is now using an FDA-approved substance called Magtrace that allows surgeons to spare the lymph nodes in the vast majority of ear…

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Ulrich G. Steidl, MD, PhD, associate director of basic science at the Albert Einstein Cancer Center, has received a a seven-year, $7 million Out…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHelen Heslop, MD, DSc (Hon), director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s H…

Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine Wilmot Cancer Institute data establish for the first time that "chemo brain" is a major problem for lymphoma survivors. The research is relevant due to a r…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Cancer centers and/or health care systems that prioritize coordination and communication provide higher-quality end-of-life care for cancer patients …

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD, associate director for cancer equity at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, will collaborate with Robert Winn, MD, direc…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterCathy Eng, MD, has been elected co-chair of the National Cancer Institute Gastrointestinal Cancer Steering Committee, which is responsible for supervising clinical tr…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, led by Cosette Wheeler, PhD, have found that many women are screened for cervical cancer too o…

Stanford Cancer Institute Recent research by Wendy Fantl, PhD, and Veronica Gonzalez, PhD, shows that ovarian tumors thrive by convincing nearby immune cells that the cancer cells are those of…

The University of Kansas Cancer CenterThe International Society of Gastrointestinal Oncology, a nonprofit global educational organization committed to gastrointestinal oncology, recently named Weij…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center A team of research experts from the COVID-19 Prevention Network, or CoVPN, headquartered at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, have demonstrated that through…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Paula Domino, MD, a urologic surgeon specializing in restoring function for patients with urinary and pelvic challenges, has joined the University of …

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center In a randomized clinical trial with 4,446 participants, known as the Anal Cancer/HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) study, a team of researche…