Pietenpol Named Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, is stepping down on June 30 to focus on a combined leadership role for Vanderbilt Univ…
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Mark Foundation Appoints DuBois Executive Chairman
Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Raymond N. (Ray) DuBois, MD, PhD, will join the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research as executive chairman of the board. He will ass…
AACI Applauds President Biden’s Revamped Moonshot
Last month President Joe Biden announced a relaunch of the White House Cancer Moonshot. To implement the plan, the administration will convene a "cancer cabinet" of government officials with the goal…
Reminder: CRI Abstract Deadline is March 14
The AACI CRI Steering Committee is currently soliciting abstracts for the 14th Annual AACI CRI Meeting. This year’s meeting theme will focus on innovation in cancer clinical research. The deadline to…
Join AACI to Advocate for Cancer Research Funding
AACI will jointly host its annual Hill Day with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on Wednesday, June 15. All faculty and staff of AACI cancer centers are invited to spend the day ad…
More Than $15.6 Million Received in CPRIT Funding
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Researchers with the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded more than $…
Clinical Research Center Celebrates Decade of Investigational Science
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Ten years ago, the University of Kansas Clinical Research Center opened its doors. The facility looked like a building in a suburban office park, not a p…
International Colorectal Cancer Study Receives $10 Million
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
An international study of colorectal cancer called the ColoCare study has received a five-year renewal and $10 million to fuel new innovatio…
Fleisher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple HealthLinda Fleisher, PhD, MPH, associate research professor in the Cancer Prevention and Control research program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently recognize…
Patient Resource Assists With Retaining and Acquiring New Cancer Patients
"After implementing Patient Resource Guides, 60 percent of patients who came from other cancer programs for a second opinion selected our center to receive their care." - Mark S. Roh, MD, Former Pres…
With Personalized Medicine, a Shelved Cancer Drug Could Get Another Shot
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
A study by VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers shows that triplatin is effective against triple negative breast cancer. Triplatin, a 30-year-old drug, h…
Director Named for Phase I Clinical Trials and Investigational Therapeutics
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has named Sanjay Goel, MD, MS, as director of its Phase I/Investigational Therapeutics Program. He is also a profe…
Genome Study Finds Unexpected Variation in Fundamental RNA Gene
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
A genome study undertaken by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers, directed by Marikki Laiho, MD, PhD, looking f…
Opyrchal Named Inaugural Chair in Breast Cancer Discovery
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD, is the inaugural Vera Bradley Foundation Chair in Breast Cancer Discovery in the Vera Bradley Fo…
Incoming AUA President Continuing Leadership Tradition
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineWhen Edward Messing, MD, FACS, assumes the American Urological Association (AUA) presidency in May 2022, he will follow in the footsteps of other leaders in the …
Chinnaiyan Awarded Sjoberg Prize
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterArul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, was awarded the 2022 Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which also awards Nobel Prizes. He is being honor…
Sequencing Study Unlocks Mystery of Multiple Myeloma
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Using advanced cell sequencing technology and state-of-the-art imaging techniques, researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have provide…
New Brain Metastases Guidelines to Improve Care, Patient Survival
University of Virginia Cancer Center
New guidelines for treating cancers that have spread to the brain are poised to improve care for patients and help many live longer, better lives. The new …
Cancer Clinical Trials Office Welcomes New Medical Director
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Marie Wood, MD, has been named the medical director of the cancer clinical trials office at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. She completed medical…
Associate Director of Women’s Cancers Named
The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
Stephanie Blank, MD, has been named associate director of women’s cancers for The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai. In this role, Dr. Blank will …
Cardio-Oncology Recognized for Excellence
Siteman Cancer CenterThe Washington University Cardio-Oncology Center at Siteman Cancer Center has been recognized by a leading international group. The center received designation as a Center of E…
Study: Antibody Response Varies by Tumor Type and Treatment
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Dual studies by Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers have found significant differences in the durability of antibody responses and frequency of breakthrough cases in patients w…
High Levels of PFAS Found in Anti-Fogging Sprays and Cloths
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
The anti-fogging sprays and cloths many people use to prevent condensation on their eyeglasses when wearing a mask or face shield may cont…
Stem Cell Discoveries Hold Potential to Improve Cancer Treatment
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Two recent discoveries by stem cell scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help make cancer treatment more efficient and shorten the time it takes for people to recover from radiat…
Immunotherapy Before Liver Cancer Surgery Can Kill Tumor, and Likely Residual Cancer Cells
The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
Immunotherapy given before surgery caused liver cancer tumors to die off in one-third of the patients enrolled in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, …
Prior Treatment With Cancer Drug Likely Renders COVID-19 Vaccine Ineffective
Stanford Cancer Institute
People who have been treated with the cancer drug rituximab, or similar drugs, respond poorly or not at all to subsequent COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, according to a study…
Membranes Help Researchers Capture Tiny, Telltale Vesicles
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
Researchers from the University of Rochester and University of Chicago teamed up for one of the first known projects to successfully isolate and study extr…
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Prevalent Even Among Vaccinated
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health and Research recently published four articles o…
Novel Transplant Approach Improves Odds for Leukemia Patients
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
In the latest and largest study yet of a novel technique for treating leukemia patients, researchers have affirmed that it dramatically reduces chronic graft vs. …
Gehrig to Chair Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Paola A. Gehrig, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She joins UV…
Cancer Consortium Announces New Leadership
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Mignon Loh, MD, and Elizabeth M. Swisher, MD, have been appointed deputy directors of the Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium. They replace Nanc…
Study Explores New Path to Treat Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
A new study by researchers at Yale Cancer Center shows inhibition of the CECR2 gene prevents triple-negative breast cancer from advancing or metasta…
Researchers Make New Findings About How to Test Cancer-Fighting Drugs
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine are discovering new ways to find out how effective a drug might be a…
Fungal Pathway Leads Researchers to New Treatment Target for Pancreatic Cancer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Scientists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a potential new target for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. The study outline…
Nguyen Named Associate Director for DEI
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tung Nguyen, MD, has been named associate director for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensiv…
Messersmith Named CMO of Oncology Services
University of Colorado Cancer Center
University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center leader Wells Messersmith, MD, has been named chief medical officer of oncology services at UCHealth. He will over…
Researchers Named Young Investigator Award Winners
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of MedicineYale Cancer Center is pleased to announce four 2021 Young Investigator Award winners selected by the American Journal of Hematology (AJH). The winners wer…
Immersion Science Program Directors Win Education Award
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple HealthThe two leaders of the Immersion Science Program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, which allows students to explore science in a hands-on way while also providing va…
Trametinib is Potential New Standard-of-Care for Recurrent Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
A study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported that the MEK inhibitor trametinib reduced the risk of…
Rural Residents Perceive More Cancer-Related Information Overload Than Urban Residents
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Compared to U.S. urban adults, rural adults were more likely to think fatalistically about cancer and feel overwhelmed by information about …
Immune Cells Leave ‘Fingerprints’ on Tumors Metastasized to the Brain
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Using data from over 100,000 malignant and non-malignant cells from 15 human brain metastases, UCSF researchers have revealed two functiona…
Oncologist Advances Innovative Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
Nancy Chan, MD, a medical oncologist who treats people with breast cancer, joined NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center in Septe…
New Chief Clinical Operating Officer Named
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vince Jensen has been appointed chief clinical operating officer for City of Hope. He will lead clinical operations on the institution’s main campus, a…
Siteman Reaccredited for Radiation Oncology
Siteman Cancer CenterThe American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has reaccredited the radiation oncology practice at Siteman Cancer Center. After a comprehensive evaluation by ASTRO, Sitema…
Seven Researchers Named AAAS Fellows for 2021
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterThe University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center is home to seven members selected as 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science…
Hughes Named a Damon Runyon Fellow
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical CenterElizabeth R. Hughes, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the Duke University School of Medicine’s Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology…
Faculty Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineThe American Society for Clinical Investigation has elected two Baylor College of Medicine faculty members to its new class of …
Bertozzi Awarded Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Stanford Cancer InstituteCarolyn Bertozzi, PhD, has been jointly awarded the 2022 Wolf Prize in Chemistry for creating a new biochemical field of study and contributing to the understanding of the …
First Freestanding Cancer Center in Chicago Proposed
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Chicago Medicine plans to build a $633 million, 500,000-square-foot facility dedicated to cancer care on its me…
Researchers Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
Siteman Cancer CenterTwo Washington University physician-scientists at Siteman Cancer Center have been elected members of the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Kory Lavine, MD, PhD, and …
Jefferson Health Names New Cancer Center Director
Jefferson Health has named Andrew Chapman, DO, FACP, director of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center and executive vice president of oncology services. Dr. Chapman has been serving as the center’s interi…
March 2022
Registration Now Open for AACI/AACR Hill Day
Registration is now open for the 2022 AACI/AACR Hill Day, scheduled for Wednesday, June 15. Participation in the virtual Hill Day is critical to sharing our message with legislators: that stable, pre…
Crowdfunding Helps Pay the Bills During Cancer, But at a Price
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Crowdfunding has become a means for people with cancer to get help managing the financial impact of their disease. But while there’s relief in paying…
Wistar to Be Renamed With $10 Million Gift From Caplan Family
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute
The Wistar Institute announces that Ronald Caplan, founder and president of PMC Property Group, Inc., and his wife Ellen, have don…
CRI Meeting Registration Open, Program Ads Available
Registration is open for the 14th Annual AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Meeting, which will be held July 12-14 at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. This year’s meeting theme, "…
Surprise Discovery Suggests New Treatment for Small-Cell Lung Cancer
University of Virginia Cancer Center
An unexpected discovery at UVA Cancer Center has allowed scientists to halt the development of small-cell lung cancer in lab mice, and the finding could op…
New Insights Into How Tumors Metabolically Adapt to Their Environment
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
A research team led by Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, director of the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, has discovered novel…
New Deputy Director to Lead Research Initiatives, Organizational Strategy
WVU Cancer Institute
The WVU Cancer Institute has named Courtney DeVries, PhD, as the new deputy director effective Monday, March 14. She will help lead research initiatives within the Institu…
Multi-Million Dollar Gift Invests in Expansion of Patient Care
UK Markey Cancer Center
UK HealthCare announced a historic $10 million gift from Central Bank to support expanded patient care at the UK Markey Cancer Center. It is the largest gift in UK Heal…
Hirsch Receives Hansen Award
The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount SinaiFred Hirsch, MD, PhD, received the 2022 Heine H. Hansen Award from the European Society for Medical Oncology in recognition of his lifelong outstanding cont…
Mesa Delivers Testimony on Clinical Trial Diversity
On March 17, Ruben A. Mesa, MD, participated in a House Energy and Commerce committee hearing, titled "The Future of Medicine: Legislation to Encourage Innovation and Improve Oversight." The hearing …
An Advanced Monitoring Platform Enhances Safety, Precision in Spine Tumor Treatment
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
The Brain and Spine Tumor Center at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center is now using ExacTrac Dynamic, a patient positioning and moni…
At-Home Screening Program Aims to Reduce Colorectal Cancer Rates in Black Community
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Colorectal cancer experts have launched a new initiative aimed at improving early de…
Komanduri Named Chief of Hematology-Oncology
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Krishna Komanduri, MD, has been named the new chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at UCSF Health. Dr. Komanduri will also assume t…
Research Reveals a New Class of Oncogenic Fusions in Lung and Pancreatic Cancer
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
A Yale Cancer Center research team has identified novel oncogenic gene fusions in lung and pancreatic cancer, as well as sarcoma. The fusions involv…
Mutation Matchmaking
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center has opened the Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry Study, which is sponsored by the Ameri…
Molecule That Kills Pancreatic Cancer Cells Discovered
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
A research team led by scientists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has discovered a molecule that inhibits the growth and metastasis of panc…
Higher Frequency of Blood Mutations in WTC First Responders
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
The collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) following the 9/11 attacks exposed first responders to potential carcinogens. A new study reported …
Career Development: Making the Transition From Training to Clinician Investigator
The webinar will provide a practical discussion of paths to developing a career in clinical investigation in cancer research. The panel includes physicians who have achieved success in launching clin…
The Tie Between Taste Bud Receptors and Colorectal Cancer
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
About half of people undergoing chemotherapy report changes to their taste buds, such as a bitter taste in their mouth. Discussions with members of the T…
Ragin Named Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Fox Chase Cancer Center has appointed Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, as associate director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). In this newly created rol…
Graves Joins Sylvester as Assistant Vice President and Associate Director for Administration
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
Dorothy Graves, PhD, has been appointed assistant vice president and associate director for administration at Sylvester Comprehensive…
Blank is New President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology
The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai
Stephanie Blank, MD, associate director of women’s cancer for The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, has taken on the role of president of the Soc…
American Cancer Society Funds Cancer Health Equity Research Center
University of Illinois Cancer Center
The American Cancer Society awarded the University of Illinois Cancer Center a $4.08 million, four-year grant to establish the Illinois Cancer Health Equit…
Novel Treatment Makes Pancreatic Cancer Susceptible to Immunotherapy
Siteman Cancer Center
A new study in mice suggests that blocking a major inflammatory pathway that is activated in pancreatic cancer makes the tumors sensitive to chemotherapy and a type of im…
FDA Approves New Immunotherapy Regimen for Melanoma Based on Hopkins Research
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a novel therapy for patients with metastatic or inoperable melano…
Jeffery Named AAAS Fellow
University of Illinois Cancer CenterUniversity of Illinois Cancer Center member Constance Jeffery, PhD, has been named a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Sh…
Study Tests Drug That Targets Tumor Microenvironment
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Anup Kasi, MD, MPH, is evaluating whether adding a novel agent called CEND-1 helps chemotherapy better permeate cancerous tumors. The Phase I/II investig…
$3.5 Million Grant to Harness Big Data to Help Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
With the aid of a recently awarded $3.5 million, five-year National Cancer Institute grant, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Tufts Medical Cent…
Study Estimates One in Seven U.S. Breast Cancers May Be Over-Diagnosed
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
About one in seven breast cancers detected by mammography screening are over-diagnosed, according to a Duke Cancer Institute study designe…
Researchers Identify Gene That Predicts Breast Cancer Patient Treatment Outcomes
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kaiser Permanente Northern California have identified the fir…
New Pathogenic Mechanism in Hematological Malignancies Discovered
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Scientists at Yale Cancer Center have discovered new consequences of specific gene mutations that play a role in the development of myelodysplastic …
For Glioblastoma, a New Clinical Trial Fosters Innovation and Hope
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
A new clinical trial from a team at the Rogel Cancer Center uses innovative basic science research methods to offer hope and a new treatment to gliob…
Computational Approach Enables Spatial Mapping of Single-Cell Data Within Tissues
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
A new computational approach developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully combines data from par…
Elevated Expertise
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Surgical oncologist Itzhak Nir, MD, is the founding chief of the new Division of Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) Surgery in the UNM Depart…
Stand Up to Cancer and Southeastern Cancer Centers Fight Racial Inequities in Lung Cancer
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
VCU Massey Cancer Center, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center secured a four-year, $3 million grant from Stand Up…
Treating Tough Tumors by Exploiting Their Iron Addiction
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully leveraged an FDA-approved drug to halt growth of tumors driven by mutations in the RAS ge…
Major Leadership Changes Announced
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
Albert Einstein Cancer Center has announced the appointment of three faculty members to key leadership positions, including new deputy director …
Bandera Named Unilever Chair for the Study of Diet and Nutrition in the Prevention of Chronic Disease
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Rutgers University Board of Governors voted to approve Elisa Bandera, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in nutrition and cancer epidemiol…
Study Finds Cancer Treatment Creates Employment Difficulties for Some Rural Women
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Rural women are likely to face significant challenges finding secure and reliable employment following cancer treatment if they did not already ha…
Skin Cancer Cells Use an Alzheimer’s Disease Protein to Sabotage Immune Defenses
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
Amyloid beta, a protein known to build up in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, also helps skin cancer cells thrive when the…
Scientists Target Protein to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer Spread
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Targeting a specific protein that is often overexpressed in prostate cancer can help prevent or delay the disease from spreading to other parts of the body, according to a …
Analysis: Impact of Chronic Lower Extremity Lymphedema on Older Female Cancer Survivors
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
A new study has found that nearly one third of older adult female survivors of color…
Pietenpol, Shyr Named AACR Fellows
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterThe American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has inducted Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, and Yu Shyr, PhD, into the 2022 class of Fellows of the AACR Academy.Read…
Li Receives Endowed Chair for Breast Cancer Research
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center epidemiologist Christopher Li, MD, PhD, was recently selected as the inaugural recipient of the Helen G. Edson Endowed Chair for …
Irish PM Honors McDonnell With National Science Medal
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical CenterDonald McDonnell, PhD, associate director for translational research, Duke Cancer Institute, was awarded the Science Foundation Ireland St. Patr…
Cellular Therapy Program Receives Accreditation
WVU Cancer InstituteThe WVU Cancer Institute Cellular Therapy Program was recently awarded its sixth consecutive Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) reaccreditation for bloo…
Study: Art at the Bedside of Cancer Patients is Good Medicine
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
The simple distraction of looking at art and discussing it helped bring calm to a group of patients at the Wilmot Cancer Institute. The results of a random…
Promising Approach Against Treatment-Resistant Cancer
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center
A research team led by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine has devised a novel and highly promising strategy for overcoming a key …