Duke Marks Passing of Spector
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Flags were lowered to half-staff across Duke University for Neil Spector, MD, a nationally recognized physician-scientist, translational r…
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Cortez Named to Research Leadership Role
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
David Cortez, PhD, has been named associate director for basic science research at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He is an expert in the field of DNA damage r…
UCSF, St. Jude Identify Key Culprit Driving Treatment Resistance in Deadly Immune Disorder
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
A new study by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has identified what they believe …
Roswell Park Community Mourns Colegio
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Roswell Park staff and patients are mourning a devastating loss. Oscar Colegio, MD, PhD, the Lawrence P. & Joan Castellani Family Endowed Chair in …
Study Shows Sedentary Behavior Independently Predicts Cancer Mortality
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
In the first study to look at objective measures of sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, researchers from The University of Texas MD Ander…
Siteman Earns Highest NCI Rating
Siteman Cancer Center
Siteman Cancer Center has been recognized once again as "exceptional" by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) after having received a nearly perfect score on its most rece…
Le Beau Receives 2020 AACR-Margaret Foti Award
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
The American Association for Cancer Research has named Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, director of the University of Chicago Medicine Compreh…
During COVID-19, Telehealth Reconnects Patients With Health Care Providers
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Prior to COVID-19, video visits at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center were used sparingly. UC San Diego Health had completed just 870 telehealth appointments i…
Researchers Find New Insights Linking Cell Division to Cancer
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute and collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have published research extending o…
Collaboration Aims to Develop Anti-PD‑1 Therapy in Rare Cancers
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Innovent Biologics, Inc. has announced a strategic collaboration agreement to co-develop…
Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Announced by National Academy of Medicine
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
Christopher R. Cogle, MD, a professor of hematology and oncology at the University of Florida, is among the 10 leaders announced by the National Academy of…
Wistar Appoints Tian as Professor in the Cancer Center, Co-Director of Center for Systems and Computational Biology
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute
The Wistar Institute announces the appointment of molecular systems biologist Bin Tian, PhD, as professor in the cancer center. Dr…
Pathology Chair, Lymphoma Center Associate Director Named
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
City of Hope announces the hiring of Stanley Hamilton, MD, and Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD. Dr. Hamilton brings more than four decades of expertise to his …
Researchers Co-Leading ‘Pick-the-Winner’ Clinical Trial for COVID-19
UK Markey Cancer Center
Clinical leaders from the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center, College of Medicine, and College of Pharmacy have launched a clinical trial for experimental th…
Scientist May Have Found First Test for Detecting Lymph Node Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
For years, surgeons have operated on pancreatic cancer patients to remove what they thought was a localized tumor only to discover that the disease had…
Editor Named for Cancer Journal
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Christian Koch, MD, PhD, FACP, MACE, director for the Division of Endocrinology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently named a review editor for Frontiers in …
Chiang Honored by ASCO
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Dr. Chiang is an associate professor of medicine (medica…
Creating a Vaccine Against COVID-19
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
David Peabody, PhD, and Bryce Chackerian, PhD, at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, are creating vaccines from particles that are the op…
App Calculates Risk of Delaying Cancer Care During Pandemic
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
A team of data scientists and cancer doctors from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and the U-M School of Public Health have developed a…
Supportive Oncodermatology Interventions Improve Patient Quality of Life
GW Cancer Center
Enrollment in a supportive oncodermatology program is associated with a significantly improved quality of life score, according to a recent survey from GW Cancer Center. Suppo…
New Treatment Extends Lives of People With Most Common Type of Liver Cancer
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Scientists have found a first-line treatment that improves survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma. A combination of atezolizumab, an immunot…
Bona Appointed Director of Benign Hematology
Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Yale Cancer Center announces the appointment of Robert Bona, MD, as professor of medicine (hematology) and inaugural director of the Benign Hematolo…
Researchers Identify Checkpoint Target for Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
A collaboration between IU School of Medicine cancer researchers Xiongbin Lu, PhD, and Sophie Paczesny, MD, PhD, has identi…
Rogel Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Two University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center members were recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, is a molecular …
ARCHES Patient-Reported Outcomes Published
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
A group of researchers, including Duke Cancer Institute’s Andrew Armstrong, MD, MSc, FACP, has published patient-reported outcomes on the …
Immunotherapy Combination to Be Evaluated in Cancer Patients With COVID-19
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
A unique two-drug immunotherapy combination first evaluated at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as an approach for treating some cancers will s…
Targeted Chemotherapy Shows Promise Against Treatment-Resistant Cancers
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
A collaborative study between laboratories of Ramin Shiekhattar, PhD, and Stephen D. Nimer, MD, director of Sylvester Comprehensive C…
New Targets for Childhood Brain Tumors Identified
Siteman Cancer Center
Children with the genetic condition neurofibromatosis type 1 can develop brain and nerve tumors that may lead to vision loss. New research at Washington University School…
Identifying a Sex-Specific Therapeutic Target for Glioblastoma
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
A study led by Justin D. Lathia, PhD, identified sex differences in anti-tumor immune response, which served as the basis for a new therapeutic strategy agains…
Dearth of Research Seen on Impact of Anti-Cancer Drugs on Aquatic Ecosystems
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
A group of graduate students working on a class project at the University of Florida developed a critical review of what’s known—and unknown—about th…
Benefits of eHealth Services Identified
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
Electronic health (eHealth) applications can effectively deliver care to cancer patients and survivors, according to Frank J. Penedo,…
Anti-Malarial Drug Shows Promise for Brain Cancer Treatment
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive form of cancer in the brain, is typically fatal. But new findings by VCU Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of…
Yin Receives NCI Early Investigator MERIT Award
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Zhijun Yin, PhD has received the National Cancer Institute’s Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award for Early Stage Investigators. The award will help …
$1.6 Million Grant Targets Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease Therapies
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
G. David Roodman, MD, PhD, has been awarded a five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study way…
New Advances Toward Safely Targeting Immune Cells to Pediatric Brain Tumors
Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford scientists have taken important steps toward figuring out how to use immune therapy for a group of severe pediatric brain tumors known as atypical teratoid/r…
Multicenter Clinical Trial Finds New Blood Test Accurately Detects Over 50 Types of Cancer
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
An ongoing, multicenter clinical trial involving Cleveland Clinic has found that a new blood test can accurately detect more than 50 types of cancer while still …
Lieu Named Associate Director of Clinical Research
University of Colorado Cancer Center
The University of Colorado Cancer Center announces that Christopher Lieu, MD, is now associate director of clinical research. Dr. Lieu was interim associat…
Grant Awarded to Study New Ways to Detect Brain Tumors
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Hunter Underhill, MD, PhD, a Huntsman Cancer Institute brain cancer researcher, was awarded a special National Cancer Institute grant to adv…
Conaway Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Joan Weliky Conaway, PhD, an investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and member of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Cancer Biology r…
Immunotherapy Resistance Mechanism Identified
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Currently available immunotherapies in most cases either don’t work at all, or work, then stop working. The various mechanisms driving why…
Virology Expert Appointed Associate Professor
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute
The Wistar Institute announces the appointment of Italo Tempera, PhD, as associate professor in the Gene Expression & Regulati…
Hull Joins Markey as Associate Director of Population Science and Community Impact
UK Markey Cancer Center
UK Markey Cancer Center announces that medical sociologist Pamela Hull, PhD, will join the center and serve as its associate director of population science and communit…
Radiation Oncologist Awarded $1.86 Million NCI Grant
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
A five-year grant of more than $1.86 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will fund…
Focused Ultrasound Opening Brain to Impossible Treatments
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Richard J. Price, PhD, of UVA’s School of Medicine and School of Engineering, is using focused soundwaves to overcome the natural "blood-brain barrier," wh…
Veterinary Oncologist to Lead Research Program
Cancer Center at Illinois
Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, professor of veterinary oncology, has been appointed as program leader of the Cancer Center at Illinois research program in Cancer Discovery…
Clinical Care Appointments Announced
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announces the appointment of new leaders in three key areas of clinical care: Mary Ann Long, RN, MS, returns a…
Nusse Receives Gairdner International Award
Stanford Cancer Institute
Roeland Nusse, PhD, professor of developmental biology, is the recipient of Canada’s Gairdner International Award for his work on understanding the role of the Wnt signalin…
New Leaders to Advance Cancer Immunology
Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Shikhar Mehrotra, PhD, and Sophie Paczesny, MD, PhD, have been named co-leaders of the Cancer Immunology program at Hollings Cancer…
Clinical Trial Urged for Blood Pressure Drug to Prevent Lethal Complication of COVID-19
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
Researchers in the Ludwig Center at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report they have identified a drug treatment th…
Cancer Center Pivots to Protect Patients, Trial Participants Amid Pandemic
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
During the pandemic, cancer patients undergoing treatment or participating in clinical trials at The University of Kansas Cancer Center don’t have to wor…
Industry Partnership Aims to Secure Domestic Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
To prevent domestic shortages of critical medications, the Medicines for All Institute, based in the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineer…
Two Doctors Named Top Physicians Under 40 in Pennsylvania
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
The Pennsylvania Medical Society released its list of this year’s Top Physicians Under 40. Two Fox Chase Cancer Center doctors were honored: Sanjay S. Re…
State Cancer Plan Has Robust Input From Vanderbilt-Ingram
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Sixteen physicians, researchers, and educators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have collaborated with the Tennessee Cancer Coalition, Tennessee Department …
Researchers Identify Molecular Pathway That Controls Immunosuppression in Tumors
Moffitt Cancer Center
In a new study, Moffitt researchers reveal how protein-signaling pathways associated with cellular stress processes turn myeloid cells into tumor-promoting players and su…
Study Examines Ways to Improve Cancer Literacy in Kentucky Students
UK Markey Cancer Center
A study led by UK Markey Cancer Center researchers suggests that implementing cancer education curricula in middle and high schools may improve cancer literacy and ulti…
No Overall Survival Benefit, But Improved Quality of Life Found With Talazoparib in Advanced BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
New data from the Phase III EMBRACA trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found the PARP inhibitor tal…
New York is Only State to Reduce Income-Based Disparities in Smoking, Study Finds
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lower-income Americans are more likely to smoke cigarettes than those who are more affluent. While the f…
Grant Awarded to Study Physical Aspects of Cancer Cell
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
Tanmay Lele, PhD, has been awarded a National Cancer Institute U01 grant to examine the physical and molecular mechanisms of the cancer nucleus. Rese…
Study Tracks Genomics of Lung Tumor Behavior
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
A study by Vanderbilt researchers has identified genomic alterations in early stage adenocarcinomas of the lung that may indicate whether the lesions develop in…
Chemotherapy Should Be Considered for Patients With Small ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancers
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
A new analysis led by physicians at Roswell Park shows that some patients with small node-negative breast tumors that test positive for both the hormon…
Cancer Outcomes Improved by Examining Patients’ Genes
University of Virginia Cancer Center
By mining a vast trove of genetic data, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are enhancing doctors’ ability to treat cancer, predic…
Chen Elected as ASCO Fellow
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Ronald Chen, MD, MPH, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO) in honor of his extraordinary volunteer service, dedication,…
Seven-Year Prostate Cancer Project Reaches Drug Discovery Phase
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
The Department of Defense’s Prostate Cancer Research Program has awarded Nima Sharifi, MD, who directs the Cleveland Clinic Genitourinary Malignancies Research C…
$1.4 Million Grant Supports Radiation Oncology, Radiology Residents
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.4 million R38 grant to support research by Duke Radiat…
Scientists Survey CAR T‑Cell Therapy Landscape
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
A historical review authored by Joseph McGuirk, DO, and Anurag Singh, MD, of KU Cancer Center chronicles decades of immune-based research leading to a ne…
Researchers Plan Study for Addressing Sexual Concerns in Breast Cancer Patients
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
A recently published protocol paper by Fox Chase researchers describes a new trial evaluating an intervention program designed to improve sexual relation…
Immunotherapy Before Surgery Could Advance Care of an Aggressive Form of Skin Cancer
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University
In a study to evaluate the safety of a type of immunotherapy before surgery in patients with an aggressive form of skin ca…
CRISPR-Based ‘Discovery Engine’ for New Cell Therapies to Advance Cancer Treatments
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
A UC San Francisco team has advanced a technique to power a high-throughput platform to evaluate the specificity and potency of many differ…
Cancer Clinicians Tackle COVID-19
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
An over-active immune response may contribute to the severity of illness experienced by some COVID-19 patients. In this era of fi…
Enterprise Director of Breast Oncology Welcomed
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
Breast surgeon Kristin L. Brill, MD, has joined Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health as enterprise director of breast oncology. Dr. B…
Brain Tumor Researcher to Lead Efforts to Move Research Discoveries to Patients
University of Florida Health Cancer Center
A leading expert in the search for ways to treat aggressive adult and pediatric brain tumors, Duane A. Mitchell, MD, PhD, will direct the University …
Chapman Receives Geriatric Oncology Award
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
Andrew Chapman, DO, is being honored with the 2020 B.J. Kennedy Award for Scientific Excellence in Geriatric Oncology from the American Society of Cli…
Superior Progression-Free Survival Associated With Continuous Targeted Therapy Combination for BRAF-mutated Melanoma
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
As part of the SWOG Cancer Research Network and ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group, investigators collaborated on a randomized Phase II clinical trial exam…
New Therapy Could Benefit Underserved Patients With Lung, Ovarian Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
In a first-time disclosure of IPN60090, a small-molecule inhibitor of the metabolic enzyme glutaminase, researchers from The University of Tex…
Diehl Appointed Deputy Director, COO
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
J. Alan Diehl has been appointed deputy director and chief operating officer of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, a collaboration of Case Western Reserve U…
Physician Leads Changes for Transplant, Cellular Therapy Guidelines
WVU Cancer Institute
Abraham Kanate, MD, recently led the consensus guidelines from the American Society of Transplant and Cellular Therapy on indications for transplant and cellular therapy. …
Poynter, Harki Tapped for Leadership Roles
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Jenny Poynter, MPH, PhD, and Daniel Harki, PhD, have been appointed to the leadership team of Masonic Cancer Center. Dr. Poynter will serve as th…
Study May Change Treatment Approach for Some Colorectal Cancer Patients
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
A University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher calls a new clinical study a "historic" step in the treat…
Hereditary Prostate Cancer Linked to Family History of Breast, Ovarian Cancer
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
If his mother, sisters, and daughters have a history of breast and ovarian cancers, possibly stemming from mutations in genes like BRCA1/2…
Chronic Stress Can Impact Response to Radiation Therapy for Cancer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
While it has long been thought that locally-delivered radiation therapy typically does not help to shrink tumors outside the field of irradiation, new …
Serody, Basch Named to New Leadership Roles
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In a realignment of the division of hematology and oncology that will form two divisions from one, Jonat…
New Surgical Oncology Chief Brings Expertise as Surgeon-Scientist
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine
Darren Carpizo, MD, PhD, has joined UR Medicine as the new chief of surgical oncology, vice-chair of basic/translational research, and co-leader of the Hal…
Study Identifies Precision Medicine Therapy for Rare Pediatric Glioma
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
David Solomon, MD, PhD, and colleagues shared a comprehensive genomic and epigenomic analysis of bithalamic glioma, identifying gene altera…
Novel Approach Identified to Overcome Drug Resistance in Leukemia
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Researchers from The University of Kansas Cancer Center, the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, and Children’s Mercy Kansas City have identified a n…
Clinical Trial Examines Potential Treatment for COVID-19
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey is offering a clinical trial as a potential treatment for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. The trial is not limit…
Wang Named Developmental Therapeutics Program Co-Leader
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Xiang-Yang (Shawn) Wang, PhD, has been appointed as the co-leader of the developmental therapeutics research program at VCU Massey Cancer Center. He will…
$2.5 Million Supports Pancreatic Cancer Research
Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University scientists at Siteman Cancer Center have received a $2.5 million NCI grant to continue research into pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which account…
Goldberg Honored for Work in GI Cancers
WVU Cancer Institute
Richard M. Goldberg, MD, retired in December 2019 as director of the WVU Cancer Institute. OncLive®, a multimedia resource focused on providing oncology professionals with patie…
$2.8 Million Grant to Help Develop Blood-Based Test for Liver Transplant Candidate Selection
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $2.8 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to help devel…
Researcher Leads Clinical Trials on COVID-19 Investigational Drug Therapy
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Massey Cancer Center researchers began two clinical trials this week on a potential, experimental treatment for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus rapidly s…
Experts Offer Advice on Managing Cancer Care During COVID-19 Pandemic
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
A group of Fox Chase clinicians shared their expertise in an article that advised physicians on the best approach to take with patients who have been dia…
Cancerous Tumors, Surrounding Cells Illuminated by New Imaging Agent
Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University scientists at Siteman Cancer Center have developed a new imaging agent that could let physicians identify not only multiple types of tumors but the …
Kwak Recognized by AIMBE
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Larry Kwak, MD, PhD, vice president and deputy director of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, was inducted into the 2020 class of American Institute f…
$9 Million Awarded to Study Extracellular RNA in Colorectal Cancer
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
A multidisciplinary team of investigators at Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a program project grant from the Nation…
Moffitt Appoints Cleveland as New Center Director
John Cleveland, PhD, has been named center director and executive vice president of Moffitt Cancer Center, one of 51 National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. …
Drug Combination Shows Promise in Women With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Based on early results from a clinical trial at UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is testing a drug comb…
Fang Elected Fellow to the Society of Behavioral Medicine
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health
Carolyn Fang, PhD, a researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been elected as a fellow to the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Much of Dr. Fang’s research foc…
OncoMX Knowledgebase Enables Research of Cancer Biomarkers and Related Evidence
GW Cancer Center
The OncoMX knowledgebase will improve the exploration and research of cancer biomarkers in the context of related evidence, according to a recent article from the George Washi…
Cancer Patients Over 65, on Multiple Medicines, at Higher Risk of Hospitalization
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health
In the largest retrospective population-based study to date, Jefferson researchers showed that hospitalization increased by as much as 114 perce…
Cardio-Oncology Gets to the Heart of Cancer Patients’ Health
Cedars-Sinai Cancer
Experts in the Cedars-Sinai Cardio-Oncology Program work alongside oncologists to encourage heart monitoring before, during, and after cancer treatment. The program is more…