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Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Combining the anticancer drugs enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab led to significantly improved survival rates among pat…

Siteman Cancer Center An international team led by Yin Cao, ScD, MPH, a Washington University epidemiologist at Siteman Cancer Center, has received a five-year, $25 million grant to study the …

Cedars-Sinai Cancer In its latest global expansion, Cedars-Sinai International announced the opening of its new global office in Singapore. Cedars-Sinai representatives in Singapore will work …

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, led by Jessica P. Miller, MD, PhD, are investigating whether sonograms of fallopian tubes can be effective …

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Lauren McCullough, PhD, MSPH, is part of an international team that was awarded a $25 million grant to help address cancer disparities in populatio…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) received $75 million from the Utah Legislature toward a cancer research and academic building in Utah County…

After serving as director for more than 17 years, Brian Druker, MD (left), will take on a new role as the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s chief executive officer. In this newly created position, Dr. D…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Giulio Draetta, MD, PhD, will serve as principal investigator (PI) of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Cancer Center Suppor…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health A team of nursing researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health has received a $564,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund re…

Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists improved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T–cell immunotherapy for acute myelo…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center A new study shows that oncogenic metabolic rewiring is an essential adaptation for the high energy demand of abnormal, dysplastic cells. In a mouse model, resea…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Bo (Bonnie) Qin, PhD, has received $1.1 million from the American Cancer Society to support her research on the impact of lifestyle patterns, social dete…

Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children's Research Hospital A recent study revealed two common biomarkers of cardiac function and damage that could better predict cardiomyopathy within f…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute A kidney cancer clinical trial combined the experimental drug guadecitabine with the…

Stanford Cancer Institute A Stanford-led study found that inosine supplementation in the CAR T-cell manufacturing process induced profound metabolic reprogramming, diminishing glycolysis, incr…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Jessica Wells, PhD, FAAN, has been named assistant director for community outreach and engagement at Winship Cancer Institute. She is a fellow of t…

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Alexandra Miller, MD, PhD, has been named chief of the Neuro-Oncology Program and a co-director of the Brain and Spine Tumor Center at N…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer The Department of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer has earned accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Accreditation Program for Excellence…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Older people may be at greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer and have poorer prognoses because of age-related chang…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Regardless of socioeconomic factors and tumor variables, Black women with triple negative breast cancer have a significantly poorer respon…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center In work newly published in Blood Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, a team of collaborators from Roswell Park…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Using a chip to process blood samples, doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood to determine how well a treatment is worki…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers have pinpointed the genetic blueprints behind dolastatin 10, a marine natural product that has …

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Curing Kids Cancer has awarded a $1.3 million gift to Winship Cancer Institute with $1 million to create an endowed professorship and $300,000 for …

UK Markey Cancer Center A new UK Markey Cancer Center study demonstrates a feasible way to expand germline genetic testing for patients with cancer. In the study, Markey's molecular tumor boar…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Institute researchers discovered that a certain type of chemotherapy improves the immune system’s ability to fight off bladder cancer, pa…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Newly published research demonstrates that older adults with blood cancers who receive reduced intensity chemotherapy before a stem cell transplant wit…

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Lymphatic fluid from surgical drains, which is usually tossed in the trash, is a treasure in the hands of University of Pittsburgh and Washington University School o…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center A team of UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have examined the contribution of biological, social, and eco…

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Monica L. Baskin, PhD, has been appointed deputy director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center where she will expand her efforts aimed at reducing health disparities, advan…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Jonathan Constance, PhD, associate member in the Cell Response and Regulation Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute, is seeking to better und…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center A study led by scientists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center details evidence on the therapeutic efficacy of a compound that targets a key gen…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer To help protect the hearts of cancer patients, Cedars-Sinai investigators have created a three-dimensional "heart-on-a-chip" to evaluate chemotherapy and other cancer drug …

Stanford Cancer Institute A study led by Stanford researchers found that an RNA-targeting CRISPR platform could tune immune cell metabolism without permanent genetic changes, potentially unvei…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has modified its leadership structure, elevating two associate director functions to deputy director positions. An…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center In a major advancement for cancer research at the University of Michigan, Mats Ljungman, PhD, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center A multidisciplinary Vanderbilt research team has discovered a new way to kill a tumor by disrupting its acidic "microenvironment" without harming normal tissue.…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center A team of UF Health Cancer Center researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind compound that could open a new avenue for using immunotherapy to tre…

University of Virginia Cancer Center University of Virginia Cancer Center researchers have developed a new way to identify high-risk patients with acute myeloid leukemia, which could one day l…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute recently welcomed Katharine S. Ullman, PhD, into a new position of leadership. Dr. Ullman is celebrated for her ad…

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Michelle Bloom, MD, has joined NYU Langone Health as system director of the Cardio-Oncology Program, which provides specialized care to …

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Ken H. Young, MD, PhD, and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have identified mu…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, is the recipient of a Cancer Research Institute (CRI)/Oliver R. Grace CLIP grant. Recognition of Dr. Bhardwaj as a Clinic and Labora…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center Kay Macleod, PhD, has been appointed as the associate director for basic sciences for the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehe…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center During the last days of January, which was Cervical Cancer Awareness month, Prajakta Adsul, MBBS, PhD, MPH, headed for Washington, DC, to p…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University A novel three-drug combination achieved notable responses in patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer, according…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UC San Francisco is embarking on a bold initiative to catch cancer in its earliest forms and prevent it from progressing. Led by Margaret T…

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa UI Health Care is the first medical center in North America—and the second in the world—to cross over into the next phase of MR-Linac tec…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Carl and Renée Behnke have donated $15 million to help launch a fundraising campaign and accelerate precision oncology research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. …

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientists at UC San Francisco and Northwestern Medicine, who are studying mutations in malignant T cells that cause lymphoma, have zeroed …

UK Markey Cancer Center More than 134,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed in the U.S. during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UK Markey Cancer Center study. The r…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s cam…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Rodney Rocconi, MD, director of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute (CCRI), has been tasked with enhancing CCRI's mission of combating cance…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The American Association for Women in Radiology (AAWR) awarded the 2023 AAWR Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award to Winship Cancer Institute researcher Reshma J…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute The OSUCCC – James, in collaboration with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, recently c…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco, PhD, who has a dual appointment at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and the Darby Children’s Research Institut…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center A new study led by a University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions researcher finds that people with chronic inflammation liv…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine In a new study, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions report the development of a kina…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center UCLA Health has appointed leading breast surgical oncologist Mediget Teshome, MD, as the new chief of breast surgery and director of breast health. Bef…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center In recognition of his dedication toward advancements in lung cancer care as well as his contributions as a valued mentor, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer C…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Lori J. Pierce, MD, was one of 30 cancer scientists elected to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) class of Fellows of the AACR Academy. Dr…

UK Markey Cancer Center About 15 to 20 percent of women will develop an ovarian cyst during their lifetime. They are usually non-cancerous and about 85 percent resolve within five years. Recen…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Researchers at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health (SKCC) are working to better understand neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), a …

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Digital pathology has both sped up and increased the accuracy of cancer diagnosis ov…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Following a national search, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has selected George T. "Buddy" Hickman as its new chief digital & information…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah have named Umang Swami, MD, MS, and Matthew Covington, MD, as members of The Society of Hunts…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Duke Cancer Institute physician scientist Brent Hanks, MD, PhD, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one …

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center The American Urological Association has announced that Sam S. Chang, MD, MBA, is one of its 2024 award recipients who will be recognized at the organization’s annual …

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a genetic mechanism that can make small cell lung cancer tumors vulnerable to attack by the immune…

Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford Cancer Institute members Jennifer Caswell-Jin, MD, Sylvia Plevritis, PhD, and Allison Kurian, MD, MSc, are senior authors on an analysis published in the Jou…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Care for patients with human papillomavirus-related squamous cell cancers of the oropharynx is shifting toward community c…

LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center A research team from LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center has been awarded more than $1.5 million to eliminate barriers from cervical cancer prevention. The five-year pr…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy, for her contributions in elucidating the role…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center In the latest development in precision medicine approaches to treating pediatric leukemia, UF Health researchers have developed a genetic score to pr…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina Shikhar Mehrotra, PhD, will take on the role of co-leader of the cancer biology and immunology research program at MUSC Hollings Ca…

Siteman Cancer Center Four Washington University physician-scientists at Siteman Cancer Center, including Todd A. Fehniger, MD, PhD, have received $1.5 million from the Rising Tide Foundation …

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received two awards totaling $2.23 million for the continuing exami…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center completed the first allogeneic stem cell transplant in the state. The team also recently completed a ha…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center According to preclinical research, scientists have discovered that a type of immune cell in the human body known to be important for allergy and other …

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Researchers have identified an allergy pathway that, when blocked, unleashes antitumor immunity in mouse models of non-small cell lung cancer. And in …

Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University Karmanos Cancer Institute has appointed Doris Ranski-Zazula, RN, MSA, as the vice president of the Karmanos Cancer Network, part of McLaren He…

UK Markey Cancer Center A UK Markey Cancer Center researcher has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study LH2b, a newly discovered enzyme linked to lung cancer…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with im…

Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford Cancer Institute member Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, is the lead author on a study finding that the maximum tolerated dose of panobinostat in children is 10 mg/m…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Researchers in the Eberlin Lab for Medical Mass Spectrometry at Baylor College of Medicine will receive $3 million in fun…

Siteman Cancer Center Grant Challen, PhD, a Washington University researcher at Siteman Cancer Center, has received a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Career Development Program Scholar Achievement A…

AACI, the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, and the Association of Community Cancer Centers, recently announced the RECUR initiative, a collaboration aimed at revolutionizing…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Results of the IDEA clinical trial suggest that omitting radiation may be safe in certain postmenopausal patients aged 50-69 years with stage I hor…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center A UCSF-led clinical trial shows improved benefit of combination drug therapy without worse side effects. Combining testosterone-blocking dr…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Jennifer Gillette, PhD, has been named the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center associate director for training and education. Dr. Gillette is a…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UC San Francisco’s Thomas G. Martin, MD, a leading expert in blood cancers, has received a grant of nearly $4.6 million from the California…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Rebecca Shulman, MD, was recently recognized with the American Society for Radiation Oncology-Breast Cancer Research Foundation Emerging Investigator Award to …

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center While the risks of drug use, smoking, and drinking during pregnancy are widely accepted, a new survey of parents has identified clear asso…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Soy compounds called isoflavones are among the plant-derived compounds that may significantly reduce the risk of breast ca…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center A new study led by researchers from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that using high doses of radiation while integrating an a…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center The Society of Women in Urologic Oncology (WUO) has named Amy Luckenbaugh, MD, to chair its executive board until November 2025. She is the inaugural chair of the WUO…

Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University Karmanos Cancer Institute has announced that it will be the first provider in the country to offer patients the new FDA-approved TheraBionic P…

American Society of Clinical Oncology A new call-to-action published in the journal Cancer details practical steps for the oncology research and clinical care communities to expand access to c…

Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR Medicine David Linehan, MD, is the new CEO of the University Rochester Medical Center (URMC), dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, and senior vice presiden…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah rang in the new year with new leadership roles for Theresa L. Werner, MD, and Neeraj Aga…