National Cancer Institute Norman Sharpless, PhD, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after current FDA chief Scott Gottlieb s…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Tia Turner, a Virginia Commonwealth University MD-PhD student, recently received a National Cancer Institute grant to fund her research, which is aimed a…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center A group of Lerner Research Institute scientists, led by Xiaoxia Li, PhD, defined a new link between inflammation, wound healing, and tumor formation. Previous …

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center A common pain reliever improves survival for some patients with head and neck cancer, a new study led by UC San Francisco has found. Non-st…

University of Colorado Cancer Center One of the largest-ever studies of work-related risks in young adult cancer survivors finds that of 872 survivors, 14.4 percent borrowed more than $10,000 …

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have created a novel, cost-effective 3D lab-on-a-chip tool that can analyze tiny vesicles, like exo…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center An experimental cancer vaccine in early-stage development at the University of California San Francisco has sparked hope in patients with a…

University of Colorado Cancer Center A study by researchers at University of Colorado Cancer Center and Oregon Health & Science University shows that breast cancers diagnosed in young wome…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center A new study by Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute provides the strongest evidence to date …

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Novel advances in the treatment of lung cancer have emerged from a new preclinical study from researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at …

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah New research shows how early cancer screening and surveillance in patients with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) results in additional years of li…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Blood cells could hold the key to aging, according to new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. An international team of research…

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living with HIV, say res…

Siteman Cancer Center A new study has identified a connection between prolonged time spent sitting while watching TV and increased risk of colorectal cancer for Americans under age 50. Young-o…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Results of two clinical studies have added to evidence that blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track lung cancer t…

Moffitt Cancer Center Moffitt Cancer Center has a new program leader of neuro-oncology and chief of neurosurgery. Michael Vogelbaum, MD, PhD, has stepped into the roles, working alongside Pete…

The briefing will focus on the urgent importance of stable research funding and breakthroughs in the rapidly advancing field of CAR T-cell immunotherapy.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center MD Anderson researchers have found that malignant rhabdoid tumors, a rare pediatric cancer, may be sensitive to drugs that block the cancer ce…

UK Markey Cancer Center A University of Kentucky study shows a direct link between the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and the impact of colon cancer on Kentuckian…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center City of Hope has received its third lymphoma Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of…

Stanford Cancer Institute An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the transplantation of healthy st…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center In a new study, Roswell Park researchers led by Yuesheng Zhang, MD, PhD, report that a new HER2 inhibitor, PEPD-G278D, has the potential to overcome th…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, led by translational researcher Cyrus Ghajar, PhD, may have found a way to essentially smother c…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer A major new study now underway aims to better incorporate patient feedback into clinical trials that help determine which new cancer treatments will be approved for use. Th…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University The first study of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab as the initial treatment for patients with a rare but aggressive f…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center A new UCLA-led study shows that men with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer can safely undergo higher doses of radiation over a significantly sh…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have published a groundbreaking study that describes for the first time the mechanisms of how the amount of amino aci…

University of Virginia Cancer Center A new program will use telehealth to bring together a University of Virginia Health System team with primary care providers in the Appalachian region of Vi…

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new laboratory tool, which is poised to improve the development and effectiveness of a…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center The University of Florida has received a $12 million gift from Orlando hotel magnate Harris Rosen and The Harris Rosen Foundation to advance brain tu…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MBBS, director of Winship Cancer Institute's new Center for Cancer Immunology, has been honored as the inaugural holder of the Anise …

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center's Jeffrey Arterburn, PhD, a medicinal chemist, and Eric Prossnitz, PhD, a molecular biologist, screened tho…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Recent research led by scientists at the Duke Cancer Institute shows better overall survival rates among black men with metastatic disease…

Stanford Cancer Institute Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a highly sensitive urine test for diagnosing and monitoring bladder cancer. The test involves…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Three members of the faculty at City of Hope received awards in recognition of their contributions to the field of oncology: Alexandra Levine, MD, MACP, recei…

Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute Collaborative research by The Wistar Institute and Moffitt Cancer Center has demonstrated that BRAF-targeted therapies render resi…

University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeons have identified a group of lymph nodes in the chest that ap…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Peter Huntsman, CEO of the Huntsman Foundation and chairman and CEO of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation (HCF), has announced a $30 million gif…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center How do you make cancer clinical trials available to more patients? A new study led by Joseph Unger, PhD, MS, at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center offers a ta…

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone An anonymous $75 million gift to NYU Langone Health and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center will establish a Center for Blood C…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Pancreaticoduodenectomy, or the Whipple operation, is one of the most complex abdominal surgeries, and is commonly prescribed as a first line of…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD, director of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program, has been named a co-winner of the 2019 Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health By diving deep into data about more than 1,300 past kidney cancer cases, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers, led by Robert G. Uzzo, MD, FACS, concluded …

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Sagar Lonial, MD, chief medical officer for Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, was honored with the Anne and Bernard Gray Family Chair in Canc…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have developed a first-of-its-kind organoid that mirrors the process of cancer spreading to the lun…

NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The center received an overall “outstanding” ra…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a defect in immune cells known as "killer T cells" that explains their inabilit…

Jorge Cortes, MD, has been named director of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University. He will join the leadership of the Georgia Cancer Center and Medical College of Georgia September 1. Dr. …

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center A new study led by Susan McCann, PhD, RD, examines how women of different backgrounds metabolize lignans. What scientists learned may help explain why …

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Caryn Lerman, PhD, as the center’s new director, effective March 15, 2019. She also will hold the position of professor of psychiatry and the …

Siteman Cancer Center Washington University researchers at Siteman Cancer Center may have found a path toward improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy in people with breast or ovarian cance…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Umbilical cord blood stem cells that are cultured and expanded outside the body before being used for bone marrow transplant in adult bloo…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center As part of their Idea Award program, the Department of Defense has awarded Sanjay Gupta, PhD, MS, a total of $962,000 over three years to investigate drug resi…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The inaugural Rein Saral, MD Professorship in Cancer Medicine was awarded to Edmund K. Waller, MD, PhD, a distinguished Winship Cancer Institute of Emory …

UK Markey Cancer Center A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by Stuart Jarrett, PhD, and John D’Orazio, MD, PhD, have discovered specific protein interactions that may help cells r…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Using a divide and conquer strategy, researchers from the University of California San Francisco have provided a roadmap for the developmen…

Moffitt Cancer Center Manish Kohli, MD, has joined Moffitt Cancer Center as the vice chair of the Department of Genitourinary Oncology. He has an extensive research background, focusing on bri…

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham John F. Kearney, PhD, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Kear…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey When it comes to stopping a common form of lung cancer, an energy crisis is a good thing. Research from investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New …

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Newly published research from Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health investigators provides a snapshot of the spectrum of genetic chang…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Mary Ann Osley, PhD, has been appointed to a four-year term on the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors for Basic Sciences, which advises on scient…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Jing Chen, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Basic & Translational Science in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology in the Em…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center A two-year study by a multidisciplinary team of surgeons and other cancer specialists found that the amount of opioid medications prescribed after surg…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center A group of colorectal cancer researchers are using the word “milestone” to describe their new genomic research. The product of more than five years’ work by scien…

UK Markey Cancer Center Thoracic surgeon and educator Shari Meyerson, MD, MEd, has joined UK HealthCare as the new chief of thoracic surgery. Meyerson will direct the section of thoracic surge…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Medical oncologist Carey Anders, MD, has been appointed medical director for the DCI Center for Brain and Spine Metastasis and has joined …

WVU Cancer Institute Lori Hazlehurst, PhD, has been named as the associate director for basic research at the WVU Cancer Institute. In this role, she will work closely with the leadership team…

Moffitt Cancer Center J. Ross Mitchell, PhD, has joined Moffitt Cancer Center as the artificial intelligence officer. The new role will lead the development of digital tools that utilize compu…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Elizabeth Handorf, PhD, has developed a new method that makes analysis of data collected online more reliable by eliminating repeat responders. Her metho…

GW Cancer Center The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center has announced that Vishal A. Patel, MD, FAAD, FADMC, has joined the cancer center. He will serve as the director of the  re…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute John Ruckdeschel, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute director, has been named to the National Lung Cancer Roundtable. Established …

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Dineo Khabele, MD, director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s gynecologic oncology division, has been elected a new member to the American Society for…

O’Neal Industries, Inc., a family-owned global business based in Birmingham, and its shareholders have given the largest single gift in the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s history—a $30 million…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Many people who are diagnosed with cancer will undergo some type of surgery to treat their disease. But despite improvements in surgical techniques ove…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Complication rates following invasive diagnostic procedures for lung abnormalities were twice as high in the community setting compared to tho…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai have found that a compound extr…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center A $1.2 million Department of Defense grant has been awarded to Theresa Guise, MD, whose research explores a cascade of even…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Eleven patients had already received numerous treatments for their cancers, some as many as 20 different courses of therapy. Yet their myelomas, almost all classi…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Cancer drugs are able to halt life-threatening bacterial lung infections in mouse models by promoting lung repair, researchers at Duke Hea…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Yann Gibert, PhD, has joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute as an associate professor in the CI Cancer Molecular Biolog…

GW Cancer Center A GW Cancer Center team has engineered a nanoimmunotherapy combining the advantages of nanotechnology and immunotherapy to treat cancer. The goal of this combination is to inc…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Igor Puzanov, MD, MSci, FACP, was honored for his “outstanding and lifelong contributions to melanoma research” during the just-concluded Melanoma and Immunot…

Stanford Cancer Institute Immune cells engineered to attack childhood cancers were able to eradicate different types of pediatric tumors in mice, according to a new study from the Stanford Uni…

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Jeongwu Lee, PhD, was awarded a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study an FDA-appr…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Steven Soper, PhD, was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The AIMBE College of Fellows represe…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center For nearly a decade, VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Devanand Sarkar, PhD, has uncovered new insights into the development and progression of liver c…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Researchers at the OSUCCC - James, led by Purnima Kumar, DDS, PhD, have landed a fiv…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Linda Liau, MD, PhD, MBA, has been awarded the Abhijit Guha Award for her pioneering work on treating brain tumors. Established in memory of the late Dr. Abhi…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah An international team of researchers led by Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah has developed, calibrated, and validated a n…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows improved overall survival at five years for pediatric patients with early-stage Hodgkin lympho…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a discovery about human papillomavirus (HPV) that could lead to new treatments for c…

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Louis M. Weiner, MD, director of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, to its 2018 class o…

Stanford Cancer Institute New accelerator-based technology being developed by the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University aims to reduce the side ef…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center In pre-clinical studies, VCU Massey Cancer Center scientists, led by Hu Yang, PhD, have developed a novel drug delivery system using nanoparticles that s…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Otis W. Brawley, MD, former chief medical and scientific officer for the American Cancer Society, has been named a Bloomb…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UC San Francisco Professor Thea Tlsty, PhD, is a winner of the “Grand Challenge” competition sponsored by Cancer Research UK, an ambitious …

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center AACI Immediate Past President Stanton L. Gerson, MD, director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named to the Biden Cancer Initiative Data Sharing Working Gr…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center John Mendelsohn, MD, president emeritus of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and an internationally acclaimed scientist whose …

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Pelotonia riders and volunteers raised a record-breaking $27.4 million through the 2…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health While renal cell cancer treatments have improved as researchers gained a deeper understanding of the disease’s genetics and genomics, there is an opportu…