Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina MUSC Hollings Cancer Center has received the renewal of a five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and achieved its…

WVU Cancer Institute The cancer care available to West Virginians took a dramatic positive turn with a gift of $50 million that the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust has made to the West Vir…

In an era of increasing health misinformation, it is more important than ever to craft messages that help academic and medical institutions secure—and in some cases, regain—public trust. "Establishin…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Wendell Lim, PhD, earned a $30 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop a cellular toolki…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center will expand its lung cancer research through a $20…

UK Markey Cancer Center Jin-Ming Yang, PhD, was recently awarded a $3 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to support research focused on improving the effectiveness of …

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center By combining data from MRI scans and clinical tests, Chuan Zhou, PhD, will develop a decision support tool to tailor treatment for individual patient…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced that the Judd Hill Foundation has pledged $1 million to establish the Judd Hi…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center A team of UF Health Cancer Center researchers led by Young-Rock Hong, PhD, has received a three-year grant from the Florida Department of Health Bank…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD, executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, has been named associate director for Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) a…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Bin Zheng, PhD, a specialist in targeted therapies and immunotherapy, has joined Cedars-Sinai Cancer as director of Melanoma Research in the Department of Biomedical Scienc…

Last month, AACI participated in a congressional briefing on cancer drug parity, hosted by the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)-led Coalition to Improve Access to Cancer Care (CIACC). AACI lead…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Stephanie Blank, MD, has been appointed vice chair of NRG Oncology’s Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Committee. NRG Oncology is a NCI National Cli…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Pravin Kaumaya, PhD, recognized for creating a cancer treatment blueprint that uses peptides in vaccines to block the growt…

Findings from a 2023 survey of cancer center clinical trials offices were published July 1 in JCO Oncology Practice. The lead authors of "North American Cancer Center Clinical Research Capacity and B…

Siteman Cancer Center Eric Thompson, MD, will join Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children's Hospital on August 5 through his appointments at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis a…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH, specializing in minimally invasive lung segmentectomy and complex thoracic surgery, has been…

Patricia LoRusso, DO, PhD, will present a keynote at 8:30 am central time on Tuesday, June 25, during the 16th Annual AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Meeting in Rosemont, IL. Dr. LoRusso is a…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Chris Williams, MD, PhD, associate dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training at Vanderbilt University, has been named to lead Research Education at Va…

University of Virginia Cancer Center A second-generation melanoma vaccine developed at UVA Cancer Center improves long-term survival for melanoma patients compared with the first-generation va…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center A team of researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Markey Cancer Center report that the efficacy of doxorubicin, a widely used che…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Doctors say that a concerning rise in non-smoking lung cancer cases is likely linked…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University A new study examines the prevalence of mental health challenges faced by parents caring for children diagnosed with cancer. The research, which ana…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Two University of Virginia Cancer Center experts in gynecologic cancer have outlined simple steps to improve cancer prevention for millions of rural and me…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Adding a personalized anti-tumor vaccine to standard immunotherapy is safe and about twice as likely to shrink cancer as s…

Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Resistance to chemotherapy is typically associated with poor outcomes for patients with cancer. However, scientists at St. Jud…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University A novel treatment for leukemias and lymphomas that arise from immune system T cells, developed by investigators at the Joh…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate cancer…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have found that a specific subtype of a microbe commonly found in the mouth is able to travel to the gut and grow wit…

Lawrence H. Einhorn, MD, a distinguished professor in the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Medicine and a pioneer in testicular cancer treatment, will present a keynote at 1:45 pm …

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Recent research findings from Winship Cancer Institute provide a molecular basis for exploring the synergy of HSP90 inhibitors with radiotherapy an…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Using spatial analysis of tissue samples, Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified patterns that could predict whether patients with the most common type of ovarian cance…

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking an innovative leader to serve as the director, Office of Cancer Centers (OCC). The OCC supports 72 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers nationwide that are loc…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Researchers at Texas Children’s Cancer Center and the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Tex…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the immunotherapy-boosting drug N-803, marketed under the brand name Anktiva, to be used in co…

The 2025 AACI Catchment Area Data Excellence (CADEx) Conference is scheduled for January 29-31, in San Diego. The three-day event will convene cancer center catchment area data experts with others wh…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Enrollment is open for a clinical trial that is using CAR T technology for the first time in people with glioblastoma. This new more powerf…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute have found a surprising trend in families with male infertility: an increased risk of certain cance…

AACI members are invited to support the 2024 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting by purchasing an ad in the digital meeting program. Support opportunities are also available for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclu…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson The Association of Cancer Center Administrators welcomed over 400 attendees to its inaugural meeting in Philadelphia, March 17-19. The co…

UK Markey Cancer Center The University of Kentucky has broken ground on the new UK Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building. The 550,000-square-foot facility will become the new home of the UK …

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute A new clinic at OSUCCC – James and Pelotonia Immuno-Oncology Institute aims to help …

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center is welcoming patients to its newly opened office in Voorhees, New Jersey. The site is the first that Fox Chase has opened in the …

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory-Northwell Health affiliation agreement, first signed in 2015, has been updated with the aim to bring cutting-edge …

Supported by Advarra AACI's Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) will host "On the Frontlines of Cancer Care: Exploring Urgent Care Models in Oncology" on Thursday, May 9 at 1:00 pm easte…

The 16th Annual AACI CRI Meeting will be held June 24-26 at Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL.

The American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and Cancer Research UK are holding a new annual conference on prevention research, June 25-27, in Boston.

In partnership with the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Center DEI Network, AACI will hold the 2024 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit on October 19-20 in conjunction with the 2024 …

The 2024 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting will be held October 20-22 at Loews Chicago Downtown Hotel in Chicago, IL. A virtual registration option is also available to those who cannot attend in person.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Elizabeth Loggers, MD, PhD, has been recognized as an Emerging Leader in Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. The…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Joseph A. Sparano, MD, was selected as the 2024 OncLive Giant of Cancer Care in Breast Cancer. The Giants of Cancer Care program honors the accomplishments …

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah David W. Wetter, PhD, senior director for cancer health equity science at Huntsman Cancer Institute, has been awarded the Society of Behavioral Me…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, associate director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Fox Chase Cancer Center, received the American Association for Cancer Resea…

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center The National Cancer Institute has awarded its most prestigious designation—"Comprehensive" Cancer Center status—to Georgetown University’s Lomba…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UC San Francisco researchers have received $12.45 million from the National Cancer Institute to lead the first long-term study of cancer am…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center With a $3.4 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute, UF Health Cancer Center researchers will study how a novel small-molecule dr…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Do all thyroid cancer survivors need the same level of follow-up care and monitoring? With a new $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institut…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Indiana University School of Medicine scientists are on a mission to understand why hematopoietic stem cells exhibit better…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Tanya Stoyanova, PhD, was awarded an Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award from the Department of Defense to develop new approaches to detect and tr…

Siteman Cancer Center The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has awarded Washington University researchers at Siteman Cancer Center a $5 million grant to support trials in cell-based immunotherap…

Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University Karmanos Cancer Institute welcomes Wasif Saif, MD, MBBS, as the new leader of the Phase I Clinical Trials Multidisciplinary Team and co-leader…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Cedars-Sinai Cancer has selected radiation oncology physicist Indrin Chetty, PhD, as the new vice chair of Research and director of the Medical Physics Division in the Depa…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Sai Yendamuri, MD, MBA, FACS, as chief strategy officer and senior vice president of Business De…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Ray Blind, PhD, has been named associate director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He is a nationally recognized investig…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, has been appointed dean for Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. S…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center has named Eliseo F. Castillo, PhD, as associate director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. He has bee…

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Interim Physician-in-Chief David Tom Cooke, MD, is now associate director of the center’s Office of Inclusion, Diversi…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Evan A. Scott, PhD, an expert in the use of nanotechnology to understand and fight disease, will head up the University of Virginia’s Institute for Nanosca…

Siteman Cancer Center Sana D. Karam, MD, PhD, will lead radiation oncology at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, beginni…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Location, race and insurance status play a significant part in the odds of a patient being diagnosed with early-stage or l…

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami The treatment landscape for multiple myeloma is shifting rapidly. Over the last decade, options have evolved from double to triple to…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and five partner institutions are shedding light on how body composition at the time of diagn…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center A new study shows that opportunities to join a cancer clinical trial have remained scarce in certain counties considered to be socially vulnerable, w…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson New research has uncovered a previously unknown and unexpected mechanism of active Stat5 signaling pathway as an inducer of androgen rece…

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami A new treatment approach using an older drug may enable more patients with high-risk blood cancers to receive transplanted stem cells…

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that a breakthrough therapy for treating blood cancers can be adapted …

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Novel therapeutic approaches are needed for children with diffuse midline glioma (DMG) and other recurrent high-grade cen…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center In a first-ever human clinical trial of four adult patients, an mRNA cancer vaccine developed at the University of Florida quickly reprogrammed the i…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center –James Cancer H…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center A study of more than 2,000 men with localized prostate cancer found that eating a primarily plant-based diet was associated with a 47 perce…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators have pinpointed a combination immunotherapy treatment that enhances the immune response f…

Stanford Cancer Institute Scientists at Stanford and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have identified a protein, FOXO1, that improves the survival and function of CAR T cells, which may…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center have been working for more than two years with international researchers to uncover the compound …

UK Markey Cancer Center UK Markey Cancer Center has formed an international partnership with the Kyiv Regional Oncology Dispensary, based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The institutions will engage in mutu…

Northwell Health Cancer Institute The Northwell Health Cancer Institute and its Center for Genomic Medicine has opened a clinical molecular diagnostics laboratory. The $3.2 million, 2,800 squa…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center A new UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center program, led by Itzhak Nir, MD, reduces the burden of care by bringing New Mexico’s community provide…

Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center An outpatient cancer therapy desensitization program at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center has completed 200 procedures, allowing p…

Stanford Cancer Institute In April, Stanford administered the first lifileucel infusion after the treatment received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in February. Lifileucel (Amtagvi…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center If you could imagine the ideal physician to serve as the medical director for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and lead the University of Arizona Cancer Center co…

Northwell Health Cancer Institute All four Northwell Health hospitals with cardiothoracic surgery programs earned three-star overall quality ratings, the highest rating given, in several surgi…

In advance of the Juneteenth holiday, a celebration of progress in equity, join Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) President Dr. Nadine J. Barrett and Association of American Cancer Institutes…

Robert L. Ferris, MD, PhD, a head and neck surgical oncologist, leading expert in cancer immunotherapy, and cancer center chief executive, has been named the executive director of UNC Lineberger Comp…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, MD, director of the Breast Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, h…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University President Biden has appointed Edjah K. Nduom, MD, to the National Cancer Advisory Board. Dr. Nduom leads the Brain Tumors Disease Group at Winship Cancer…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Kenneth Rosenzweig, MD, a radiation oncologist and American Board of Radiology (ABR) volunteer, has been named to the organization’s board of trustees. Dr. …

Stanford Cancer Institute Howard Chang, MD, PhD, has been awarded the 2024 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. He was honored for his research…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD, an oncologist and scientist whose groundbreaking research has transformed the treatment of breast cancer, has been awarded the 2024 S…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Cedars-Sinai has once again earned national recognition as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader. It is one of 384 U.S. health care facilities to receive this designation in the H…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned its most highly rated grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NCI renewed Roswell Park’…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UC San Francisco researchers have received $12.45 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to lead the first long-term study of can…