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Cedars-Sinai Cancer A new study led by Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has determined that altering a cellular process can lead stem cells—cells from which…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center A team of researchers led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed a novel delivery system for messenger RNA (mRNA) …

Siteman Cancer Center A study from Siteman Cancer Center found the quality of care for lung cancer in the U.S. varies widely, with significantly worse outcomes among patients whose surgeries f…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Researchers have discovered key molecular players that drive prostate cancer to progress into a highly aggressive form of the disease called neu…

UK Markey Cancer Center The University of Kentucky College of Medicine is excited to announce that Eddy Shih-Hsin Yang, MD, PhD, will join the college as the new chair of the department of rad…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina Travis Poole, MHA, has been appointed as associate director of research administration at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Poole works …

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Calgary have devised a new approach for conducting gene-based analyses for cancer su…

Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about ways to prevent serious side effects from chem…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism for why a subset of patients’ tumors grow, rather than sh…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Retired colonel and Duke Cancer Institute member Judd Moul, MD, has been named to receive a Distinguished Contribution Award for his "prolific c…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Billy Truong, a doctoral candidate at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was awarded the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Abstract Achievement Award for a poster tha…

Association of American Cancer Institutes AACI recently received a fraudulent email message that incorporated AACI’s domain name. Please remain alert to possible phishing and email scams, espe…

Siteman Cancer Center Researchers at Siteman Cancer Center have identified an important transition point in the shift from chronic to aggressive leukemia, showing that blocking a key molecule …

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Although widespread use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced lung cancer has led to meaningful improvements in survival in youn…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Jose Javier Bravo-Cordero, PhD, has been elected secretary of the Metastasis Research Society (MRS), which supports progressive research on processes fundam…

University of Virginia Cancer Center To expand access to cancer screenings for underserved groups in three regions of Virginia, UVA Cancer Center is establishing partnerships with community he…

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Stanford Cancer Institute Edgar Engleman, MD, is the senior author on a study demonstrating that activated neutrophils can be harnessed to induce eradication of tumors and reduce metastatic se…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center has received the highest ranking possible—"exceptional"—by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and was awarde…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center has formed a new Department of Urology that will be chaired by Alexander Kutikov, MD, FACS. On average, the department publishes …

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded 15 grants totaling $19.38 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research I…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina As a young researcher fresh out of graduate school, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center’s Benjamin Toll, PhD, was thrilled to present his researc…

George Weiner, MD, director of University of Iowa (UI) Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, will step down from the leadership role on March 31. Dr. Weiner is a past president of AACI. Michael Henry, …

Registration is open for the 15th Annual AACI Clinical Research Innovation (CRI) Meeting, which will be held June 26-28 at the Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, IL. This year’s meeting theme, "…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Pending approval by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, a new interdiscipli…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine New data from a Yale Cancer Center-led clinical trial shows improved rates of survival and reduced risk of recurrence in patients taking osimertinib…

The University of Arizona Cancer Center Jennifer Hatcher, PhD, MPH, MSN, has been appointed associate director of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility for the University of Arizona…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Duke Cancer Institute surgical oncologist Betty Tong, MD, MHS, MSME, BME, has won the inaugural "Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery A…

Registration is now open for AACI's joint Hill Day with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), which will take place in person in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 18. AACI is also accep…

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center The University of Pittsburgh was awarded a five-year, $11.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a Head and Neck Cancer Specialized …

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute's Alana Welm, PhD, received a five-year extension in her role as Ralph E. and Willia T. Main Presidential Endowed Chair …

Seven new members have been selected to join AACI’s Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) Steering Committee. The new members’ terms began February 1. PCLI pursues a variety of objectives, …

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Women who ovulate for longer over their lifetimes have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, suggesting that suppressing ovulation can lower this risk. A new i…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study will help inform policy on the sale and marketing of two different tobacco products recently introduced to the U…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers – even in microscopic amounts. Their work sugg…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Jordan Berlin, MD, Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, has been named director of Vanderbilt’s Division of Hematology and Oncology. The appointment was effecti…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded more than $5.8 million in grants by the Cancer Prevention & Research Inst…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Vaping cannabidiol (CBD), leads to more severe lung damage than vaping nicotine, according to a study from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Un…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University A large first-of-its-kind study finds that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) leads to better survival outcomes for you…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center University of Florida researchers have made a significant discovery in the development highly targeted chemotherapies for breast and other cancers. T…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center will soon be examining the potential for using cutting-edge radioisotope technology called 177 Lu-PSMA-…

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Priyamvada Rai, PhD, is the new Tumor Biology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth – …

LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center Yaguang Xi, MD, PhD, MBA, has been appointed associate director for translational sciences at the LSU-LCMC Cancer Center. Dr. Xi is a professor and vice chair for…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center has achieved Magnet designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the sixth consecutive time. Fo…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Five University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center members were elected as 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Rogel …

AACI welcomes the Prevent Cancer Foundation® to its sustaining members. The Prevent Cancer Foundation is the only U.S.-based nonprofit organization solely dedicated to cancer prevention and early det…

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine The severity of immune-mediated intestinal diseases such as graft-versus-host disease or inflammatory bowel diseases is k…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies, which select individuals based on personal risk, are more cost effective than current recom…

The AACI Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) distributed surveys to understand unintended consequences of the 21st Century Cures Act mandate on the immediate release of clinical informati…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center A new clinical and preclinical study from UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center identifies the DNA roots of resistance to targeted cancer therapy, p…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University It is now widely understood that cancer is a disease of acquired defects in genes and gene function. A recently published …

Siteman Cancer Center Tess Thompson, PhD, MPH, has received a five-year $1.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study unmet social needs of cancer patients and their caregiver…

UK Markey Cancer Center The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and UK HealthCare has received a $1.6 million gift from the Telford Foundation to establish the John R. van Nagell, Jr. …

In 2022, AACI focused on leadership, hosting the inaugural Leadership Diversity and Development Initiative (LDDI) Workshop and its first-ever meeting designed for new cancer center directors. Also in…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Foundation Chair and CEO Peter Huntsman has announced that Kim Wirthlin will be president and chief operating officer. Durin…

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Jaime Merchán, MD, is the new Translational and Clinical Oncology Research Program co-leader at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Edith P. Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCCP, FRCP (London), director of the Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, has been named enterprise vice preside…

The Cancer Research Institute has announced that two members of its scientific advisory council (SAC), Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD, of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, and Elizabeth M. Jaffee, M…

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute President Joe Biden has appointed Ohio State University’s Fred Tabung, PhD, MSPH, to the N…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Director of the Duke Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Research Training & Education Coordination, Gerard C. Blobe, MD, PhD, has been electe…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center The protein STAT5 has long been an appealing target against cancer, but after decades of research it was consigned to the "undruggable" category. Now…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center A research team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has detailed a stepwise method for analyzing large data sets (more than 550,000 individuals) that can im…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University In a retrospective study, a team of researchers from several health care systems and universities, including Emory University, has discovered a new…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Investigators from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center were among the experts whose work was highlighted at the 2023 Tandem Transplantation & …

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Investigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, together with RWJBarnabas Health, found that a higher risk of mortality in Black breast cancer…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Kevan Shokat, PhD, has received the Sjöberg Prize from the Swedish Academy of Sciences, the same body that awards the Nobel prizes for physics, c…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center A study led by UF Health Cancer Center researchers found that Black and Hispanic adults had less knowledge and were less likely to undergo cancer gen…

Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina A type of cell that plays a key role in pancreatic cancer can trace its origin back to a structure that forms during embryonic deve…

Siteman Cancer Center Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered that the difference between people who do and do not respond to immunotherapy may hav…

The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Jose Javier Bravo-Cordero, PhD, received an Emerging Leader Award from The Mark Foundation for his project, Impact of Dormant Cancer Cells on the Brai…

Stanford Cancer Institute The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has announced that Terrance Mayes, EdD, associate director for diversity, equity & inclusion at the Stanford Cancer Ins…

The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center Jennifer Trowbridge, PhD, has received an Emerging Leader Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. The foundation presented six of these awards, total…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Age-based heuristics, or "rules of thumb," can lead to large differences in breast cancer treatment based on small differences in chronologic age, a…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center A UC San Francisco breast cancer screening study is expanding to reach women as young as 30, with the aim of adding thousands of women who …

AACI cancer center directors are invited to submit nominations for the 2023 Champion for Cures Award by Friday, March 31. The award will be presented during the 2023 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, October…

In partnership with the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Center DEI Network, AACI supported the inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit. The two-day event, held March 10 and 11,…

On March 20, AACI held its annual spring Government Relations (GR) Forum at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) in Salt Lake City. The meeting gave AACI government relations representatives and sustainin…

Louisiana Cancer Research Center After First Lady Jill Biden toured the Louisiana Cancer Research Center, with Center Director Joe W. Ramos, PhD, United States Senator Bill Cassidy, Dr. Laura …

The University of Kansas Cancer Center Sometimes the best way to reach a community is through art. That’s the idea behind The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s new mural being painted by ar…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Rangaswamy Govindarajan, MD, hematologist and oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been appointed chief of the Divis…

University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher Stephanie Si Lim, MD, was selected as a member of AACI's Physician Clinical Leaders…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Cathy Eng, MD, stressed the need for more patient participation and better funding for clinical trials to improve colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes durin…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice are crucial to Rogel Cancer Center’s mission, from Community Outreach and Engagement programs addressing he…

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center Cosette Wheeler, PhD, and her team at UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center worked with Becton Dickinson and the New Mexico HPV Pap Registry to c…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Lower-income people are significantly less likely to receive a potentially lifesaving treatment for the fastest-increasing type of esophageal cancer – and …

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center An estimated 300,000 additional employees received colorectal cancer screening in a two-year period, following mandated paid sick leave in …

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Treatment outcomes for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer commonly known as mesothelioma, are often affected…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers are recruiting for a clinical trial called PRESERVE that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the NanoKnife Syste…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Kimberly A. Curseen, MD, has been named director of the Palliative Medicine Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Dr. Curseen jo…

AACI welcomes Eagle Pharmaceuticals to its Corporate Roundtable. Eagle is a specialty pharmaceutical company working to advance safe and efficient injectable treatments for patients across oncology, …

UK Markey Cancer Center The rising cost of cancer care puts patients and their caregivers at increased risk of experiencing financial toxicity, a term used to describe financial hardship cause…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park researchers have launched two Phase II clinical trials for esophageal cancer. Their goal: to determine whether a beta blocker called propr…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Florencia McAllister, MD, has been awarded the 2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science …

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey have explored informing patients of their potentially increased risk for genetically-inherited canc…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The American Cancer Society (ACS), in partnership with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, has announced a new project to significantly a…

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 AACI Cancer Health Equity Award. The award was created in 2021 to recognize an individual or group who demonstrates exceptional leadership in promoting…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer New insights into the effects of a hormonal treatment for transgender men, discovered by Cedars-Sinai investigators, could have implications for the treatment of breast can…