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Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center A group of researchers led by Daniel George, MD, of Duke Cancer Institute, were recently awarded $1,609,691 from the Department of Defense…

AACI is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) to recognize leaders in health care who have demonstrated a strong commitment to pre…

Stanford Cancer Institute Statisticians refer to the technique of incorporating a variety of continuously generated information—who is on the bench, who was injured in the first half of the ma…

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham At first glance, Kevin, Kiala, and Keaira Perkins may seem like typical 17-, 14-, and 11-year-old children. But al…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Larry Kwak, MD, PhD, has been appointed the deputy director of City of Hope’s Hematologic Malignancies and Stem Cell Transplantation Institute, and Tan…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows a higher mortality rate for prostate cancer among men from Appalachian Kentucky compared to…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University A research team, led by a Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality expert, reports it has identifi…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Brigid L. M. Hogan, PhD, chair emeritus of Duke’s Department of Cell Biology, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federation of…

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Alabama professor Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD, has been selected to receive the 2018 Mary P. Huddleson…

GW Cancer Center Sun safety practices for attendees at skin cancer screening events differ from the general public, according to findings published by researchers from the George Washington Un…

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins researchers have studied the perspectives of both clinicians and older adults on how to communicate about st…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have received more than a dozen recent grant awards totaling more than $15.4 million. These awards…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Saul Priceman, PhD, and his research team have received a $9.28 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to support a chim…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center A scientist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has developed the first dedicated tool for analyzing a DNA-mapping technology known as ATAC-seq…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Oncologists at VCU Massey Cancer Center were invited to co-author an editorial providing expert commentary on findings from a large study conducted by Ge…

Siteman Cancer Center Washington University physicians at Siteman Cancer Center have received a six-year, $7.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to play a leading role in …

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named 54 academic inventors to its Spring 2019 class of senior members, including Stan Gerson, MD, director of Case Compre…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Christina Chapman, MD, studies ways to improve equity in health care systems and the medical workforce to better meet the needs of the population. Sh…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Cancer researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a key to controlling the growth and progression of prostate cancer. The…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health A new large population-based study from Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health shows that novel oral androgen signaling inhibitor thera…

University of Florida Health Cancer Center The immune system fights off infections but, in patients with certain medical conditions, it can also become overactive and damage vital organs. Now,…

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Without vigilant cell repair, cancer would run rampant. Now scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have gotten a glimpse of how one protein in particular keeps D…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Fred Hutch researchers, led by Andrew Hsieh, MD, have discovered that when aggressive prostate tumors turn off the androgen receptor—their source for growth-fueli…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Joseph Maher, MD, has been named director of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Division of Medical Genetics and Precision Medicine. …

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected as a member of the National Cancer Institute’s Community Oncology Research Pro…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Boehringer Ingelheim and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a new multi-year partnership to conduct collaborativ…

Stanford Cancer Institute Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a new signal that cancers may use to evade detection and destruction by the immune system. T…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah A discovery by scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah could lead researchers to a more effective way to treat pan…

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center A key difference between the few pancreatic cancer patients who survive longterm and the many whose disease overcomes all treatments is the ba…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Stephanie Halene, MD, PhD, has been named interim chief of hematology at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital. An associate professor of me…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and some cities to limit the availability and appeal of e-cigarettes to young users could…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center A new web tool spells out for the first time the exposures that more than 6.5 million working women in California face that could increase …

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with patients surviving on average less than a year once the disease has spread. The chemothe…

GW Cancer Center The extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) protein is an important mechanism behind platinum-resistance in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, according to a study from a researc…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center A clinical trial testing a new pancreatic cancer drug had promising initial results, say University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers. Inve…

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center BlueSphere Bio, an immunotherapy startup formed by UPMC Enterprises, has announced that David Apelian, MD, PhD, MBA, has been named chief executive officer. He joins…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Susan Mazanec, PhD, RN, is leading a study recently granted $2.14 million from the National Cancer Institute to explore new approaches to training and preparin…

Siteman Cancer Center Washington University radiation oncologist Dennis E. Hallahan, MD, of Siteman Cancer Center, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Dr. Halla…

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study by University of Kentucky researchers examines breast cancer survivors’ experiences with communicating with their oncology team about employment and work is…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center An international consortium that includes Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will begin recruiting thousands of volunteers on three continents in la…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center provides more evidence that colorectal cancers diagnosed in younger patients may be distinct from t…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center The results of a Children’s Oncology Group clinical trial show excellent survival can be maintained in patients with intermediate…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center While immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment of many cancers, nearly two-thirds of patients fail to respond to them. Funded by a five-year, $2…

GW Cancer Center GW Cancer Center was selected as the first global site for a clinical trial for patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. The study, sponsored by Regeneron in…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Alice Soragni, PhD, received a $1.8 million, five-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop better ways to treat and detec…

The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center has achieved the highest recognition from the National Cancer Institute: Comprehensive Cancer Center, signifying research excellence. Overal…

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has announced that Jeffrey Bradley, MD, FASTRO, will become the new executive vice chairman of the Dep…

The 2019 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting, October 20-22 in Washington, DC, will include additional meetings for AACI’s Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) and Government Relations (GR) Forum, as…

The University of Kansas Cancer Center A team of researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health …

AACI’s Clinical Research Innovation, Government Relations (GR) Forum, and Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) welcome new committee leaders who will provide guidance to the association in…

WVU Cancer Institute The Bonnie’s Bus Mobile Mammography Program began its screenings in 2009 through a donation from Jo and Ben Statler. The bus is named in memory of Jo Statler’s mother, Bon…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center launched "Connected by Cancer," a new narrative podcast, on August 20, 2019. The seven-part audio documentary will be updated wee…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of using virtual reality (VR) to combat pain for hospitalized patients. The study builds on previous work led by Brennan Spiegel,…

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) that occurs commonly in the mouth following a stem-cell transplant, but little has been done to effect…

University of Virginia Cancer Center Elderly women battling breast cancer who have anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions are more likely to use opioids and more likely to die,…

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham To better understand the financial impact of cancer clinic closures and travel times on rural Americans, Gabrielle…

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Robert Eoff, PhD, has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work at the University of Arkansas for Me…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Chicago Medicine oncologist and professor Richard A. Larson, MD, will receive the 2019 Henry M. Stratton Medal from the Am…

AACI extends a warm welcome to its newest corporate members: AbbVie, Kite, and Pfizer. Launched in 2012, the AACI Corporate Roundtable creates opportunities for open discussion around important issue…

O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Research led by Robert Welner, PhD, has now mapped distinct bone marrow niche populations and their differentiatio…

Stanford Cancer Institute A combination of two drugs keeps patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia disease-free and alive longer than the current standard of care, according to a Phase III …

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Angeles Secord, MD, MHSc, has been awarded a four-year, $1 million grant funded by the 2019 Kay Yow Cancer Fund and The V Foundation For C…

AACI's Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative (PCLI) will present a two-part webinar series on hereditary cancer programs and cancer risk assessment. The first webinar will focus on models of testi…

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Higher-than-normal blood sugar levels are linked to heightened DNA damage that is fixed less often, which could explain why people with diabetes have a…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Michael Stefanek, PhD, has joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Cancer Center and Research Institute as head of its Cancer Contr…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center D. Gary Gilliland, MD, PhD, president and director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will step down in 2020. His accomplishments at Fred Hutch are numero…

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center A new five-year, $13 million grant will help scientists and clinicians at Fred Hutch improve outcomes for lung cancer patients. The Specialized Program of Researc…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UC San Francisco announced it will establish the UCSF Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research, made possible by a $35 million gift …

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Physician-scientist Dennis Slamon, MD, PhD, has received the 2019 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for the development of Herceptin (trastuzumab…

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) recently broke ground on the Kathryn F. Kirk Center for Comprehensive Cancer Care and Women’s Cancers at HCI…

Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute Researchers at The Wistar Institute have described the role of mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) in controlling survival of cance…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Michigan’s two elite cancer programs are joining forces to find new solutions for prostate cancer. The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and…

University of Virginia Cancer Center UVA Cancer Center is part of a new five-year study seeking to reduce the disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer—and deaths from cervical cancer—i…

Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center Steven R. Patierno, PhD, deputy director of Duke Cancer Institute, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) D…

Cedars-Sinai Cancer A scientific team led by Cedars-Sinai has been awarded $10 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to investigate the risk factors and behaviors that contribute to panc…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center A computational software program developed by UChicago researchers can help identify "driver genes," or those with mutations most…

Michael Birrer, MD, PhD, has been named vice chancellor and director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Dr. Birrer specializes …

UK Markey Cancer Center A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers provides new insight on targeted therapy for colorectal cancer metastasis. The study focused on N…

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center A team from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is moving a new three-part strategy for treating advanced cancers forward with support from a U.S.…

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Denise Aberle, MD, was honored with the Joseph W. Cullen Prevention/Early Detection Award by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer for he…

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple Health Fox Chase Cancer Center has announced that Denise Connolly, PhD, has won the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation’s Teal Trailblazer Award. Dr. Connolly is c…

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center Tara Henderson, MD, MPH, and her collaborators have found that childhood cancer survivors had only a slightly higher chance of dy…

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey In what is believed to be the largest dataset study to date examining the role of race on survival outcomes for pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma,…

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Regular screening mammograms are unlikely to benefit women 75 and older who have chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease or diabetes. N…

Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine recently launched a new clinical trial testing an immunotherapy drug, Provenge, for men who are on acti…

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Talal Hilal, MB, BCh, has joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Cancer Center and Research Institute to work with patients with b…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Roy H. Decker, MD, PhD, a professor of therapeutic radiology, has been named associate director for clinical services at Yale Cancer Center. Dr. Dec…

Stanford Cancer Institute Melissa Bondy, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, effective October 1. Dr. Bondy, who joins Stanford from Baylor C…

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has named Evan T. Keller, DVM, PhD, associate director for shared resources. In his new role, Dr. Kell…

Siteman Cancer Center Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $5 million grant to establish and endow a new center focused on advancing research and improving trea…

Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Javier Jo, PhD, a University of Oklahoma researcher, is developing computer technology and a new medical device to improve early detection of o…

GW Cancer Center PTEN, a tumor suppressor gene mutated in approximately 20 percent of primary prostate cancers, and in as many as 50 percent of androgen deprivation-resistant prostate cancers,…

Stanford Cancer Institute Irving Weissman, MD, director of Stanford's Ludwig Center for Cancer Stem Cell Research, will receive the 2019 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Researc…

AACI will present 2019 Public Service Awards to U.S. Representatives Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Fred Upton (R-MI) on Monday, October 21, during the AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting at The Mayflower Hotel in Was…

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have designed a comprehensive health assessment survey to better understand how patterns in social, behavioral, a…

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health A standardized medical school exam, often used as a criterion for medical residency programs, may reduce the diversity of applicants in radiatio…

UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals have successfully treated a months-old infant with a rare childhood leukemia using a targeted therapy app…

Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine Kevin G. Billingsley, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center and professor of surgery at Yale…