Becker's Oncology

Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center has entered a research partnership with SpotitEarly, a startup that combines AI and canine scent detection to analyze breath samples for early cancer detection. Under the partnership, Fox Chase will lead a multi-year clinical trial…

Stool DNA testing climbed sharply after the pandemic began while colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical test use fell, a study of nearly 25 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield beneficiaries found.  The study was published Oct. 21 in JAMA Network…

The Byrne Family Cancer Research Institute at Dartmouth Cancer Center in Lebanon, N.H., has reached its $50 million fundraising goal, the organization said Jan. 22.  The five-year campaign launched publicly in 2022 with a $25 million gift from Dorothy Byrne…

Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute’s rare cancers and blood diseases program is accelerating care for patients with hard-to-diagnose conditions. The program offers diagnosis and management for 84 neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. If there’s a suspicion that a referred patient may have…

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and will honor eight leaders at the organization’s 2026 annual meeting in May.  Award recipients include researchers, educators and patient advocates, according to a Jan. 20 news release from ASCO. The award recipients are:…

Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has named Vanessa Almendro Navarro, PhD, as chief commercialization officer.  Dr. Almendro Navarro will focus on setting the cancer center’s strategic direction for the commercialization of its intellectual property, data and research results, according to…

Oklahoma City-based OU Health has become the first health system in Oklahoma to offer fertility preservation for prepubescent boys before cancer treatment.  Through testicular tissue cryopreservation, immature tissue can be stored and transported to the University of Pittsburgh for preservation.…

University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation to establish the UChicago Medicine Ralph Lauren Center. The UChicago Medicine Ralph Lauren Center will serve patients at Harvey, Ill.-based Ingalls Memorial Hospital…

The FDA issued draft guidance Jan. 21 proposing the use of minimal residual disease and complete response as primary endpoints to support accelerated approval of drugs for multiple myeloma. The draft guidance outlines recommendations for trial design, statistical methods and…

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has tapped Whitney Snider, MD, as managing partner of the cancer center’s investment pool, MSK Ventures.  MSK Ventures aims to “accelerate investment in and development of breakthrough oncology innovations and inventions,” according…