Becker's Oncology

After decades of slow progress, a personalized cancer vaccine has shown a clear benefit in a phase 3 trial for the first time. Cancer leaders are now weighing how soon a vaccine built from a patient’s own tumor could become…

Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine has established the Troiano Brain Tumor Center with a $35 million initiative built to translate the system’s cell therapy research into treatment. Penn Medicine said Oct. 29 the center will focus on early-phase clinical trials and coordinated…

Average traditional Medicare costs per beneficiary with breast cancer ranged from $13,811 in Vermont to $23,232 in California in 2023, according to CMS’ Mapping Medicare Disparities tool. Total cost per beneficiary with breast cancer was highest in California, Maryland and…

A coalition led by Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has secured $47.3 million in federal funding to build a radiopharmaceutical hub in the Tampa Bay region. The coalition, known as the Florida Oncology and Radiopharmaceutical Growth Engine, or FORGE, also…

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health has appointed Samuel Schroeder, MD, systemwide medical director of radiation oncology. Dr. Schroeder will step into his role Nov. 1, according to an Oct. 28 news release shared with Becker’s. He joined UnityPoint Health…