Becker's Oncology

James Downing, MD, will step down as president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital later this year after 12 years at the helm, the Memphis, Tenn.-based organization said Feb. 19. In late 2026, Dr. Downing will transition into…

On July 1, members of Humana’s Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO plans will lose coverage for care received at Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center. Humana terminated the coverage agreement for business reasons unrelated to care quality, according to a statement…

Johnson & Johnson will build a $1 billion cell therapy manufacturing facility in Montgomery County, Pa. The project will support more than 4,000 jobs during construction and more than 500 biomanufacturing jobs once the facility is fully operational, according to…

A team at Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Cancer Institute has become the first in the world to treat a patient with CD19-positive mixed phenotype acute leukemia with a subcutaneous formulation delivery for blinatumomab. The patient received the first dose Jan. 17…

With cancer care growing beyond hospital walls and more cancer patients surviving than ever before, health systems in the U.S. are doubling down on their oncology infrastructure commitments. “Cancer care can no longer be designed around treatment alone. We must…

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University will open its $650 million cancer center on April 7, The Oregonian reported Feb. 17. Vista Pavilion is a 14-story, 530,000-square-foot facility that will host 128 new inpatient beds. It will be connected to…

The Medical University of South Carolina board of trustees has advanced plans for a $1.1 billion cancer hospital in Charleston aimed at centralizing inpatient and outpatient oncology services. At its February meeting, the board reviewed the estimated cost and design…

Nurses at USC Norris Cancer Center and USC Keck Hospital in Los Angeles are set to begin a seven-day strike Feb. 19. The union represents more than 1,400 nurses across both facilities, which are part of Keck Medicine of USC,…

University of Kansas Health System and University of Kansas Medical Center, both based in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy have joined forces to establish a fully integrated theranostics platform for adult and pediatric patients.  The health…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has installed the first magnetic nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia machine in the U.S. The installation was completed in November and the first patient was treated with the machine as part of a clinical trial in December, according to…