A McKesson Corp. report has revealed the challenges faced by community oncologists in providing patients access to clinical trials and personalized, precision medicine. The “2025 Advancing Community Oncology Report” details findings from a double-blind survey of more than 100 community…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Kalamazoo-based West Michigan Cancer Center has reopened after temporarily closing due to flooding, according to a Dec. 1 report from CBS affiliate WWMT. The facility had closed to patients due to a flooded elevator, an update on the cancer center’s…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has opened the Mario Lemieux Immunotherapy Center to expand access to personalized treatments for patients with certain solid tumors. The center was funded by the Mario Lemieux Foundation, which previously helped establish the Lemieux Center…
A novel cell therapy developed by researchers at Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has shown effectiveness against metastatic pancreatic cancer in preclinical models, according to a study published Nov. 21 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The therapy, called…
Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has become the first cancer center in Michigan to administer a newly approved tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, lifileucel, to a patient with advanced melanoma. The one-time treatment, marketed as Amtagvi, was approved by the FDA…
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Washington, D.C.-based Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital has received $40 million in philanthropic funding to establish a new Pediatric Radiation Oncology Research Center. The new center will collaborate with institutions including Boston-based Mass General Brigham for…
Newark, Del.-based ChristianaCare will expand oncology services at the Middletown (Del.) Health Center, which is under construction and expected to open in May 2027. The new location, in which the health system is investing $92.3 million, will provide multidisciplinary cancer…
New York City-based Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center is diagnosing more patients with stage 1 lung cancer than stage 4 for the first time in decades. In 2024, stage 4 lung cancer diagnoses fell to 34% while stage 1 diagnoses…
Expanding screening criteria set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force would increase lung cancer detection from 35.1% to 62.1%, according to a study published Nov. 20 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed data from 997 lung cancer patients diagnosed…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute has launched the Lung Health Center, aimed at early detection of multiple lung, heart and bone conditions. The center was established through a gift from Rita and John Canning, according to a Nov. 20…