Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has completed an expansion on the Novant Health Cancer Institute in Thomasville, N.C. The expansion doubled exam room capacity to 12 and added three infusion chairs, according to a Jan. 12 news release from the health…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center hematologists have developed guidelines for implementing outpatient immunotherapy treatment of CAR-T and bispecific antibodies. The guidelines were published Dec. 4 in JCO Oncology Practice. BsAb and CAR-T elicit strong immune responses and “typically require inpatient…
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has recommended a multidisciplinary and individualized approach to cancer care during pregnancy, according to guidelines published Dec. 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Here are five notes from the guidelines: Read the full…
In the U.S., 70% of people diagnosed with cancer between 2015 and 2021 had a five-year survival rate across all cancer types, according to the American Cancer Society’s “Cancer statistics, 2026” report published Jan. 13 in CA: A Cancer Journal…
A machine-learning-based “digital twin” was able to predict brain tumor responses in individuals with glioma, according to a study published Jan. 6 in Cell Metabolism. Led by a team from Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan, researchers developed the digital brain…
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Cleveland-based University Hospitals has opened a new breast center at Painesville, Ohio-based UH TriPoint Medical Center. The UH TriPoint Breast Center unifies breast health services in one location and provides advanced diagnostic and imaging capabilities, according to a news release…
New Brunswick, N.J.-base RWJBarnabas Health and the Rutgers Cancer Institute have appointed Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, as chief of breast surgery. Dr. Joseph will serve as co-director of the multidisciplinary breast program at the Rutgers Cancer Institute and the Jack &…
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has opened an outpatient facility on its Land O’ Lakes, Fla.-based research and medical campus, Speros. The Moffitt Speros Outpatient Center is also home to the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Proton Therapy Center, according…
Breakthroughs in cancer research continue to emerge from academic medical centers, with recent studies finding new ways to target tumors, guide treatment decisions and improve immunotherapy effectiveness. From nanoparticles to genetic discoveries, here are five recent breakthroughs from cancer researchers…
Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has built one of the country’s most ambitious transplant programs. Whether performing one of the first double lung-liver transplants in the U.S., eliminating all traces of colorectal cancer for a terminal patient through a liver transplant, providing…