Seven leaders in oncology have debuted a model to help organizations establish and sustain high-functioning multidisciplinary oncology care teams. The group published an outline of the model May 18 in the American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book. The researchers…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Dario Altieri, MD, president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Wistar Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated basic laboratory cancer center, will join Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College on Jan. 1, 2027. Dr. Altieri will serve as a special advisor…
Ronald Castellino, MD, former chair of diagnostic radiology at Stanford (Calif.) University and former chairman of radiology at New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, died April 22 at age 88. Dr. Castellino spent 25 years at Palo Alto-based…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has appointed Ivan Samstein executive vice president and chief finance and business strategy officer. Mr. Samstein will step into the role Sept. 8, according to a May 19 news release from Dana-Farber. He will also oversee…
Patients with advanced cancers were more likely to receive hospice care if they were enrolled in Medicare Advantage, according to a study published March 24 in JAMA Network Open. While hospice is covered under traditional Medicare, it is excluded under…
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Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Carbone Cancer Center has appointed Christian Capitini, MD, as director. Dr. Capitini stepped into the role in April after serving as acting director since December 2024, according to a May 5 news release from UW Health. …
Among 11 cancer hospitals exempt from reporting to Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute and Los Angeles-based USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center had the highest cleanliness star ratings between July 1, 2024, and…
In April, the FDA began testing a real-time clinical trial model that allows it to review safety signals as the trial is being conducted in an effort to enhance safety and increase efficiency. Clinical trials, now a core component of…
Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has administered the first dose of an investigational in vivo CAR-T cell therapy for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma as part of a clinical trial. The clinical trial for the…
City of Hope Cancer Center Chicago has appointed Monica Malec, MD, chief of supportive care and integrative oncology. Dr. Malec also serves as an associate clinical professor and provides clinical care at all three City of Hope locations in Illinois,…