Oncology

New York City-based NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center launched a phase 3 trial for its metastasis melanoma mRNA vaccine.

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals screened more than 50,000 patients for colorectal cancer in 2023 using an at-home fecal immunochemical test.

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute received an $11.48 million federal grant to create the Center for Molecular Interactions in Cancer.

Research continues to uncover the significant ways in which COVID-19 has disrupted cancer care, with new findings showing colorectal cancer surgeries fell 17.3% in the first year of the pandemic. 

A genetic test could stop some patients from overdosing on a chemotherapy drug, but only 3% of oncologists are testing patients, KFF Health News reported March 26.

In revealing a cancer diagnosis March 22, Kate Middelton said the cancer was detected following a surgical procedure — something oncologists say they encounter frequently.

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researchers found a blood test could detect colorectal cancer with 83.1% accuracy.

Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said the FDA declined to approve its blood cancer therapy for two forms of lymphoma over concerns about the ongoing confirmatory trials.

Tom Purcell, MD, started his career in business consulting, and it was not until he was 28 that he first entered medical school. 

Castle Connolly's 2024 accolades honored 13 hospitals and systems for having the most top-rated cancer care physicians.