Oncology

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network is adding two cancer treatments to its cancer center thanks to a partnership with Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center, Inside Indiana Business reported Dec. 14.

UChicago Medicine has received a $20 million gift to support the development of a cancer care and research facility that's slated to open in 2027. 

A new year means new goals and strategies for cancer centers across the nation.

Kennewick, Wash.-based Trios Health will temporarily end its medical oncology services Dec. 13 due to staff shortages, the Tri-City Herald reported.

New Brunswick-based Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health in West Orange, N.J., have named Louise Ligresti, MD, as chief of cancer survivorship.

A recent analysis found multiple myeloma patients in real-world settings have worse outcomes from standard regimens compared to those reported in clinical trials.

A study by New York City-based NYU Langone Health found a combination of a drug and protein fragment that prevents the growth of blood cancer cells.

With 16 cancer drugs currently on the FDA's drug shortage list, Jason Westin, MD, the director of Houston-based MD Anderson Cancer Center's Lymphoma Clinical Research Program, section chief for Aggressive Lymphoma, told the Senate Finance Committee Dec. 5 that "providers…

Atlanta-based Piedmont Oncology Institute named Walter Curran Jr., MD, its new chief.

Doris Ranski-Zazula, BSN, RN, was appointed vice president of the Detroit-based Karmanos Cancer Network, part of McLaren Health Care.