Honolulu-based University of Hawaii Cancer Center paid a ransom to hackers to prevent them from releasing patient data. In August, the cancer center discovered a cybersecurity incident limited to servers supporting its research operations, according to a report to the…
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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…
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 &…
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Tempus and New York City-based NYU Langone Health have formed a multi-year strategic collaboration to advance cancer research through molecular profiling and data-driven insights. The partnership will support NYU Langone Health’s Center for Molecular Oncology at the Laura and Isaac…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have launched a joint ambulatory care network to serve Florida’s East Coast and expand outpatient services. The joint venture will provide advanced imaging, oncology, outpatient surgery, primary care and specialty…
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…
Atara Biotherapeutics received a second complete response letter from the FDA for its biologics license application for Ebvallo (tabelecleucel). The letter, received Jan. 9, said the FDA no longer considers the single-arm ALLELE trial adequate to support accelerated approval for…
The FDA has updated guidance outlining how it applies regulatory flexibility to chemistry, manufacturing and control requirements for cell and gene therapies. The agency said the approach is meant to expedite development of complex biologics without compromising safety, purity or…