Karen Knudsen to leave ACS

A $150M gift enables City of Hope to establish $1M Stephenson Prize in pancreatic cancer research, build research program focused on the disease

Factors outside CAR T-cell therapy are associated with increased risk of secondary cancers after the treatment, meta-analysis shows
Subgroup analysis suggests risk of secondary cancers after CAR T-cell therapy is similar to risk after other therapies

Tumors are able to form with no DNA mutations, fly study shows

Richard A. Rettig, author of an acclaimed history of the National Cancer Act, dies at 87

In Brief

Thomas Schwaab named medical director of ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute

Mayo Clinic receives $50M from Stephen M. and Barbara J. Slaggie to expand cancer care access

Carolyn Tucker receives President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Joshua Mammen named physician-in-chief of Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

David Voce joins Tampa General Hospital neurosurgery team

Mark Awad named chief of thoracic oncology service at MSKCC

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Tecentriq Hybreza for subcutaneous PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy

FDA grants Orphan Drug designation to elraglusib for soft tissue sarcomas

FDA seeks consumer representatives for the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee

Astera Cancer Care, Knowtex collaborate to develop AI automation in oncology

FDA approves Rybrevant + Lazcluze for NSCLC

FDA approves neoadjuvant/adjuvant Imfinzi for resectable NSCLC

In The Clinic

A simple intervention could help address overlooked pain among older adults with cancer in rural America

Is gastrectomy indicated?
A study recently published in JAMA suggests lower lifetime gastric cancer risk for CDH1 mutation carriers. Will this lead to changes in management recommendations?

Of adaptive and factorial designs
A biostatistician’s interpretation of last week’s ODAC

Better oncology drug management could lead to improved outcomes, lower costs

NCI’s Virtual Clinical Trials Office fills the staffing shortages at cancer centers

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