Sheri Robb was named a Walther Professor of Supportive Oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine. This is one of five endowed positions to develop a supportive oncology program that encompasses research and patient care.
Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center and the IU School of Medicine have discovered that Black patients with breast cancer who are treated with docetaxel experience less peripheral neuropathy. Their findings represent an important shift in knowledge about a patient population who’ve historically been underrepresented in breast cancer research.
