The American Joint Committee on Cancer has incorporated the Oncotype DX test in its recently published Eighth Edition AJCC Cancer Staging Manual.
Chi Van Dang was appointed scientific director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.
Jeffrey Vacirca was elected president of the Community Oncology Alliance for a one year term starting Jan. 1.
John Ruckdeschel was named director of the cancer institute of the University of Mississippi Medical Center as well as Ergon Chair in Cancer Research.
Diane Cassels will retire as chief administrator of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University after 24 years of service, having served in a number roles including including chief department administrator for radiation oncology and administrator for the Emory Clinic's Section of Radiation Oncology and chief operating officer at the Emory Children's Center and Department of Pediatrics.
The American Cancer Society announced the election of three new members of its board of directors:
Robert KratzkeRuth O’ ReganMembers of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium steering committee appointed Robert Kratzke as the committee's first chair and Ruth O'Regan as its vice chair. Each will serve a one-year term, with O'Regan serving as chair in the subsequent year.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors has green-lighted nearly $42 million to fund 19 new studies comparing which healthcare approaches work best.
The year got off to a bad start for some employees of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
As administrations change, cancer research stands in an unusually strong position, NCI Acting Director Douglas Lowy said in an interview with The Cancer Letter.
