Scientists at City of Hope, working in collaboration with researchers at Translational Genomics Research Institute and other colleagues have found that the actions of circulating immune cells at the start of immunotherapy treatment for cancer can inform how a patient will respond to the therapy.
University of Illinois College of Medicine researchers have developed an epigenetic-based approach that helps detect non-small cell lung cancer through liquid biopsies using urine and plasma.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers found that an online program developed specifically for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors can significantly alleviate insomnia and improve overall quality of life.
LifeTracDx, a blood test for the universal screening of early stage cancer, identified invasive cancer with 87% accuracy in a new study.
David A. Tuveson, was elected president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research for 2021-22 by the members of the AACR.
James R. Downing, CEO of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, received the inaugural award of the American Association for Cancer Research-St. Baldrick's Foundation for outstanding achievement in pediatric cancer research.
The founding members and the current project team associated with The Cancer Genome Atlas Project received the 2020 AACR Team Science Awards.
Jedd D. Wolchok received the 2020 AACR-Joseph Burchenal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research.
Cigall Kadoch received the 2020 AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Cancer Research.
Lisa A. Newman received the AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship from AACR.
