Petros Grivas, Joan Schiller, and Zachary Avigan were named recipients of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group annual scientific awards, which are funded by the ECOG Research & Education Foundation.
Samir S. Taneja was selected to lead Northwell Health’s urology service line. He was appointed senior vice president, Northwell’s system chair of urology, and chair of the Smith Institute for Urology at Northwell Health.
Thyme Care expanded its survivorship program and comprehensive cancer care services with the appointment of two experienced medical directors: Asma Dilawari as medical director of oncology care, who will lead the company’s survivorship program expansion, and Nelia Jain as medical director of palliative care, who will scale Thyme Care’s virtual palliative care offering, called Enhanced Supportive Care.
Cancer Hope Network, a national nonprofit organization that provides one-on-one peer mentorship support to adult cancer patients and their caregivers, has launched Hopeful Hearts: Parents Supporting Parents.
Texas Oncology on June 4 broke ground on a $120 million cancer center in Plano, marking a milestone for cancer care in North Texas.
The Northwell Health Cancer Institute on June 2 opened a $1.1 million, 2,400-square-foot expansion of outpatient infusion at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center.
On May 30, an international coalition announced the launch of CAR T Vision, a coalition that aims to unite stakeholders around the shared ambition that every eligible patient should have the opportunity for cure with CAR T-cell therapy.
Nadeem R. Abu-RustumLouis Burt NaborsMichael J. StylerJames ThompsonErin HeslerNadeem R. Abu-Rustum, Louis Burt Nabors, Michael J. Styler, and James Thompson were recognized by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network as its 2025 awardees who “go above and beyond to define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.”
The University of Kansas Cancer Center broke ground on the future site of a new complex on May 22 that will bring research and patient care into one area for the first time in KU Cancer Center’s history.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is opening a new science education lab on its South Lake Union campus, supported by Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc.