Stand Up To Cancer announced the formation of a “Dream Team” of researchers to take on one of the toughest challenges in cancer research and treatment.
Stand Up To Cancer announced the award of $7.5 million in Innovative Research Grants focused on immuno-oncology to 10 early-career scientists, in a program funded by a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health has selected David Sabatini to receive its fifth annual Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences for discovery of the mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) cellular pathway as a key regulator of growth and metabolism in response to nutrients.
Jennifer Pietenpol, executive vice president for research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, was named a chief scientific advisor for the nonprofit breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen.
Mark Soberman, was elected as the 2017-2018 President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers during its annual meeting March 31.
Biocept Inc. has entered into a Preferred Provider Collaboration and Services Agreement with Oregon Health & Sciences University on behalf of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth–the University of Miami Health System, and Syapse, a precision oncology company, announced that they will team up to launch a new precision medicine initiative at Sylvester.
Invitae Corp. announced the launch of the Invitae Patient Insights Network, a permission-based, patient-centered network designed to make it easy for patients to share health experiences, contribute de-identified clinical data, and maintain their privacy while being connected to the latest research, treatment, and disease education opportunities.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society made a $4 million funding commitment in an investigational therapy being developed by Forty Seven Inc. for lymphoma patients.
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-approved provider-led entity for imaging appropriate use criteria continues to build its library of AUC and has published NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria (NCCN Imaging AUC) for an additional 13 NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines).
