Wasif SaifMatthew WeissLouis PottersThe Northwell Health Cancer Institute has revamped its clinical leadership structure as part of an expansion of services, appointing three deputy physicians-in-chief to lead medical, surgical and radiation oncology across the 23-hospital health system.
Duke Cancer Institute has partnered with Teen Cancer America and Raleigh, N.C.-headquartered First Citizens Bank to enhance its services for teenagers and young adults with cancer.
Adi Gazdar, a pathologist and a noted oncology researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center, died on Dec. 29, 2018. He was 81.
On Jan. 2, my friend and long-time mentor Waun Ki Hong passed away. In thinking about what Ki did for me personally and the impact he had on the lives and professional careers of so many people, I pulled out a speech I gave at his retirement celebration at MD Anderson on Aug. 15, 2014. I was struck that even in his passing so many of my thoughts ring true today. Perhaps this will give readers of The Cancer Letter a sense of the man.
An internal task force formed to investigate conflicts of interest at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has produced three initial recommendations that codify the moratoria that were put in place after multiple ethics transgressions at the cancer center were revealed by The New York Times and ProPublica last fall.
Thomas Jefferson University is vying to acquire Fox Chase Cancer Center from its current owner, Temple University, the two institutions announced Jan. 10.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has taken to Twitter to say that due to the partial shutdown, the FDA cannot accept new 2019 user fees.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has taken to Twitter again to state the FDA “continues to be concerned about branded companies creating confusion about the safety and effectiveness of biosimilars and we'll take action if we determine a company is deliberately misleading the public about the safety of these important products.”
A global resource that includes data on thousands of inherited variants in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes is available to the public. The BRCA Exchange was created through the BRCA Challenge, a long-term demonstration project initiated by the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health to enhance sharing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 data.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has published standards on the safe handling of hazardous drugs.
