When the University of Utah officials unexpectedly fired Mary Beckerle from her job as CEO and director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute earlier this week, they made an enemy few people in the state would wish for: the powerful Huntsman family.
Jon Huntsman, Sr., said he was shocked by the unexpected firing of Mary Beckerle, CEO and director of the cancer center he founded and which his family continues to fund.
On Monday, April 17, Mary Beckerle opened her email and learned that she is no longer the CEO and director of the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute.
FDA has removed the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy requirements for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in patients with anemia due to associated myelo-suppressive chemotherapy.
The Human Vaccines Project, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Illumina Inc. are collaborating on a project focused on deciphering the human immunome, the genetic underpinnings of the immune system.
Ronald DeMatteo was appointed chair of the Department of Surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1.
Ahmad Samer Al-Homsi will lead a new bone marrow transplantation program at the NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center for treating blood-borne cancers, and potentially utilize transplantation as an adjunct to immunotherapy for solid tumors.
Ophira Ginsburg has joined NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center as director of its new High Risk Program, which identifies, studies and cares for patients with hereditary syndromes that increase cancer risk.
Katrina Studvent accepted the position of chief development officer at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. She reports directly to Karmanos President & CEO Gerold Bepler.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology said it opposes “right-to-try” laws that allow terminally ill patients to request access to investigational drugs directly from manufacturers, bypassing a layer of review, where FDA assesses the available data to review and benefits of the treatment on behalf of the patient.
