The European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a positive opinion for Imbruvica (ibrutinib) for the treatment of adult patients with previously-untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The positive CHMP recommendation follows the March 2016 FDA approval of Imbruvica for the first-line treatment of patients with CLL. If approved by the European Commission,... […]
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY and CVS Health announced a three-year, $3.6 million initiative to provide grants to 125 institutions of higher learning to help accelerate and expand the number of 100 percent smoke- and tobacco-free college and university campuses throughout the United States.
Health Canada approved Lynparza (olaparib) capsules as a maintenance treatment for patients with platinum-sensitive relapsed BRCA-mutated (germline or somatic) high grade serous epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer. Lynparza is the first poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor available in Canada, and has been granted the Health Canada Notice of Compliance with Conditions, based on... […]
THE CANADIAN CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK unveiled a new national campaign to raise awareness of cancer clinical trials in Canada, ahead of International Clinical Trials Day on May 20. The Ask Me Campaign will be introduced at more than 60 cancer centers across Canada and include hospital staff wearing “Ask Me” buttons, as well as... […]
DAVID WEINER received the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust Professorship for Cancer Research. Weiner is executive vice president of The Wistar Institute and director of The Wistar Institute Vaccine Center. The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust is a private foundation established through the will of William Wikoff Smith. The Trust provides grants in three areas: medical research... […]
RICHARD O’REILLY was named the inaugural recipient of The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize. This new award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of pediatric oncology. O’Reilly is chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at MSK. He pioneered the development of... […]
SEAN PARKER received the Pontifical Key Philanthropy Award at the Vatican, presented by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and Robin Smith, president of the Stem for Life Foundation. This recognition was announced during The Third International Conference on the Progress of Regenerative Medicine and Its Cultural Impact, held in Vatican... […]
THE PERSHING SQUARE SOHN Cancer Research Alliance announced seven winners of the third annual Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Each will receive $200,000 in funding per year for up to three years. In addition to six winners funded by the alliance, a partnership with The New York Community Trust supported... […]
CureSearch for Children's Cancer began taking applications for its International Grand Challenge Awards addressing three challenges in pediatric cancer treatment. The awards will be worth between $2 million and $3 million.
The National Academy of Sciences elected 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
