Lawrence Fong named scientific director of Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center at Fred Hutch

Dana-Farber, Fred Hutch, MSK, Hopkins form Cancer AI Alliance

Four NCI-designated cancer centers—Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins—have joined together and secured funding from AWS, Deloitte, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, to create the Cancer AI Alliance.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

In Brief

Vanderbilt receives $1M grant to fund immunotherapy research in CRC

The Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation awarded a $1 million grant to support research at Vanderbilt aimed at dramatically expanding the efficacy of immunotherapy for colorectal cancer.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

Regulatory News

ODAC votes overwhelmingly in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors
Vote applies across drugs and indications

The FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee on Sept. 26 voted that PD-L1 inhibitors should not be indicated for patients with PD-L1-negative gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Immunotherapy before and after lung cancer surgery reduces death risk, disease recurrence

People with operable non-small cell lung cancers may fare better over the next few years by receiving immunotherapy treatments before and after surgery instead of only before surgery, according to an analysis by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Tecentriq Hybreza for subcutaneous PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy

FDA approved Tecentriq Hybreza (atezolizumab and hyaluronidase-tqjs), the first and only PD-(L)1 inhibitor for subcutaneous injection.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

In Brief

Omer Awan named vice president and chief information officer at Fred Hutch

Omer F. Awan was named vice president and chief information officer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, effective Sept. 25.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

Lawrence Fong named scientific director of Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center at Fred Hutch

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Omer Awan named vice president and chief information officer at Fred Hutch

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Lawrence Fong named scientific director of Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center at Fred Hutch

YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN

Dana-Farber, Fred Hutch, MSK, Hopkins form Cancer AI Alliance

Vanderbilt receives $1M grant to fund immunotherapy research in CRC

ODAC votes overwhelmingly in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for efficacy of checkpoint inhibitorsVote applies across drugs and indications

Immunotherapy before and after lung cancer surgery reduces death risk, disease recurrence

FDA approves Tecentriq Hybreza for subcutaneous PD-(L)1 cancer immunotherapy

Omer Awan named vice president and chief information officer at Fred Hutch

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ODAC votes overwhelmingly in support of PD-L1 expression as predictive biomarker for efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors
Vote applies across drugs and indications