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Vol.
47
No.
04
January 29, 2021Jan 29, 2021
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Conversation with The Cancer LetterFree
Ed Kim tells us about building a $1 billion City of Hope campus in Orange County
By Paul Goldberg
In his previous job, in North Carolina, Edward S. Kim helped build a cancer program where there was none.
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Joe Simone, an oncologist, visionary of treatment guidelines, and author of maxims, dies at 85

By Otis W. Brawley and Paul Goldberg
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St. Jude colleagues remember Joe Simone

By William E. Evans, Robert G. Webster and Paul Goldberg
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Simone: A giant of clinical oncology research and a really good guy

By Robert Cook-Deegan and Paul Goldberg
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Simone, the Mudjekeewis, the elder, the statesman of the cancer world

By Cheryl L. Willman and Paul Goldberg
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Simone, oncology polymath and leader

By Robert C. Young and Paul Goldberg
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“When you've seen one cancer center, you've seen one cancer center”

By Donald L. "Skip" Trump, Eric T. Rosenthal and Paul Goldberg
ClinicalFreeTrials & Tribulations

Tackling racial disparities through novel approaches to engage communities in research

By Hayley S. Thompson and Paul Goldberg

In Brief

Craig Lockhart named chief of hematology and oncology at MUSC
Terence M. Williams named radiation oncology chair at City of Hope
Coalition of cancer organizations urges resumption of cancer screening and treatment during pandemic
Coalition of cancer scientists create global initiative to evaluate genetic mutations
NYU Dentistry receives $3.28M NIH grant for oral cancer pain research
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute receives $1M to pursue NCI designation

Clinical Roundup

NCCN shares guidance for vaccinating cancer patients against COVID-19
First mammography screening guidelines issued for older survivors of breast cancer
Variation in tax rates and tobacco control measures produces variation in cancer deaths in 152 U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas
Older minority cancer patients experience worse surgical outcomes compared to white patients with similar socioeconomic factors

Drugs & Targets

Opdivo + Cabometyx receives FDA approval for advanced renal cell carcinoma
European Commission approves Keytruda as first-line treatment in adult patients with MSI-H or dMMR colorectal cancer
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