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Top 10 oncology stories of June
Here are the top 10 oncology stories Becker's covered in June: -
Christ Hospital joins Dana-Farber collaborative
Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network is joining the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Care Collaborative, WXVU reported July 5. -
Moffitt, Turnstone Biologics ink strategic alliance
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center entered a strategic alliance July 6 with Turnstone Biologics, a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies to treat and cure solid tumors. -
McLaren Proton Therapy Center set to be 1st to offer upright beam Leo treatment
Flint, Mich.-based McLaren Proton Therapy Center is set to become the first in the world to offer patients proton therapy with Leo Cancer Care's upright treatment technology, it said in an email to Becker's on July 5. -
Cleveland Clinic performs 1st-in-world multi-organ transplant for appendix cancer
Cleveland Clinic performed the first-in-the-world full multi-organ transplant in September to treat a patient with pseudomyxoma peritonei, a rare form of appendix cancer. -
HonorHealth researchers' new therapy changes NCCN guidelines for pancreatic cancer
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth researchers developed a novel drug combination therapy for pancreatic cancer patients that has become part of the new National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for the disease, the system shared with Becker's. -
5 recent cancer center donations
Here are five recent cancer center donations Becker's has covered since April 20: -
The cancer moonshot: Here's how we get there
A generation ago we spoke of cancer in hushed tones. We whispered about the suspected "Big C," diagnoses were kept secret, and that was that. -
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital designated as rare disease clinical center
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital were designated as a Pheo Para Clinical Center June 28 for patients with rare neuroendocrine tumors. -
$5.3M grant funds Washington University School of Medicine lung cancer recurrence research
St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine received a $5.3 million grant June 28 from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for lung cancer recurrence research efforts. -
4 recent moves from the nation's leading cancer centers
Here are four moves from leading cancer centers across the nation that Becker's has covered since June 8: -
Cleveland Clinic appoints Dr. Alex Adjei as cancer institute chair
Alex Adjei MD, PhD, will serve as the new chair of Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Institute starting in July, the system said June 23. -
HCA, McKesson to form oncology research joint venture
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare inked a deal with McKesson June 23 to enter a joint venture combining the two institutions' cancer research efforts. -
MD Anderson inks strategic collaboration for CAR-T therapy development
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Invectys and the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center entered a strategic collaboration last week to develop a "reliable, compliant and scalable" process for human leukocyte antigen CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumors. -
Cleveland Clinic hospital to develop $10.3M cancer center
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital is in the early stages of developing a $10.3 million cancer center, The Repository reported June 20. -
Recent specialty cancer center openings
Six hospitals and health systems that have opened specialty cancer facilities or shared plans to open new centers since April: -
North Dakota cancer center launches bone marrow transplant program
Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center launched its new bone marrow transplant program June 14, KFGO reported. -
$5M gift establishes brain metastasis clinic at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will establish the Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic and Research Program after a $5 million gift from the McDougall family, The Journal Record reported June 14. -
VCU Health launches free cancer screenings for low-income and uninsured women
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health began offering free breast and cervical cancer screening services to low-income and uninsured women in Virginia through a federally funded program June 7. -
Michigan cancer center partners with national oncology network
Grand Rapids-based Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan and OneOncology, a national platform for independent oncology practices, entered a partnership to expand the center's cancer care services, Grand Rapids Business Journal reported last week.
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