Among 67 patients with hematologic malignancies, or cancers that affect the blood, bone marrow or lymph nodes, 46 percent did not produce antibodies a few weeks after receiving their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to an analysis led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

Karen Knudsen, PhD, will serve as the American Cancer Society's next CEO, marking the first time a woman has served in the position in the organization's 107-year history. Dr. Knudsen will start June 1. 

Here are six recent cancer care-related partnerships and affiliations formed since March 15. 

A drug combination therapy that pairs a live common cold virus with an immunotherapy drug shrank melanoma tumors in nearly half of patients involved in a small study led by New York City-based NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center. 

Northwest Ohio will soon be getting a new cancer center through a partnership between Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Toledo (Ohio) Clinic, according to an April 6 announcement. 

In the wake of delayed cancer screenings and care spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, oncologists are now urging people to get back on track with routine screenings through the national "Time to Screen" campaign. 

A cyberattack on Elekta, a vendor serving cancer centers, interrupted service to about 170 of its customers in the U.S. April 6, including Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan and New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health. 

The American Oncology Network named Todd Schonherz CEO April 1.

A $2.1 million gift from a local oncologist created an endowment to support the breast cancer program at Dignity Health's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, reports the Daily Independent.

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare is building an expanded cancer facility called the Priority Toyota Cancer Center after receiving a donation from Denis Ellmer, president and CEO of Priority Automotive and Toyota USA, the health system announced in an April 1 news release shared with Becker's.

These eight oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health received a portion of a $2.2 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support its efforts addressing colorectal cancer disparities, the health system said March 31. 

A rise in the number of cancer diagnoses seen among those turning 65 indicates patients may be delaying medical care until they are insured through Medicare, according to research published March 29 in Cancer.

Physicians and scientists at St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University's School of Medicine have launched a brain tumor center at the Siteman Cancer Center to advance both patient care and transformative, translational and clinical research. 

African Americans face the highest death rate for most cancers compared to any other racial and ethnic group, and the disparities associated with colon cancer are particularly glaring.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, part of Trinity Health Michigan, has implemented a program that identifies cancer earlier while improving overall consumer experience. 

A risk-based algorithm could help maximize breast cancer detection rates during times of crisis when mammogram capacity is limited, research published March 25 in JAMA Network Open suggests. 

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center is now using a needleless method for all inpatients undergoing blood draws, Moffitt said March 24. It's the first in the state to offer the procedure.

A cluster of childhood cancer in Wilmington, Mass., in the 1990s has been linked to a contaminated water supply there, according to a study conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the state said March 24.

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital named Cecelia Calhoun, MD, as director of the sickle cell program for adolescents and young adults, effective July 1.