Oncology

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…

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…

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…