Dana-Farber and Gustave Roussy to hold third Transatlantic Exchange: Annual scientific conference dedicated to advancing Oncology research and practice

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA, USA) and Gustave Roussy (Grand Paris, Villejuif, France) have announced that the third Transatlantic Exchange in Oncology Conference will address: Liquid Biopsy as an Emerging Approach in Precision Cancer Medicine.The meeting, supported by L’Institut Servier, will be held in-person (witha virtual attendance option) on April 12, 2024, at the Revere Hotel Boston Common and livestreamed virtually on Medscape’s platform.

Dana-Farber researcher awarded Victoria Mock New Investigator Award

Rachel Pozzar, PhD, RN, a nurse scientist in the Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, has been awarded the 2023 Oncology Nursing Society’s (ONS) Victoria Mock New Investigator Award.

John Ryan named Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has appointed John Ryan to be its next Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Governance Officer, effective December 14. Ryan has extensive expertise representing health care and life sciences organizations in public company and non-profit settings. He has managed a wide range of legal matters, including medical research and technology, clinical care, IP protection and international expansion.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Quest Diagnostics collaborate to identify the prevalence of COVID-19 in individuals with precursor to multiple myeloma

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the world’s leading centers of cancer research and treatment, and Quest Diagnostics, (NYSE: DGX), the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced the start of a new research study that provides free COVID-19 antibody testing to individuals who are at high risk of developing multiple myeloma.

Dana-Farber to offer first CAR T-cell therapy for mantle cell lymphoma following FDA approval

Today’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the first CAR T-cell therapy for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) represents a key advance for patients with relapsed or treatment-resistant forms of the disease, say Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators who helped conduct the decisive clinical trial of the therapy.

Treatment with PD-1 inhibitor prior to stem cell transplant is safe, effective for patients with classic Hodgkin lymphoma, study finds

A new analysis shows that a donor stem cell transplant following treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor is generally safe and produces good outcomes for patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.

Genomic features of AML in patients over age 60 can predict success of bone marrow stem cell transplant, research shows

For older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the prospects for success of a stem cell transplant can often be predicted based on the particular set of genetic mutations within the tumor cells, investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and other research centers will report today at the ASH Annual Meeting.