Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Strategic Alliance Partners

May 26, 2022

In the context of checkpoint blockade in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the results of the phase 3 RATIONALE-309 trial support earlier findings of the role immunotherapy may play for patients in the first line.

May 06, 2022

Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, discusses the utilization of GnRH agonists to preserve ovarian function in premenopausal patients with breast cancer.

May 04, 2022

Mark Awad, MD, PhD, discusses how the approval of nivolumab opens the door for the new regimen to become a backbone for future treatment strategies.

May 02, 2022

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Lifespan Cancer Institute have agreed to renew their strategic alliance to advance cancer treatment and research. Dana-Farber and the Lifespan Cancer Institute signed an initial agreement in 2017.

April 19, 2022

Toni Choueiri, MD, discusses the next steps for the evaluation of pembrolizumab in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-564 trial (NCT03142334) in renal cell carcinoma.

April 18, 2022

The Gairdner Foundation has announced that Stuart H. Orkin, MD, is one of the 2022 Canada Gairdner Award laureates for seminal discoveries and contributions to biomedical science.

April 15, 2022

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is launching a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary to highlight its history and progress in cancer care and transformative cancer research.

April 07, 2022

Specialization in oncology research affords investigators the opportunity to dive into tumor biology and uncover unique approaches to care.

April 06, 2022

Ann S. LaCasce, MD, MMSc, discusses updates in lymphoma, myelofibrosis, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

April 05, 2022

Jacqueline S. Garcia, MD, discusses the results of the phase 2 REFINE trial in patients with myelofibrosis.

April 05, 2022

Inhye Ahn, MD, discusses the evolving treatment landscape of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the advances made with BTK inhibitors and venetoclax-based regimens, novel combination regimens under exploration, and other research efforts that are underway.

March 30, 2022

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, discusses how the addition of uproleselan to various chemotherapy backbones is being investigated in ongoing clinical trials, plus the encouraging safety data tied to the lowered mucositis levels.

March 30, 2022

Encouraging response rates to a dual-targeted regimen in patients with recurrent or refractory malignant brain tumors with BRAF V600E mutations were reported in 2021, representing a new potential targeted therapy strategy against glioblastoma.

March 30, 2022

Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, reviews practice-changing data sets throughout breast cancer and provides perspective on potential treatment approaches in the absence of definitive results.

March 30, 2022

Corey S. Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, discusses the exploration of itolizumab in acute graft-versus-host disease.

March 29, 2022

Corey S. Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, notes the clinical benefit observed with itolizumab in EQUATE and the observations that informed the design of the phase 3 EQUATOR trial.

March 29, 2022

Data presented at the ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition underscored the growing focus on improving screening, advancing methods of detection, and improving our understanding of the genomic, genetic, and epigenetic factors that govern progression and therapeutic resistance in multiple myeloma.

March 28, 2022

The addition of itolizumab to standard-of-care corticosteroids vs placebo will be evaluated in patients with acute graft-versus-host disease, as part of the phase 3 EQUATOR trial.

March 24, 2022

John Koreth, MBBS, DPhil, discusses the key objectives of the phase 3 EQUATOR trial in acute graft-versus-host disease.

March 23, 2022

Daniel J. DeAngelo, MD, PhD, discusses the exploration of uproleselan plus chemotherapy in relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.