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Racial Disparity Revealed in Prometastatic TME in Women With Residual Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemo

December 06, 2022

Tumor microenvironment of metastasis doorway density—a biomarker of distant metastatic recurrence—is higher in Black women vs White women with estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer who have residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

BRONx-CAN Program Aims to Deliver the Best Cancer Treatments Early

December 01, 2022

Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center hopes to begin combating systemic inequities and improve cancer outcomes for historically disadvantaged populations by taking a data-driven approach to delivering neoadjuvant therapy in communities that are economically and socially marginalized.

Dr. Halmos on Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in NSCLC

November 14, 2022

Balazs Halmos, MD, discusses the importance of testing for HER2 mutations and exon 20 insertions, which are emerging new targets in non–small cell lung cancer, and how fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki meets needs for patients with HER2-mutant disease.

Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center Researchers Receive Price Family Foundation Health Equity Research Awards

August 11, 2022

The National Cancer Institute-designated Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center has partnered with the Price Family Foundation to fund 8 research teams developing novel cancer therapies and improving cancer outcomes for historically marginalized communities in the Bronx.

New Cancer Study Results Confirm Lasting Effects on 9/11 First Responders

August 05, 2022

Research investigating the physical and mental health consequences of being at the World Trade Center site during and after the terrorist attacks has been instrumental in obtaining health care coverage for thousands of individuals.

Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center Finds CAR T-Cell Therapy Effective in Black and Hispanic Patients

June 02, 2022

Investigators at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center report that Black and Hispanic patients had outcomes and side effects following CAR-T treatment that were comparable to their white and Asian counterparts, according to findings from a study published in Bone Marrow Transplantation.