Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer.
Collaboration is, and always has been, a cornerstone of Penn Medicine’s approach to groundbreaking research and quality care. Penn Medicine’s comprehensive cancer system includes the Abramson Cancer Center and Roberts Proton Therapy Center in Philadelphia, the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center, and proton therapy center in Lancaster, the Penn Medicine | Virtua Health Proton Therapy Center in South New Jersy, and dozens of outpatient multispecialty care locations that stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore.
The Abramson Cancer Center has proudly been NCI-Designated Comprehensive since 1973. The Abramson Cancer Center is one of a select group of cancer centers in the country awarded the prestigious designation of Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This status, which has been awarded to the Abramson Cancer Center continuously for the past 47 years, reflects our outstanding research, clinical services, education and information services and community outreach.
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November 06, 2024
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Julia “Julie” Borrelli has been appointed chair of the Abramson Cancer Center Director's Leadership Council.
September 11, 2024
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Jennifer R. Eads, MD, discusses the evaluation of the addition of nivolumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation in esophageal/GEJ adenocarcinoma.
August 31, 2024
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Jennifer R. Eads, MD, explains the relevance of negative results from the ECOG-ACRIN EA2174 trial in esophageal/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
August 20, 2024
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Males harboring BRCA1/2 pathologic variants have a higher risk of developing select cancers but are less likely to undergo genetic testing.
August 12, 2024
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Kara N. Maxwell, MD, PhD, discusses the need to improve genetic testing rates for BRCA mutations in the male population.
August 12, 2024
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Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH, FASCO, discusses the evaluation of CAN-2409, valacyclovir, and continued immune checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC.
July 10, 2024
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Up to 12 months of treatment with SGX301 produced lesion responses in patients with early-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
June 18, 2024
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Jakub Svoboda, MD, discusses the investigation of huCART19-IL18 in patients with relapsed/refractory lymphomas that have progressed.
June 12, 2024
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David L. Porter, MD, discusses the utility of CAR T-cell therapy in the community setting for relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
June 10, 2024
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Jakub Svoboda, MD, discusses outcomes with armored huCART19-IL18 in patients with previously treated relapsed/refractory lymphomas that have progressed.
June 04, 2024
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Jennifer R. Eads, MD, discusses neoadjuvant pCR rates with the addition of nivolumab to neoadjuvant chemoradiation in esophageal/GEJ cancer.
May 30, 2024
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David L. Porter, MD, discusses the future of CAR T-cell therapy in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
May 26, 2024
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David L. Porter, MD, discusses CAR T-cell therapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and looks towards improvements and unmet needs that remain.
May 24, 2024
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David L. Porter, MD, discusses knowledge gaps regarding the optimal use of CAR T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
May 23, 2024
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Kara N. Maxwell, MD, PhD, discusses key takeaways from a real-world investigation of germline mutation rates in patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
May 20, 2024
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Kara N. Maxwell, MD, PhD, discusses the accessibility of genetic testing in the community setting for patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
May 09, 2024
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David L. Porter, MD, discusses the use of CAR T-cell therapy alone or in combination regimens in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
April 11, 2024
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Experts from across the oncology field highlight their biggest takeaways and the hottest topics from the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting.